PJSC VimpelCom

For the holding company founded in 2009 and known as VimpelCom until 2017, see VEON.
PJSC VimpelCom
(ПАО «ВымпелКом»)
Company typePublic joint-stock company
IndustryMobile, telecommunications
PredecessorKB Impuls
FoundedMoscow, Russia (September 15, 1992 (1992-09-15))
FounderDmitry Zimin & Augie K. Fabela II
Headquarters
Moscow
,
Russia
Number of locations
all Russian regions
Area served
Russia
Key people
Aleksander Torbakhov (CEO)
ProductsMobile networks, Internet, IPTV
RevenueIncrease 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]
DivisionsGolden Telecom
Websiteabout.beeline.ru

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]

  1. ^ Financial overview (PDF).
  2. ^ a b VimpelCom 2007 Form 20-F (PDF). pp. 3–4. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  3. ^ "Всё главное о компании" (PDF). beeline.ru. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  4. ^ "Founders". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  5. ^ "Founders". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  6. ^ Фото: Дмитрий Лекай / Коммерсантъ (2010-05-25). "Ъ-Газета - "МегаФон" больше не третий". Kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  7. ^ "Интернет-издание о высоких технологиях". Cnews.ru. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  8. ^ Фото: Николай Цыганов / Коммерсантъ (2012-03-13). "Ъ-Online - "Большая тройка" отчиталась". Kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  9. ^ "Svyazinvest Puts Cell Assets Up for Sale". Kommersant. 2007-06-25. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  10. ^ "VimpelCom - Contacts". Archived from the original on 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  11. ^ "ПАО "Вымпелком"". www.rusprofile.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  12. ^ https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/veon-completes-russia-exit-vimpelcom-sale-closes-2023-10-09/