Basic Information About Internet CZ

company was founded on April, 9th 1993 originaly under the name COnet. As of August,4th 1995 COnet,Ltd was renamed ,Ltd.
The company specializes in providing Internet connection, network-based services and complex network solutions including projection, realization and outsourcing with special emphasis on security questions. is the exclusive representative of the Paneuropean network EUnet, which is presently the biggest commercial network in Europe.
concentrates especially on the development and provision of value-added Internet services. For example our company provides exchange rates, bus and train time tables and the Prague Stock Exchange quotes. At this time, all of this services are provided for our customers without cost.

Company Profile

Company Orientation
specializes in wide area internetworking via TCP/IP technologies. The main field of our activity is providing Internet connectivity, network-based services and complex network solutions including project, realization and outsourcing. Our company also provides consultation for operating systems especially in regard to the integration of heterogenous systems.
has an exclusive agreement with EUnet b.v. for operate its Czech national node. EUnet is presently the largest TCP/IP European network; it provides services in 34 countries not only in Europe but also in the former Soviet Union and North Africa. EUnet also has its own links to the USA, IP interchange Mae East access and several other agreements regarding interconnection and cooperation. The entire EUnet network is based exclusively on commercial principles, with a guarantee and 24 hour monitoring.
The infrastructure , which (or EUnet) uses for connection to the Internet consist of lines leased from the telecomunication companies. Subsequently, customers are garanteed legal sourcelness as well as a specified bandwidth.
The experts working for are highly qualified and experienced and recognized even abroad. They are running the note EUnet in Prague, which was for a long time the only connection of Czechoslovakia to the Internet These experts played key rols in designing and implementing the Czech (previously Czechoslovak) academic networks: Czech Educational and Scientific Network (CESNET) and Prague Academic Network (PASNET).
The experts participate in the management of global networks as well as administrating the NIC-CZ (Network Information Center for the Czech Republic) and also Domain Name Services for the Czech Republic top level domain -.cz. (They already provided this service for the former top level domain of Czechoslovakia -.cs). was also delegated authority for assigning TCP/IP addresses by the European Center for the Network Coordination.
Security questions are presently the important aspect of networking in this field are our experts involved in activities of Computer Emergency and Response Team(CERT) groups dealing with the security of networks. experts are also members of the world wide coordination committee of CERTs the FIRST.

The Network Infrastructure of and Its Development

is operates the national node of EUnet for the Czech Republic with exclusive rights to connect through the Paneuropean EUnet infrastructure to the Internet. The structure of EUnet European infrastructure (figure 1) contains also its own lines to the USA. The network is growing rapidly and developing its structure according to the demands of its customers. The most popular service was e-mail through dial-up lines. However at present there are more demands for fully interactive connectivity services through leased lines. Internet CZ expanded its operation to Brno, Plzeň, Most, České Budějovice, Hradec Králové, Opava, Ostrava and Zlín during the past year. We plan to include Pardubice, Olomouc and Liberec before the end of the year and also to implement the redundant topology between some nodes.
will continuously develop its infrastructure and will focus on building of further centers not only for the Internet connection, but also for consulting and support services for its customers.

Services and Activities of

offers this variety of services: also provides a whole variety of network services depending on its customers demands and particular specifications.


This server is Mamnaged by Jiri Nemec (georg@EUnet.cz) and Tom Vild (tom@EUnet.cz).
This page was created on 19ht October 1995.