Michal Cermak

O2 Czech Republic

O2 is the largest integrated telecommunications provider in the Czech market. At present the company operates close to eight million mobile and fixed accesses, which ranks it among the market leaders in fully converged services in Europe. To users of mobile services in the Czech Republic O2 offers state-of-the-art HSPA+ and LTE technology. In 2012 and 2013, O2 completely altered the landscape of the Czech telecommunications playing field when the company, as the first operator in the country, opened its network to virtual operators, and, in spring 2013, revolutionized the market with its unlimited FREE tariffs. O2 has the most comprehensive proposition of voice and data services in the Czech Republic, and it actively exploits the growth potential of the various business lines, especially ICT. O2 has access to the data centers, with total floor area of 7,300 square meters, which rank the company among the leaders in hosting, cloud and managed services. These data centers are the only ones in the Czech Republic and in Central Europe to have TIER III certification. The company is also, with its O2 TV, the largest IP TV provider in the Czech Republic. O2 is the biggest telecommunications operator in the Czech Republic. (From PPF Group's viewpoint, the relationship between PPF and O2 is one of financial investment; PPF Group does not play any role in the commercial management of the company.)