O2 Czech Republic

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O2 Czech Republic, a.s.
Websitewww.o2.cz
Former Český Telecom logo
Former Český Telecom logo
Former Eurotel logo
Former Eurotel logo

O2 Czech Republic (operating under the

EDGE, enabling voice, data and video transmission. O2 Czech Republic is also a provider of ICT
services.

Previously two companies, fixed-line operator Český Telecom and mobile operator Eurotel, it was acquired by the Spanish company Telefónica in 2005 and merged into a single legal entity and given its present name on 1 July 2006.

In 2013 it was announced that Telefónica would sell its stake in the company to PPF and the company would continue to use the O2 brand for a maximum of four years.[2] In August 2017 the brand license agreement was extended to 2022, with a 5 year extension to 2027 available.[3]

History

The company was initially known as SPT Telecom (Správa pošt a telekomunikací, state-owned telecommunications company), and used to have a monopoly for providing fixed-line services. It was reorganized and renamed Český Telecom (Czech Telecom), after the

Velvet Divorce saw Czechoslovakia separate into the Czech Republic and Slovakia
in 1993.

Its mobile subsidiary, Eurotel, was founded in 1990 as a joint venture between SPT (51%) and the American joint-venture Atlantic West (between

Bell Atlantic
International Inc.). On launch, it received an exclusive five-year licence to operate a public data network, and a 20-year licence for the 450 MHz band to operate an analogue NMT mobile phone network, and automatically also a right to buy a licence to the future GSM network.

In 2001, it won a license to the third-generation

HSDPA services on top of UMTS
services.

PC Card modem for O2's CDMA network with manuals

In 2004 it launched CDMA/1xEV-DO broadband wireless service (data-only) at 450 MHz, leveraging its legacy NMT network.

In 2012, O2 Czech Republic opened its network to virtual operators.[citation needed]

On 1 June 2015, O2 Czech Republic has been separated into two mutually independent companies. O2 is the retail operator with the infrastructure provided by

CETIN. The separation includes commercial and managerial leadership and management of both companies, including security, IT and control systems.[4]

Type of service Number of customers (in thousands) at the end of the year
2018 [5] 2017 [5] 2010 2009
Fixed lines 554 654 1,669 1,771
ADSL 708 752 806 725
Pay TV – O2 TV 287 259 129 138
Active mobile users in the Czech Republic 4,992 4,903 4,839 4,945
– postpaid 3,504 3,366 2,864 2,814
– prepaid 1,488 1,537 1,975 2,130
Active mobile users in Slovakia 2,000 [6] 1,903 880 553

References

  1. ^ a b c "Annual Report 2018" (PDF).
  2. ^ Telefónica Agrees the Sale of Telefónica Czech Republic to PPF for 2,467 mln euros Archived 2014-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "O2 Czech Republic, a. s. - General Presentation" (PDF). O2. August 2017.
  4. ^ "O2 Czech Republic separates into O2 and CETIN - ICT market in CEE & CIS - PMR". www.ceeitandtelecom.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b 2018 Semi-annual Report, O2, version from Feb 13, 2019
  6. ^ O2 je už 2-miliónový operátor Archived 2018-10-25 at the Wayback Machine

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