CETIN and Kontron bring fibre connectivity to Czech Republic

"This partnership marks a significant milestone in CETIN's mission to deliver cutting-edge telecommunications solutions across the Czech Republic,” said Juraj Šedivý, Chairman of the Board of Directors, CETIN. “Leveraging Kontron’s innovative technology will help us speed up the modernisation of our network, ensuring that Czech households and businesses experience the highest levels of speed, reliability, and performance."

The agreement between CETIN and Kontron Transportation was signed at Kontron Transportation’s premises in Prague.

“I am very happy to sign this contract between us and CETIN, which provides us with a good opportunity to extend our existing activities and grow our presence in the telecommunications sector,” added Karel Feix, member of management at Kontron Transportation. “It is important for us to have such a prestigious customer as CETIN, which is the provider of the largest telecommunication network in Czechia.”

As part of the agreement, residents will be able to enjoy a great user experience and access data rates of up to 10 Gbps leveraging XGS-PON technology.

“We are very proud to have made a breakthrough in the European Union markets – now also in the Czech Republic, following the projects in Austria, Spain and Germany last year,” commented Svjetlana Kalaba, Executive Director Business Unit Broadband, Slovenia’s Kontron. “I am confident that our XGS-PON Customer-Premises Equipment (CPE) and its advanced management with integrated speed test will easily and seamlessly be integrated into CETIN's XGS-PON network.

“We trust that it will be key to providing CETIN’s customers with ultra-fast, reliable Internet access and a first-class user experience in hundreds of thousands of homes and offices across the Czech Republic. With nearly five million properties across the Czech Republic, households now have the opportunity to enjoy faster, ubiquitous connectivity.”