PJSC VimpelCom
| Company type | Public joint-stock company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mobile, telecommunications |
| Predecessor | KB Impuls |
| Founded | Moscow, Russia (September 15, 1992 (1992年09月15日)) |
| Founder | Dmitry Zimin & Augie K. Fabela II |
| Headquarters | Moscow , Russia |
Number of locations | all Russian regions |
Area served | Russia |
Key people | Aleksander Torbakhov (CEO) |
| Products | Mobile networks, Internet, IPTV |
| Revenue | Increase 4.65 billion USD (2018)[1] |
| Increase 2.21 billion USD (2007)[2] | |
| Increase 1.46 billion USD (2007)[2] | |
Number of employees | 28,500[3] |
| Divisions | Golden Telecom |
| Website | about |
PJSC VimpelCom (Russian: ПАО «ВымпелКом» or full name Russian: ПАО «Вымпел-Коммуникации», PAO «Vympel-Kommunikatsii») is a Russian telecommunications company started in 1992 when its co-founders, Dr. Dmitry Zimin [4] and Augie K. Fabela II[5] came together to pioneer the Russian mobile industry. Augie Fabela, who was then a young entrepreneur from the US, and Dr. Zimin who was a Russian scientist in his 50s, together launched the Beeline brand.
PJSC VimpelCom is the third-largest wireless[6] and second-largest telecom[7] [8] operator in Russia. VimpelCom's main competitors in Russia are Mobile TeleSystems and MegaFon.[9]
PJSC VimpelCom's headquarters is located in Moscow.[10] In 1996-2010, traded as NYSE: VIP. It was wholly owned by VEON, although in the process of being sold after VEON announced the sale of their Russian operations in November 2022. In 2022, the company's revenue amounted to 280 billion rubles.[11] VEON completed the sale of PJSC Vimplecom in October 2023, with Aleksander Torbakhov serving as PJSC Vimplecom CEO.[12]
History
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The company was founded in 1992 in Moscow, Russia and initially operated AMPS/D-AMPS network in Moscow and Moscow Oblast.
The brand "Beeline" was created in 1993.
PJSC VimpelCom also acquired companies such as Russia-On-Line in 1999, Cityline and EDN Sovintel in 2001, and Corbina Telecom in 2006. It had also acquired Global TeleSystems (GTS), SovAm Teleport, GlasNet, SLTMobitel, E-Mobile,[citation needed ] and Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E..[13]
In 1996[14] OJSC VimpelCom became the first Russian company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: VIP).[15]
In 1997 the company began GSM network roll-out and in 2001 it started GSM networks throughout Russia's regions.
On February 29, 2008 OJSC VimpelCom completed a merger with Golden Telecom. In October 2008 OJSC VimpelCom acquired a 49.9% stake in Euroset, the largest mobile retailer in Russia and the CIS.[16]
In 2010 the ticker "VIP" was transferred to VimpelCom Ltd. holding. In February 2017, VimpelCom renamed itself VEON, after the messaging platform that it had developed.[17]
On April 14, 2005, the company decreased its net income in 2002 and 2003 as a result of this restatement: 2002 - 2ドル.8 million or 2.2%, 2003 - 5ドル.2 million or 2.2%.[18]
On November 24, 2022, VEON announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell its Russian subsidiary PJSC VimpelCom to the subsidiary's local management team.[19] PJSC VimpelCom was valued at approximately 6ドル.1 billion under the agreement.
Owners and management
[edit ]CEO - Torbakhov Alexander Yurievich.[20]
President - Pankov Alexander Alexandrovich.[20]
References
[edit ]- ^ Financial overview (PDF).
- ^ a b VimpelCom 2007 Form 20-F (PDF). pp. 3–4. Retrieved 2008年07月03日.
- ^ "Всё главное о компании" (PDF). beeline.ru. Retrieved 2018年06月25日.
- ^ "Founders". Archived from the original on 2013年09月27日. Retrieved 2013年02月15日.
- ^ "Founders". Archived from the original on 2013年09月27日. Retrieved 2013年02月15日.
- ^ Фото: Дмитрий Лекай / Коммерсантъ (2010年05月25日). "Ъ-Газета - "МегаФон" больше не третий". Kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2013年09月22日.
- ^ "Интернет-издание о высоких технологиях". Cnews.ru. Retrieved 2013年09月22日.
- ^ Фото: Николай Цыганов / Коммерсантъ (2012年03月13日). "Ъ-Online - "Большая тройка" отчиталась". Kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2013年09月22日.
- ^ "Svyazinvest Puts Cell Assets Up for Sale". Kommersant . 2007年06月25日. Archived from the original on 2011年06月06日. Retrieved 2008年07月03日.
- ^ "VimpelCom - Contacts". Archived from the original on 2008年07月02日. Retrieved 2008年07月03日.
- ^ "ПАО "Вымпелком"". www.rusprofile.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023年11月30日.
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/veon-completes-russia-exit-vimpelcom-sale-closes-2023年10月09日/
- ^ "Fact Sheet(s)". Vimpelcom.com. Archived from the original on 2013年02月07日. Retrieved 2012年05月02日.
- ^ "NYSE Euronext Timeline". Archived from the original on 2015年05月08日.
- ^ Kramer, Andrew E. "Vimpelcom". New York Times.
- ^ "About company". About.beeline.ru. Archived from the original on 2013年04月16日. Retrieved 2013年09月22日.
- ^ "Google and Facebook face an unlikely competitor in emerging markets: a telecom giant". Quartz. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "VimpelCom Announces Fourth Quarter and Annual 2004 Financial and Operating Results;- 61% Year-on-Year Increase in Total Operating Revenues -".
- ^ Dan Swinhoe (2022年11月24日). "Veon sells Russia's VimpelCom to local management for 2ドル.1bn". DatacenterDynamics. Retrieved 2023年08月06日.
- ^ a b "ПАО «ВЫМПЕЛКОМ» — г. Москва — ОГРН 1027700166636, ИНН 7713076301 — адрес, контакты, гендиректор". РБК Компании (in Russian). Retrieved 2024年06月19日.
