Covage
Nicolas de Vanssay has extensive work experience, starting with their current role as the Director of Operations at Covage since 2022. Prior to this, they worked at KOSC Telecom from 2018 to 2021, where they served as the Customer Experience Director. During their tenure, they were responsible for customer experience, revenue growth, and managing various teams. In 2020, KOSC Telecom was acquired by Altitude Group. Before joining KOSC Telecom, Nicolas worked at Colt Technology Services from 2000 to 2018, holding various positions including Director of Customer Service, Operations Director in North America, and Operations Director in the Enterprise Business Division. Their responsibilities included cost optimization, business development, network interconnect, and general management tasks. Prior to their time at Colt Technology Services, Nicolas gained experience as the Managing Director of Sitcom, where they assisted in founding and running a cell phone tower building company. Nicolas also worked at ESR as a GSM-UMTS Project Manager and served in the Marine Nationale for their military service.
Nicolas de Vanssay began their education in 1989 at the Ecole spéciale des Travaux publics, du Bâtiment et de l'Industrie, where they obtained a BTEC Higher National Diploma in Civil Engineering in 1992. From 1992 to 1994, they attended Havre, earning a BS/BSc and MS/MSc in Civil and Maritime Engineering.
Throughout their career, Nicolas de Vanssay has also acquired various certifications to enhance their skill set. In 2018, they completed the "Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy" program at the MIT Sloan Executive Education. In 2014, they obtained certifications in "VMware Cloud Fundamentals" and "VMware Data Center Virtualization" from VMware. Nicolas also possesses certifications in "Code of Conduct / Ethical behavior / Anti-Bribery Act" from Colt Technology Services, obtained in 2013. In the same year, they completed the "Introduction to Finance" course and the "Core of Leadership" workshop and webinars. In 2012, they obtained a certification in "Business Continuity Management" from Colt Technology Services, and in 2011, they completed the "ITIL foundation overview" program, also from Colt Technology Services.
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Covage
Telco operator specialized in fiber deployment and IP services. In 2006, Axia formed Covage, a French company jointly owned by Axia Networks France, a wholly owned subsidiary of Axia, and our then French partner, VINCI Networks (VINCI), a wholly owned subsidiary of VINCI Construction France. In May 2011 Cube Communications Infrastructure Fund purchased all of the shares previously owned by VINCI, and today Axia and Cube each hold 50% of Covage. Covage's Next Generation Network (NGN) is comprised of 19 public initiative networks and a 3,700-kilometre national fibre backbone that creates a ringed network from Paris to Montpellier in the south of France. Together, the NGN serves 1,809 communities with a population of 5.1 million people and almost 34,000 businesses of all sizes. The fibre backbone, with an available bandwidth of 400 Gbps (expandable to 800 Gbps), has improved Covage's service offering to current and prospective customers by enabling customers to connect directly to Paris, the global gateway for France. It also enhances Covage's competitive position with respect to new prospective network segments.