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Our profile

CETIN Group is a leading wholesale provider of active and passive telecommunications infrastructure services in the Central and Eastern Europe region

Driven by innovation and true entrepreneurship, CETIN Group was formed as a result of a successful structural separation of infrastructure business from O2 Czech Republic and three Yettel branded operators in Eastern Europe. Today, CETIN Group represents four CETIN operating companies in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary and Serbia.

CETIN Group is operating a high-quality telecommunication infrastructure portfolio, including full scope of mobile access network assets, extensive fiber backbone and aggregation network and high capillarity fixed access network. Our infrastructure portfolio allows us to provide a unique combination of telecommunication services. We are positioned to enable rapid and cost-effective transition to 5G and fiber for our anchor tenants and other telecom service providers.

As of 31 March 2021, CETIN Group was, in terms of the sites it operates, the largest telecommunication infrastructure provider in the Czech Republic with a 34% of the market share and the second largest in Hungary, Serbia and Bulgaria, with a 28% market share, 30% market share, and 32% market share, respectively, making it well positioned to benefit from continued digitalization and growing data demand.

We operate strategically located high-quality sites providing a country-wide coverage and a full suite of telecommunication infrastructure assets that allow the Group to provide telecommunication services to its customer. Our asset portfolio includes approximately 11,200 sites, including 3,400 towers, 13,700 points of presence and 69,700 kilometers of fiber optic cables. In addition, CETIN CZ provides fixed access network services passing 3.9 million households by its recently modernized FTTC network and additional 0.2 million households with ADSL network and 105 thousand households with FTTH technology: together representing 85 per cent of all households in the Czech Republic.

The capillarity of 69,700 kilometers of fiber backbone and aggregation network enables us to offer nationwide coverage through a bundled offering of site hosting, active radio access network and backhaul and transport connectivity.

With the coming transition to 5G, we aim at leveraging our existing infrastructure, organization and relationships for developing future mobile sites and points of presence, which are becoming increasingly valuable as mobile operators need to meet the growing demand for data and will require highly densified networks for 5G.

CETIN Group has built a strong value proposition through its data centers and aims to capitalize on the forecasted sector growth. We serve mobile operators, third party customers and also use our data center portfolio for our own needs. The Group’s data center portfolio consists of 36 data centers (11 main and 25 EDGE) with a floor space of approximately 11,411 m2.

The Group invests a substantial amount in the continuous modernization of its existing infrastructure and the development and deployment of new technologies, services and products in order to remain a leader in the telecommunications markets at which it operates. The Group is currently executing 5G network rollout and also focuses on investments into fixed market segments, including extension of its well maintained and recently modernized Fiber to the Cabinet – FTTC network and ambitious roll-out of Fiber to the Home - FTTH.

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Welcome to cetin group

We are one of the largest telecommunications networks across Central and Eastern Europe

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OUR VALUES

Customers - We Anticipate and Deliver

We strive to understand, anticipate, and serve the needs of our customers and their end-users. We are here to help them perform better and faster. Through keeping our promises, we provide excellent user experience.

People - Respect and Teamwork

We are proud of our talented, skilled and motivated colleagues. Ensuring their professional growth and well-being is our top priority. We believe that respect, open communication, and teamwork create the best foundation for success and friendly workplace.

Technology - The Backbone of our Existence

We are passionate about the technology that is the backbone of our existence. We design, build, and operate high quality networks and provide innovative solutions without any compromise on security.

Partnership - Communities and Innovators

We are proud members of the diverse communities, that we live in, and help them thrive. We also choose to partner with innovators who, like ourselves, believe that communications technology and services are here to improve the quality of life.

Jan Kadaník
Chairman of the Board

  • Chairman of CETIN Group since July 2020
  • Broad international experience in finance, M&A and strategy
  • Prior to join CETIN, he spent 12 years at Ameropa, an Agribusiness conglomerate, serving as CEO for 5 years (2014-2019) and before as CFO (2007-2013)
  • Prior to that, he had a Strategy and Finance role at Agrofert, a major Czech industrial conglomerate
  • Holds a master’s degree in International Trade and International Finance from the Prague School of Economics
  • Additionally, he completed various professional courses during his career and most recently a Senior Executive Programme at IMD Lausanne

Juraj Šedivý
CEO

  • CEO and Board Member of CETIN Group since July 2020
  • Extensive international experience in the field of Telecommunications, IT and Finance Management
  • Chairman of the Board of CETIN in Czech Republic since January 2019
  • Held multiple executive roles at CESKY Telecom (CETIN’s predecessor), was 1st Vice Chairman of the Board and CFO of Telefónica Czech Republic and CEO of Telefónica O2 Slovakia
  • He also held a range of financial controlling roles at Johnson & Johnson in the US and the Czech Republic and served as a CFO of Globtel, France Telecom
  • Holds an Engineering Degree from University of Nitra
  • Additionally, he completed post-graduate courses at the Comenius University in Bratislava, MBA at the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, and holds CMA designation of the US IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants)

Our Shareholders

PPF Group is an international investment group founded in 1991 in the Czech Republic. The organization invests in multiple market segments such as financial services, telecommunications, biotechnology, real estate, and mechanical engineering.

PPF Group is present in 25 different countries spanning Europe, USA and Asia. As of Dec 31, 2020, PPF Group owned assets worth over EUR 39,7 billion and globally employed almost 111k people (as of Dec 31, 2020).

PPF Group offices in Prague, Czech Republic
PPF Group offices in Prague, Czech Republic

The PPF Telecom Group is a leading telecom player in Central and Eastern Europe. Through acquisition and consolidation, the Group portfolio comprises of five mobile operators, a convergent telco operator and 4 infrastructure operators. CETIN Bulgaria, CETIN in the Czech Republic, CETIN Hungary, CETIN Serbia, O2 Czech Republic, O2 Slovakia, Yettel Bulgaria, Yettel Hungary, Yettel Montenegro, and Yettel Serbia all fall within the PPF Telecom Group portfolio and play a key role in PPF’s commitment to be a long-term, mid-sized telecommunications owner in the CEE. You will find more information about PPF Telecom Group here and the PPF Group´s website here.

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