O2 network collapses in many parts of country

The network of mobile operator O2 collapsed in many parts of the Czech Republic for around two hours on Wednesday morning. Customers were not able to connect to the internet or make calls, while O2’s own website also went down. A spokesperson for the operator said the cause of the network failure had been damage to an optic cable. Users were told to remove the SIM cards from their devices if they needed to call the 112 national emergency services line.