Ekinops S.A.

Ekinops S.A., based in Lannion, France, helps network operators move data between places and connect business customers. Its equipment sits behind services people use every day, usually attracting attention only when the connection stops behaving.

Customers buy optical-transport systems, routers and network software. Optical equipment sends multiple channels of data through fibre; access products connect a business site to the wider network. Software and security services add functions that can be updated without replacing every box. The group has broadened that offer through the acquisitions of Olfeo and Chimere.