Strong growth and new ambitions in the business market place Canal+ Business in the spotlight in the second half of 2023. The division reserved for professionals and public markets of the operator Canal+ Telecom has become a leading player in the overseas digital landscape. The time has come for him to assert his assets and this overseas identity in broad daylight..
For those who don't know yet, Canal+ Business, the “pro” activity of Canal+ Télécom, is a leading overseas player in the field of fixed telephony, access to Very High Speed Internet and the interconnection of multiple sites. In Reunion as in the Antilles, Canal+ Business has been growing in strength for several years, and this dynamic opens up more and more possibilities. This rise in power took its source from the acquisition in 2014 of the company Mediaserv, overseas Internet service provider, then in the 100 million euros invested by the Canal+ group in a quality telecom infrastructure overseas for the needs of its general public activity (CanaBbox) and pros (Canal+ Business), including its own fiber optic network intended for business and community customers. Canal+ Télécom is part of the Métiss consortium and has capacities on other cables serving Reunion Island. This optical loop has enabled Canal+ Business to develop rapidly on the professional market by ensuring maximum quality of service in support of an Internet offer., data, voice, supplemented by accommodation in data center. The company has convinced the main private and public players, and the list of its clients is enough to impress. In the private, we find, For example, the main retail brands as well as most industrial groups in Reunion. In the audience, the Department, the Region, almost all town halls, the university hospital center, Reunion Island Roland-Garros airport, the RENATER network connecting the different educational and research establishments of National Education (including its flagship, le cyclotron), the State Interministerial Network (RIE) which connects its decentralized services together, etc. Same thing in Martinique, in Guadeloupe and Guyana : Canal+ Business is the trusted operator of large private structures, public establishments and local authorities.
Proximity, availability, versatility, custom made
director of Canal+ Business.
“We are changing dimensions”, confirms Florian Clerc, director of Canal+ Business, and Christophe Allée, commercial director of Canal+ Business Réunion. “Our subscriber base has doubled in five years. Our growth is double digits. What our customers appreciate, it is, with quality of service, the proximity and continuity guaranteed by our presence in the Antilles and Reunion Island, and our ability to offer tailor-made multi-territory offers. » Explanation on continuity of service : “Thanks to our dual location, we are operational seven days a week, Round the clock, to monitor networks and provide maximum responsiveness. » Proximity ? “It is based on the availability and versatility of our teams. Our technical sales representatives put the same skills at the service of large and small structures. Each customer has a single contact for all services. » Made-to-measure ? “We design a prototype according to each need, either by adapting a solution already appearing in our catalog, either by a unique design. The new configurations enrich us with know-how and products that we can then offer to other customers. »
CanalBox Pro for micro-businesses
If Canal+ Business is seeking full light today, it is also to go on the offensive on the VSE market, where the brand takes its first steps. A market of more than 20,000 companies, just in Reunion. For traders, artisans, medical professions, liberals and other VSEs, Canal+ Business launches a new dedicated offer : la « CanalBox Pro ». Canal+ Business Exclusive, this box, inspired by the CanalBox, combines both professional and general public know-how by adding ease of use. The offer includes two landline telephone lines and very high-speed fiber Internet access., with all the corresponding services and technical and commercial support from Canal+ Business. With this targeted product, Canal+ Business opens up a new field of strategic intervention. “We are aiming for a target of 30% growth in the coming years, in particular thanks to this offer aimed at VSEs in Reunion and the West Indies, and many other new features coming soon”, warn Florian Clerc and Christophe Allée, whose desire to conquer is unambiguous : “Canal+ Business is a brand recognized by professionals and communities, and a daring overseas actor who is strengthening himself today with very strong proclaimed ambitions. »
CANAL+ BUSINESS INTERNATIONALLY
Web giants, such as Netflix, Google, Facebook ou Microsoft 365, have privileged interconnections, or even host servers on the Canal+ Business network to provide their customers with proximity guaranteeing better quality of service. On the other hand, Canal+ Business has set up and remotely supervises from Reunion Island the network of telephone call centers used by millions of Canal+ Africa customers, a pledge of confidence from the Canal+ group towards its overseas telecom subsidiary.
