Deutsche Telekom International Carrier Sales & Solutions (ICSS), and VimpelCom Ltd.'s subsidiary in Russia ("OJSC VimpelCom" or "Company") (TM Beeline), today announce that they have established seamless interconnection of their IPX networks.

IPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange) is a next generation network service for the transfer of various IP-based services between operators and different types of service providers (mobile, fixed network, Internet access), both domestically and internationally.

Deutsche Telekom ICSS has been selected as partner for VimpelCom due to the Company's high expertise in this field and the large number of partner contracts and mobile operators' interconnections including, but not limited to, T-Mobile (a part of Deutsche Telekom Group)

VimpelCom Ltd. (NYSE: VIP)