VimpelCom Ltd. consists of telecommunications operators providing voice and data services through a range of wireless, fixed and broadband technologies. The VimpelCom Ltd. group is headquartered in Amsterdam and has operations in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam and Cambodia, covering territory with a total population of about 345 million. VimpelCom Ltd. operating companies provide services under the "Beeline", "Kyivstar" and "Djuice" brands. VimpelCom Ltd.’s ADSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "VIP"

The VimpelCom Ltd.'s license portfolio covers a territory with a population of about 345 million. Geographically it covers the whole territory of Russia as well as the entire territories of Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan as well as Vietnam and Cambodia.

Key Milestones:

In November 1996 OJSC VimpelCom was the first Russian company to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). 

On February 29, 2008 OJSC VimpelCom completed a merger with Golden Telecom, a leading facilities-based provider of integrated telecommunications and Internet services in Russia and the CIS.

In October 2008 OJSC VimpelCom acquired a 49.9% stake in Euroset, the largest mobile retailer in Russia and the CIS.

In May 2009 OJSC VimpelCom launched commercial operations outside of the CIS in Cambodia and in July 2009 in Vietnam.

In April 2010, a new entity,VimpelCom Limited, completed a tender offer to exchange ownership of OJSC VimpelCom and Ukraine’s Kyivstar for shares in VimpelCom Limited, listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “VIP” previously held by OJSC VimpelCom.