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CETIN Czech Republic a.s.

About CETIN Czech Republic a.s.

CETIN Czech Republic a.s. is a Czech wholesale telecommunications infrastructure provider headquartered in Prague 9, Czech Republic. Established in 2015 through the spin-off of O2’s infrastructure arm, CETIN operates the country’s largest electronic communications network and provides mobile infrastructure services, fixed-network services, data services for corporate networks, and data center rental. Official company materials describe CETIN as an independent wholesale supplier serving operators, internet providers, businesses, and telecommunications providers, while PPF identifies CETIN as part of the CETIN Group within the PPF portfolio.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Data Center Footprint:

  1. CETIN’s current customer-facing commercial data center offer is published for Prague - Chodov and Prague - Stodůlky. CETIN markets these sites as data centres for businesses and telecommunications providers, with services up to Tier III and 24/7 physical access including support.
  2. CETIN also publishes operator collocation services throughout the Czech Republic, allowing telecommunications providers to place equipment in CETIN buildings and premises for wholesale access services.
  3. Separate CETIN grant pages show additional data center projects tied to Brno and Ivančice, including expansion of a CETIN-operated data center in Brno and photovoltaic installation for CETIN data centres in Ivančice.

Facility Design & Infrastructure:

  1. CETIN describes its commercial data centres as network-neutral, with uninterrupted power supply, stable climatic conditions, physical and information security, measured power consumption, measured PUE, and direct connection to NIX and international internet at the data centres.
  2. For Rack Housing, CETIN publishes prepared and secured space for customer racks with redundant power supply from two independent branches as standard, guaranteed cooling, and technical support at the data-centre site included in the service.
  3. For Server Housing, CETIN states the service supplements rack service with the option of renting all or part of a rack, and customers can add internet connectivity, interconnection within the data centre, and other related services.

Service Portfolio Overview:

  1. Data centres and commercial hosting, aimed at businesses and telecommunications providers needing access to CETIN’s Prague data centre infrastructure.
  2. Rack Housing, with secured rack-ready space, dual-branch power, guaranteed cooling, and on-site support.
  3. Server Housing, including full-rack or partial-rack options inside CETIN data centres.
  4. Remote Hands, listed as an additional data-center service, with technical support at the location included in the price.
  5. Connectivity and interconnection within the data centre, available as add-on services for housing customers.
  6. Carrier Internet and Internet Transit services, with DDoS protection, IP address allocation, router rental, backup options, and speeds up to 10 Gb/s.
  7. Private IP network (CIPC) and SD-WAN services for corporate and operator use cases.
  8. Ethernet access / CEP, a transparent LAN-to-LAN connection service with speeds from 2 Mb/s to 5 Gb/s over optical, radio, and metallic infrastructure.

🔐 Security & Compliance

Infrastructure Resilience:

  1. CETIN states its commercial data centres provide services up to Tier III, top SLAs for data-centre availability, guaranteed cooling, and redundant power supply from two independent branches for rack housing.
  2. The company’s Ethernet service portfolio also publishes SLA levels up to 99.9xx, with 24/7 specialist monitoring and support.

Physical & Logical Security:

  1. CETIN describes its commercial data centres as having a high level of physical and information security and 24/7 physical access with support.
  2. Its nationwide collocation service also includes smoke and fire detectors, security, environmental conditions, lighting, and power supply within CETIN premises.
  3. CETIN’s sustainability and technology materials say the company continued improving security operations in 2024, including next-generation firewall protection and broader incident detection through its security information and event management system.

Compliance & Standards:

  1. CETIN publicly lists ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 50001:2018, and ISO 45001:2018 certifications.
  2. CETIN also publishes a Certificate of Facility Security Clearance up to the classification level SECRET.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Carrier Neutrality:

  1. CETIN explicitly describes its commercial data centres as network-neutral and says customers can access services of other operators, not only CETIN, at the data centres.

Network Capabilities:

  1. CETIN operates the largest telecommunications network in the Czech Republic, with fixed and mobile technologies reaching 99.6% of the population, and publishes about 65,000 km of optical cables in its network.
  2. Its Carrier Internet services connect to major peering centres including Google, Facebook, NIX, Peering CZ, DE-CIX, AM-SIX, and LINX, and scale up to 10 Gb/s.
  3. CETIN’s CIPC service provides private IP VPN connectivity, while its SD-WAN offering supports MPLS and internet-based software-defined WAN with Fortinet-certified staff and 24/7 NOC support.
  4. CETIN’s CEP service provides transparent Ethernet connectivity between LANs at 2 Mb/s to 5 Gb/s over optical, radio, and metallic infrastructure.

Connectivity Use Cases:

  1. Telecommunications providers that connect to CETIN in one of its data centres and use CETIN infrastructure to serve end customers across the Czech Republic.
  2. Businesses and operators needing rack or server housing plus internet connectivity, interconnection, and remote technical support in Prague.
  3. Large enterprises, government, and multinational organizations needing private IP networking, Ethernet transport, and high-availability connectivity.

💼 Who It Serves

  1. Telecommunications operators and internet access providers using CETIN’s wholesale infrastructure.
  2. Businesses and telecommunications providers using CETIN’s commercial data centres in Prague.
  3. Large businesses, government, and embassies using CETIN’s private IP network services.
  4. Operators or multinational companies needing transparent Ethernet transport.