Technické sítě Brno, akciová společnost

What Technické sítě Brno, akciová společnost does

Technické sítě Brno, akciová společnost (TSB) is a wholly-owned municipal utility of Statutární město Brno (City of Brno), established in 1998 and operating across four core infrastructure pillars. First, public lighting: TSB operates and maintains more than 41,850 lighting points (41,324 street-level plus 526 ceremonial), supported by 444 remotely controlled switching substations over a radiodata network, achieving a non-functionality rate of 0.39% — six times below the 3% statutory limit — while delivering 12.5%+ energy reduction since 2014 through LED retrofits. Second, underground collectors: TSB manages Brno's 21+ km collector network (the second largest in the Czech Republic), housing more than 49 km of piping and 190 km of cables, with an automated dehumidification system, CCTV/sensor monitoring, and an online reservation portal (technicke.site) for utility and telecom operators.

Third, ICT: TSB operates the metropolitan fiber network (MSB, 10+ Gbps), two Tier II data centers with 99.999% availability (primary at Barvířská, secondary at Svážená, the latter EU OP PIK co-financed and handed over in June 2021), disk storage across two geographic sites, virtualization/VPS, GIS, and cybersecurity services delivered to the City of Brno and the 12+ companies of the SMB conglomerate. Fourth, outdoor advertising: TSB deploys advertising devices (FLEX, HORIZONT, TOP HORIZONT CL, OUTBANNER, TŘEPETALKY, BANNER, and the new Ronda cylindrical carrier co-designed with the City Architect's Office) on public lighting poles, generating revenue to fund core activities. The 2025 launches of the Czech Republic's first EV charging station integrated inside a public lighting pole and the autonomous HUGO illuminance-measurement robot mark its newest product lines.

The business model is government-to-government: services are commissioned by municipal departments, city districts, and SMB conglomerate companies through municipal budgets, with no external commercial GTM motion. Revenue is generated through managed-service fees for infrastructure operation, one-time construction contracts (e.g., the CZK 584.8M Kolektor Česká–Středova award in June 2025), access fees from utility/telecom operators for collector use, and unit-priced outdoor advertising placements. Pricing is published via downloadable PDF rate lists. The company has no external shareholders, no listed equity, and no disclosed revenue; registered share capital is CZK 1,756,802,625.

Name

Technické sítě Brno, akciová společnost

Legal name

Technické sítě Brno, akciová společnost

Website

https://tsb.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Technické sítě Brno (TSB) is the wholly-owned municipal utility of the City of Brno, operating 41,850+ public lighting points, a 21+ km underground collector network, two Tier II data centers, and a metropolitan fiber network serving municipal departments and the SMB conglomerate of city-owned companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (541850), Security Systems Services (56162)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Street Lighting & Area Lighting Electrical Infrastructure (IMAFAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transformer/Driver/Power Supply Service & Replacement (HSAIAHAL), Wiring, Connectors & Underground Cable Repair/Replacement (HSAIAHAM), Site Security, Monitoring & Remote Operations (NOC/IoT) (HDAIAKAH), Small Cell & DAS Deployment (Pole/Street Furniture, In-Building DAS) (IMAFAIAE)

Keywords

• Public lighting infrastructure
• Underground utility collectors
• Metropolitan fiber networks
• Municipal data center services
• Outdoor advertising poles

Headquarters

HQ city

Brno

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Lighting Operation and Maintenance: TSB operates and maintains Brno's public lighting infrastructure (41,850+ light points) as the city-owned service provider. Revenue covers operational costs of the lighting network, funded through municipal budgets.
2. Collector Network Operation and Access Fees: TSB manages Brno's 21+ km underground collector network. Companies and utilities pay for access and cable/pipeline placement within the collectors. A reservation system (technicke.site) manages corporate client bookings.
3. Metropolitan Data Network (MSB) Services: TSB operates and maintains Brno's metropolitan fiber-optic network connecting strategic city buildings and institutions. Services include connectivity, data center operations, server hosting, and shared services for municipal organizations and city companies.
4. Data Center Operations: TSB operates two data centers (primary at Barvířská, secondary at Svážná) in Tier II standard, serving the city's IT infrastructure needs. Services include disk storage, virtualization, VPS, VPN, licensing, and cybersecurity services for municipal organizations.
5. Outdoor Advertising: TSB places and manages outdoor advertising devices on public lighting poles (FLEX, HORIZONT, TOP HORIZONT CL, OUTBANNER, TŘEPETALKY, BANNER, MIOS systems). Revenue from advertising placements funds core municipal activities.
6. ICT and Cybersecurity Services: Cybersecurity services (including Architecture and Management of Cyber Security), GIS services, technical oversight and IT system management for the city administration, and virtualized server services for municipal organizations.
7. Specialist Technical Services: Fee-based specialist services including illuminance measurements, pole static measurements, network marking, statements on construction projects, fault localization, GIS services, and investment/projection services for city districts and external clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Technické sítě Brno operates Brno's public municipal infrastructure on behalf of its sole shareholder, the City of Brno. Its portfolio centers on (1) operating and maintaining 41,850+ public and ceremonial lighting points with remote radiodata control, (2) managing the 21+ km underground utility collector network that is the second largest in the Czech Republic, (3) running the metropolitan fibre-optic network (MSB) and two Tier II data centres that deliver server hosting, virtualization, disk storage, GIS, and cybersecurity services to city organizations, and (4) selling outdoor advertising placements on public lighting poles. Adjacent commercial offerings include festive/Christmas lighting, the Brno Astronomical Clock, integrated EV charging in streetlight poles, the Brno iD portal, and specialist measurement services such as the LumiDISP luminance analyser and robot HUGO.

Product overview

Technické sítě Brno, akciová společnost (TSB) is a municipal utility company owned by the City of Brno that provides a multi-service infrastructure portfolio organized around four core pillars: (1) Public Lighting — management of ~41,850 lighting points across Brno including festive and Christmas lighting; (2) Underground Collectors — operation and maintenance of a 21+ km collector network housing utility pipelines and cables; (3) ICT Services — operation of the metropolitan fibre network (MSB), two Tier II data centres, disk storage, virtualization/VPS, GIS, cybersecurity, and the Brno iD citizen portal; and (4) Outdoor Advertising — deployment and management of advertising structures on public lighting poles generating revenue for core activities. Additional specialized offerings include illumination measurement robots (HUGO), luminance analysis tools (LumiDISP), integrated EV charging in streetlight poles, and the Shared Services Centre for city districts. The company operates as a unified municipal infrastructure operator rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Veřejné osvětlení města Brna (Public Lighting of the City of Brno) Operation, maintenance and modernization of over 41,000 public lighting points across Brno, including street illumination, festive/ceremonial lighting of cultural monuments and significant buildings, Christmas decorations, and intelligent remote-controlled dimming systems via a radiodata network across 444 switching substations.
• Kolektory (Underground Utility Collectors) Operation, management and maintenance of Brno's 21+ km underground utility collector network — the second largest in the Czech Republic — including primary collectors at ~30 m depth and secondary collectors at 5–8 m depth, housing more than 49 km of piping and 190 km of electrical and telecommunication cables.
• Metropolitní síť města Brna (MSB - Metropolitan Network of Brno) Operation, maintenance and partial construction of Brno's high-speed metropolitan data network (MSB) connecting strategic municipal buildings via optical fibre at 10+ Gbps, handling tens of thousands of attempted unauthorized access blocks daily.
• Datová centra (Data Centers) Operation of two Tier II data centres (Barvířská primary, Svážená secondary) with 99.999% uptime, dual power feeds, diesel backup generator and 24/7/365 technical and security monitoring, providing server hosting, storage and security for the City of Brno.
• Venkovní reklama (Outdoor Advertising) Management and operation of outdoor advertising devices mounted on public lighting poles across Brno, including FLEX, HORIZONT, TOP HORIZONT CL, OUTBANNER, TŘEPETALKY, BANNER and the new Ronda cultural format, generating revenue to fund TSB's core municipal activities.
• Brněnské Vánoce (Brno Christmas Festive Lighting and Market Installations) Annual provision, installation and 24/7 monitoring of festive lighting and decorations for Brno's historic city centre, including the main Christmas tree, secondary trees, wooden stages and nativity scene, market stall construction and connection on náměstí Svobody and Dominikánské náměstí, executed in cooperation with TIC BRNO.
• Centrum sdílených služeb (Shared Services Centre for SMB Konzern) Distribution of ICT services including virtualization, VPS, data storage and backup, VPN access, software licensing, connectivity, and cybersecurity services to municipal companies within the SMB Konzern and to city districts.
• EV Charging Station Integrated in Public Lighting Pole First Czech EV charging station embedded directly inside a public lighting pole (stožár S-0627-021 on ulice Marie Majerové), delivering 22 kW charging and operated by Teplárny Brno's E-mobilita division.
• Robot HUGO (Autonomous Illuminance-Measurement Robot) Autonomous ground robot used by TSB technicians for measuring road illumination levels, developed based on technicians' requirements and delivered to them as a working tool.
• Jasoměr LDA-LumiDISP (Luminance Analyzer) Unique luminance analyzer (LDA-LumiDISP) developed with VUT Brno researchers, capable of measuring 21 million luminance points within seconds, used to verify public lighting compliance, resolve citizen complaints about brightness, and calibrate night-time dimming levels.

Quantifiable outcome

• 0.39% non-functionality rate vs. 3% statutory limit — six times better than required
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SFP – Kolektor ČÁRA (consortium: SUBTERRA, a. s., FIRESTA-Fišer, rekonstrukce a stavby, a. s., POHL cz, a. s.)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 11 June 2025Rada města Brna selected this three-company consortium on 11 June 2025 as the preferred bidder for the Kolektor Česká–Středova construction project (over 200 m of new collector under ulice Česká, from the intersection with ulice Česká and Solniční to náměstí Svobody). Contract value: 584,771,893 CZK (without VAT). Construction duration: 3 years. Consortium submitted the most advantageous bid out of multiple bidders.
• DCI CzechcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 24 June 2021DCI Czech was awarded the public contract (spolufinancovaný z EU OP PIK) to deliver and install cooling technology for TSB's Barvířská data centre, and to deliver and service the secondary data centre at Svážná. Both projects were EU co-financed. The Svážná data centre was handed over to routine operation on 24 June 2021.
• Teplárny BrnocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeplárny Brno (municipal energy company) and TSB co-developed and implemented the first EV charging station integrated directly inside a public lighting pole (stožár S-0627-021 on ulice Marie Majerové). Teplárny Brno operates the charging station through its E-mobilita division. This is the first such integrated solution in the Czech Republic.
• Vysoké učení technické v Brně (VUT Brno)coreTechnology or IntegrationVUT Brno researchers developed the unique luminance analyzer (jasoměr LDA-LumiDISP) used by TSB technicians for measuring and verifying illuminance compliance with standards. The device, continuously improved over 25+ years, can measure 21 million luminance points in seconds. Researchers also collaborate on ongoing improvements to the device.
• MetalzoomminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerManufacturing partner for the prototype of the new cylindrical advertising carrier ('nové rondo') developed in cooperation with Kancelář architekta města Brna (KAM) and Odbor památkové péče for non-disruptive cultural promotion in Brno's heritage zone.
• Turistické informační centrum města Brna (TIC BRNO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTSB serves as the technical partner for TIC BRNO in organizing and implementing Brno's Christmas celebrations. TSB handles all Christmas lighting installation in the historic city centre, construction and connection of Christmas market stalls on náměstí Svobody and Dominikánské náměstí, decoration of the main Christmas tree and secondary trees, and 24/7 monitoring during the holiday period.
• Kancelář architekta města Brna (KAM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKAM collaborated with TSB's Odbor reklamy to design the new cylindrical advertising carrier ('nové rondo') for non-commercial cultural promotion in Brno's heritage zone. KAM designed the product in cooperation with the heritage protection department (Odbor památkové péče).
• Společnost pro rozvoj veřejného osvětlení (SRVO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTSB is a member of SRVO (Company for the Development of Public Lighting), an association that advocates for the interests of public lighting operators. TSB's input helped shape the conditions of NPO 1/2022 subsidy programme for public lighting reconstruction. SRVO organizes the annual conference on public lighting, with TSB as general partner.
• Koncern SMB (SMB Conglomerate)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTSB is a member of the SMB conglomerate, a group of city-owned companies managed by Statutární město Brno. Other members include: Dopravní podnik města Brna, Teplárny Brno, Brněnské komunikace, Starez, Arena Brno, SAKO, RSMB, Sako Solar Brno, Lesy Města Brna, and Pohřební a hřbitovní služby města Brna. TSB provides ICT, data centre, cybersecurity, and network services to all conglomerate members.
• Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu ČR (Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic)minorOthersTSB receives National Recovery Plan (NPO) subsidies from the Ministry for public lighting reconstruction projects. Approved subsidies: 10 million CZK (2022 project, 1,463 fixtures), 10 million CZK (2023 project, 1,234 fixtures), with a further 10 million CZK planned for 2024. Total subsidy allocation up to 30 million CZK.
• nc3.cz (National Cyber and Information Security Agency ecosystem)minorOthersTSB is a member of the nc3.cz ecosystem, the national platform for cyber and information security collaboration, reflecting its role as a provider of cybersecurity services for Brno's municipal IT infrastructure.
• ČIMIB (Český institut pro metrologii a jakost)minorOthersTSB is a member of ČIMIB, the Czech Institute for Metrology and Quality, reflecting its technical expertise in measurement (illuminance, pole static testing) and quality management standards.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ELTODO: Czech operator of public lighting, traffic light systems, and tunnel/collector infrastructure with municipal and transportation authority clients across the Czech Republic. Comparable in scope (lighting + traffic + collector operations) and customer type (municipal/government).
• Technologie hlavního města Prahy (THMP): Prague's municipal technology company operating public lighting, traffic signaling, and collector/tunnel infrastructure for the City of Prague. Most direct Czech analog to TSB — same business model (wholly-owned city utility managing lighting and underground utilities) and comparable mandate structure.

Broad incumbents

• CETIN: Czech national wholesale telecommunications infrastructure operator managing the largest fiber backbone and customer access network. Comparable as a telecom passive-infrastructure operator in the same Czech geography, and an existing TSB customer (collector network tenant).
• Vantage Towers: European tower/passive infrastructure operator managing thousands of sites across multiple countries. Comparable as a large-scale operator of distributed passive urban infrastructure (towers/poles) with remote monitoring — a structural analog to TSB's pole/substation fleet, though at vastly greater scale and commercial.
• Teplárny Brno: Brno's municipal heat and energy utility and SMB conglomerate member. Comparable as a city-owned municipal utility and a strategic partner (co-developer of the Czech-first EV-charging-in-streetlight-pole solution with TSB).
• Dopravní podnik města Brna: Brno's municipal public transport operator and a fellow member of the SMB conglomerate. Directly comparable as a sister municipal utility under Statutární město Brno, sharing IT and data center services with TSB and representing an internal 'customer peer' that consumes TSB's offering.
• Stadtwerke München (SWM): Munich's municipal multi-utility providing energy, public transport, telecommunications, and city infrastructure. Comparable as a vertically-integrated city-owned utility that bundles lighting, ICT, and infrastructure services — an analog model for TSB at significantly larger scale and scope.

Regional players

• Pražská energetika (PRE): Prague's municipal energy utility providing electricity distribution and related infrastructure services. Comparable as a Czech municipal utility, though focused on power distribution rather than lighting/ICT; serves as a model for city-owned critical infrastructure operators.

Others

• AVS - Asociace veřejného osvětlení: Czech association of public lighting operators. Indirect peer — TSB is active in adjacent associations (SRVO) and competes/cooperates with member operators across Czech cities for lighting modernization mandates.

Emerging players

• Altron (Aricoma): Central European IT services and data center operator (formerly Aricoma, part of KKCG). Comparable as a regional data center and managed services provider competing for similar municipal/enterprise ICT workloads in the Czech market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TechnickeSiteBrno
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/technicke-site-brno-akciova-spolecnost

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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