“VimpelCom Ltd.” (“VimpelCom”, “Company” or “Group”) (NASDAQ:VIP), a leading global provider of telecommunications services headquartered in Amsterdam and serving over 218 million customers, today announces that five of its brands have been identified among the world’s 250 most valuable telecoms brands in 2015, according to the ‘Brand Finance Telecoms 500 2015’report produced by Brand Finance*, a leading consultancy specializing in brand valuation.
VimpelCom’s Djezzy (Algeria), Mobilink
(Pakistan), Beeline (Russia), WIND (Italy) and Kyivstar (Ukraine) brands all
featured among the top 250 telecoms brands across the globe (out of the 900
assessed). The Group’s banglalink (Bangladesh) brand was ranked number 262,
placing it in the top 300 telecom brands worldwide. Djezzy rose 29 positions to
171, while Mobilink moved up 59 places to 201.
Two of VimpelCom’s brands, Beeline
and WIND, were recognized among the report’s top 100 global telecom brands:
Beeline was valued at USD 2.6 billion**, while Wind was valued at USD 1.6
billion.
Rozzyn Boy, VimpelCom’s Chief Communications
Officer, says: “VimpelCom’s international portfolio of brands has grown at an
impressive rate over the past 22 years and now collectively serve over 218
million customers across 14 countries. We are proud to have earned and improved
on a number of leading positions in the global telecoms brand rankings,
particularly for our Djezzy and Mobilink brands which have recently undergone
brand refreshes in their local markets.”
In addition to being recognized among the top
100 global telecom brands, WIND has also been named Italy’s Telecommunications
Operator of the Year for 2015 by the Le Fonti International Awards,
Milan. Commenting on the Award, Maximo Ibarra, CEO of Wind, says:
“Winning this Award is testament to the team who have worked relentlessly over
the past year to ensure that our customers are getting the best deals, service
and experience possible.”
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