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The board of the GSMA said its new chairman is VimpelCom CEO Alexander Izosimov, who will serve a 2-year term.

Sotelco, the Cambodian subsidiary of Russia's VimpelCom has signed a contract to build a GSM network in Cambodia with China's Huawei.

Hammered by the falling value of Russia's currency, wireless firm VimpelCom aims to battle the global financial crisis by slashing capital spending.

The company Huawei Technologies announced that the telecommunications operator «VimpelCom» offered its subscribers a new mobile phone model of economy class to support the standard connection, the third generation of Huawei U121. This unit has performed in the classical form of high-quality materials using parts from high stainless steel. Despite the availability of the value of this model, it i...

The company Huawei Technologies presented in the Russian market its new high-speed wireless modem is USB-E160G with support for microSD memory cards. The three largest operator in Russia and the CIS, MTS, «VimpelCom» and «MegaFon», the device will offer its subscribers a presence in all cities. Companies «VimpelCom» and «MegaFon» have already begun selling E160G. The new USB-modem, with th...

Intec, a global provider of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS), has announced that it has deployed three significant billing installations with VimpelCom subsidiaries operating in Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Armenia; Ukrainian Radio Systems (CJSC), Unitel in Uzbekistan and ArmenTel in Armenia.

A Siberian appeal court is scheduled Tuesday to consider a ruling that could lead to the temporary seizure of Norwegian Telenor's ownership in Vimpelcom, Russia's second largest mobile phone company.

AP - A Siberian appeal court is scheduled Tuesday to consider a ruling that could lead to the temporary seizure of Norwegian Telenor's ownership in Vimpelcom, Russia's second largest mobile phone company.

Russia's two largest MNOs took giant steps in October to reposition themselves in Russia and the CIS region. For MTS, a strategic partnership with Vodafone followed a two-phase attempt to place 20 billion roubles in bonds. VimpelCom has also sought to raise funds and has scooped a 49.9 per cent stake in Russia's largest mobile handset retailer. However, despite these concerted attempts t...