Avenir Telecom is a
telecommunication
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product distributor and services provider.
It is one of the leading companies in the European market.
The major shareholder is the holding company OXO.
The company has worldwide operations. They consist in the distribution and sale of a wide variety of
communication
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products, especially
mobile phone
A mobile phone or cell phone is a portable telephone that allows users to make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while moving within a designated telephone service area, unlike fixed-location phones ( landline phones). This rad ...
s, activation of service, accessories,
answering and
fax machines, phone cases,
phone chargers, phone soxs, plastic shelves, 3D phone stickers for mobiles and
laptops, earkits, hands-free kits, portable headsets, and
USB Bluetooth dongles under the OXO name.
History
Avenir Telecom was founded in 1989 in
Marseille,
France
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,
by
Jean-Daniel Beurnier. At first, it was centered on selling analog mobile phones regionally, before it gained ground in the French national market. In 1992, it signed its first distribution agreement with
SFR, and extended it to
GSM2 services in 1992. In 1994, the company also sealed an agreement with
Itineris and accelerated its growth.
In 1995, the company created its own line of telephone accessories (branded as Top Suxess) and diversified its operations by creating the after sale services' provider
Setelec (1995), the logistic management company
Logistis (1998) and the internet services' company
Net-Up (1998).
In 1997, it also started expanding its retail network, creating Phone Shop and Mobile Hut and purchasing the retail chain
Interdiscount. In 1999, it sold Phone Shop to the
Cegetel Group. At the same time, Avenir Telecom was developing its international business, gaining ground in Europe and Asia.
Avenir Telecom has sold
mobile phone
A mobile phone or cell phone is a portable telephone that allows users to make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while moving within a designated telephone service area, unlike fixed-location phones ( landline phones). This rad ...
s and
accessories under the
Energizer brand name since the 2010s, having licensed the name in 2010.
Operations
The company has more than 671 retail locations for the Internity brand. It also distributes through hypermarkets, supermarkets, specialist chains, and independent retailers, as well as operates a network of independent multi-operator retailers in France, with 100 points of sale franchised under the Mobile Hut brand.
Shareholders' structure
*Public: 48.2%
*Oxo: 29.9%
*Jean-Daniel Beurnier: 20.5%
*Managers: 0.5%
Notes
References
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Companies based in Marseille
Mobile phone companies of France
Retail companies of France
French brands
Companies listed on Euronext Paris
French companies established in 1989