FreeTel

FreeTel is a Czech telecommunications and colocation provider operating as FreeTel, s.r.o. and headquartered in Prague 6, Czech Republic. Official company materials describe FreeTel as the service organization for Neutral czFree eXchange (NFX), responsible for commercial activities and related business operations. Its publicly visible infrastructure offer centers on a Prague data center in Shiran Tower, connectivity handoff from major Prague data center POPs, and broader electronic communications activity under Czech telecom authorization.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Data Center Footprint:

FreeTel’s official data center page places its facility in the ground floor of the Shiran Tower office building in Vokovice, Prague, and states the site has been in operation since July 1, 2012. The company says the facility has two halls measuring 65 m² and 150 m² with a total capacity of nearly 70 racks.

The same official materials position the site as a Prague colocation facility for customer server deployments, while the company’s contact page confirms the operating location at Lužná 716/2, 160 00 Prague 6 – Vokovice inside Shiran Tower.

Facility Design & Infrastructure:

FreeTel states the halls use cold aisle / hot aisle separation and cooling units with FreeCooling operating in N+1 mode. It also says racks sit above a double floor with a stated load capacity of 850 kg/m, and that each rack has two separately metered AC power branches, with an additional 48V DC branch possible.

On the power side, FreeTel says energy is supplied from a transformer station directly in the building, feeding two independent modular UPS systems configured in N+1. The company also states that each rack receives two independent, separately metered 16A phases, with backup power from a 350 kVA diesel generator supported by 24/7 refueling arrangements.

For connectivity into the facility, FreeTel says the site is served by dark fiber over two different routes, converging on Sitel at NFX1 and NFX2, currently equipped with 1+1 10Gbit SFP+ modules.

Service Portfolio Overview:

1. Colocation / rack hosting in the Prague Shiran Tower data center, with capacity across nearly 70 racks.
2. Connectivity handoff services from FreeTel POPs in major Prague data center locations, where the company says it can provide circuit or connectivity handoff to customers.
3. Electronic communications services under Czech telecom authorization, as stated in FreeTel’s published contact page and general terms.
4. Wholesale and telecom technology related activity tied to NFX operations, including upstream purchasing and resale of frequently used technologies for NFX members, according to the company’s history page.
5. Microwave systems and related telecom products, supported by FreeTel’s published product catalog and its stated Ericsson partnership for MINI-LINK systems.

🔐 Security & Compliance

Infrastructure Resilience:

FreeTel publishes N+1 cooling, N+1 modular UPS, dual rack power feeds, and diesel generator backup for its Prague data center. These details indicate a redundancy-oriented design for colocation workloads.

The connectivity architecture is also described as resilient, with dark fiber via two distinct paths into the facility. Separately, FreeTel says its two independent Prague POPs connect through 100G links to Tier 1 operators and 2x 100G links to NIX.

Physical & Logical Security:

FreeTel states its data halls are protected by a biometric access system and continuous on-site guarding in the building. It also says all aisles and rooms are monitored by camera systems, and that racks are lockable.

Compliance & Standards:

FreeTel’s contact page states that the company holds entrepreneur authorization certificate no. 3062 under § 13 of the Czech Electronic Communications Act, and its published terms state that FreeTel is authorized to provide publicly available electronic communications services in the Czech Republic.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Carrier Neutrality:

I did not find an explicit carrier-neutral statement on the reviewed official pages. What FreeTel does state clearly is that it operates two independent POPs in major Prague data centers and can hand off circuits or connectivity to customers from those locations.

Network Capabilities:

FreeTel says it has two independent POPs located in ČRA Mahlerovy sady and CE Colo, described as two of the largest data centers in Prague. Connectivity in those locations is stated to run through 100G links to Tier 1 operators and 2x 100G to NIX.

At the facility level, FreeTel says the Prague data center is connected by dark fiber across two separate routes, with current termination using 1+1 10Gbit SFP+ modules.

Connectivity Use Cases:

1. Customers colocating servers in Prague and requiring redundant facility connectivity and dual-fed power.
2. Customers needing circuit or connectivity handoff from FreeTel’s POP presence in major Prague data centers.
3. NFX-related and telecom-oriented users needing upstream connectivity and Prague interconnection reach.

💼 Who It Serves

1. Customers requiring Prague-based colocation in a guarded, biometric-access data center.
2. NFX-related participants and other telecom-oriented customers needing commercial support and connectivity services.
3. Customers needing connectivity handoff or telecom infrastructure access through Prague POP locations.