Czech Republic: infrastructure
The Gazela pipeline connects Czech gas supply through Germany at Brandov or Rozvadov and through Slovakia at Lanžhot, so compressor and metering stations sit near the borders.
The IS-04Z1 is an intrinsically safe Android handset designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21, built for Czech refineries, chemical plants, tank farms and coke ovens rather than for a catalogue. Buyers searching for a hazardous area smartphone supplier for Czech Republic can take the datasheet and the certification schedule for the IS-04Z1 now; supply follows certification.
Pre-launch · certification in progress · Launching Q4 2026
Short answer. A hazardous area smartphone for Czech Republic cannot be bought yet: the SAMS IS-04Z1 is pre-launch (certification in progress, no certificate issued), and the datasheet, certification schedule and safe-area evaluation units are available now.
For the record, no certificate exists for the IS-04Z1 today. The programme is under way ahead of a Q4 2026 launch. A buyer's engineering review is separate from the certificate. Certification status. Place facts reviewed October 2026.
| Check | What to look for | IS-04Z1 today |
|---|---|---|
| Zone | 0, 1 or 2 for gas; 20, 21 or 22 for dust | Designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 |
| Gas group | IIA, IIB or IIC | IIC (target) |
| Area drawing | The operator's own classification drawing | Decided by the site operator |
| Where it applies | Czech Republic: Pardubice, Lovosice, Litvínov and Záluží | Classified by the site operator |

An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in Czech Republic. It is pre-launch: IECEx, ATEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress ahead of the Q4 2026 launch.
The classified areas, operators and sites below are the ones covered in the SAMS Czech Republic market guide.
The Gazela pipeline connects Czech gas supply through Germany at Brandov or Rozvadov and through Slovakia at Lanžhot, so compressor and metering stations sit near the borders.
In 2022 electricity production was 78.8 TWh, of which 53.6% came from fossil fuels, mostly lignite, and 40.95% from nuclear, so coal-handling plants and power stations are typical dust and gas sites.
ATEX equipment is split into Group I for mining and Group II for surface industries, which matters in a country with coal mining as well as refining and chemicals.
Gas use was 9.4 billion cubic metres in 2021 and 7.1 billion in 2023, so gas distribution and industrial gas burners remain widespread across Czech industry.
A hazardous area is a place where flammable gas, vapour or combustible dust may be present. Standards divide these into zones: Zones 0, 1 and 2 for gas and vapour, and Zones 20, 21 and 22 for dust. Zone 1 and Zone 21 are the tier where an explosive atmosphere is likely to occur in normal operation, which is where the IS-04Z1 is designed to work. Anything carried in must be marked for the zone, gas group and temperature class of the area.
No certificate has been issued for the IS-04Z1 yet, so it must not be taken into a classified area until the certificate covering it exists and the site operator has accepted it.
In Czech Republic. Czech classified areas are concentrated and well mapped: Litvínov and Záluží, Kralupy nad Vltavou, Neratovice, Lovosice, Pardubice, tank farms at Nelahozeves, coking plants at Ostrava and Třinec, and gas storage in South Moravia. Operators classify these areas, not SAMS, and vapour and powder areas often sit a few steps apart.
There is no stock to order for Czech Republic yet. The IS-04Z1 is pre-launch, certification is in progress, and supply will run through authorised distributors after the certificates are issued. Procurement teams can prepare now with the datasheet, the certification schedule and a safe-area evaluation.
The technical specification, marking target and conditions of use, sent by email.
Which certificates are in progress, in what order, and what is still to be confirmed.
Evaluation units can be used for connectivity, MDM enrolment and workflow testing outside classified areas.
Tell us the site, zone, gas group and quantity so the right authorised distributor can contact you.
Not today. Until the certificates are issued the IS-04Z1 stays out of classified areas, and until launch there is nothing to purchase. You can ask for the datasheet and the certification schedule, or book a safe-area evaluation unit.
SAMS has not published a price. Any figure you are offered for an uncertified Ex phone should be treated with caution; written indicative pricing is available for a defined quantity and site.
Zone 1 and Zone 21 (gas and dust) with gas group IIC and temperature class T4, subject to certification. It must not be used in a classified area before its certificate is issued and the site has accepted it.
The market guide for Czech Republic covers Litvínov and Záluží, Kralupy nad Vltavou, Neratovice, Valašské Meziříčí, among others. Site-level pages are linked below.
Through authorised distributors once certificates exist. Until then SAMS can send the datasheet and certification schedule and arrange safe-area evaluation units.
Yes. ATEX separates Group I equipment for mining from Group II for surface industries, and methane and coal dust conditions underground differ from refinery gas and vapour. Check the Group marking on any device against the area and the mine operator's own approval process.
Crude arrives by pipeline from Germany and Italy, with storage at depots such as Nelahozeves, so many classified areas are at pumping and storage sites rather than ports. Terminal operators run their own induction and device registration, so schedule approvals early for shutdown work.
Czech law expects the instructions in Czech, so the manual, safe-use guidance and declaration of conformity are planned in Czech alongside English, with a Czech interface on Android 16. That is planned into the launch rather than translated afterwards. Certification is in progress. Check requirements with your safety officer.
Other guides for Czech Republic, other places in Czech Republic, and the pages behind them.
Send the site, zone and gas group and roughly how many handsets. We reply by email with the datasheet and the certification schedule.
Name the site and the operator and we will send what is available before launch.