AFD.TECH

The French company AFD.TECH specializes in network design, operation and business services.

History

2021: Accenture bought AFD.TECH

In mid-December 2021, Accenture bought AFD.TECH. The company did not disclose the financial terms of the transaction.

As part of the deal, the Accenture team will be joined by more than 1,600 highly qualified AFD.TECH specialists from around the world, as well as the French company will provide Accenture with multidisciplinary capabilities in the design, deployment and operation of next-generation networks such as 5G and fiber.

Accenture acquired AFD.TECH

The combination of the latest technologies, such as 5G, cloud technologies and the next generation Internet of Things, transforms the way enterprises work in all industries, creating opportunities for innovative services and new sources of growth, "said Olivier Girard, head of the Accenture France & Benelux markets division. - To succeed in digital transformation and harness its full potential, companies must act now to adopt the right strategy and create new business solutions based on network investment. This acquisition will allow us to occupy a significant place in advanced mobile and corporate networks.

The experience acquired through the AFD.TECH deal, combined with Accenture Cloud First capabilities, will provide the company with a wide range of proven practices, operational excellence and human ingenuity, which will help customers carry out a comprehensive transformation in their disparate networks.

The global head of Accenture Cloud First Karthik Narain added that network operations and IT possibilities of AFD.TECH and also profound industry knowledge of the company will add cloud, peripheral computing, safety and network opportunities of Accenture that will help clients to form, build and operate the networks focused on a cloud computing.^[1]

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