The VimpelCom Group consists of
telecommunications operators providing voice and data services
through a range of mobile, fixed and broadband technologies. The
Group includes companies operating in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia and Armenia as well as Vietnam
and Cambodia, in territories with a total population of
about 340 million. The Group companies provide services under the
"Beeline" brand.
The VimpelCom
Group's license portfolio covers a territory with a
population of about 340 million. Geographically it
covers the whole territory of Russia as well as the
entire territories of Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan,
Georgia, Armenia as well as Vietnam
and Cambodia.
As of September 30,
2009, VimpelCom's total number of active subscribers in Russia and
the CIS was 65.4 million (including 51.0 million in Russia,
6.8 million in Kazakhstan, 3.7 million in Uzbekistan and
2.2 million in Ukraine).
On February 29, 2008 VimpelCom
completed a merger with Golden Telecom, a leading facilities-based
provider of integrated telecommunications and Internet services in
Russia and the CIS.
In July 2008
VimpelCom signed a joint venture agreement to launch a GSM
network in Vietnam and acquired a 90% stake in Sotelco, a company
holding a GSM license for Cambodia.
In May 2009 VimpelCom launched
commercial operations in Cambodia and inJuly 2009 in Vietnam.
VimpelCom was the first Russian
company to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in
November 1996. Its ADSs (American Depositary Shares) are traded
under the symbol "VIP".