{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"155552","rtpr_id":"nGNX21b85S-20260929","ticker":"VEON","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["VEON"],"title":"VEON’s Beeline Kazakhstan Becomes First Operator in Country to Launch Starlink's Satellite to Mobile Service","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-29T13:15:00.291Z","article_body":"Customers will be directly connected in cellular dead zones, giving a major\nboost to coverage\n\nAlmaty, New York and Dubai [29 September 2026] — VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a\nglobal digital operator, today announced that customers in Kazakhstan will now\nbe able to use Starlink Mobile on their smartphones to access apps and\nmessaging in areas without terrestrial mobile coverage. Beeline Kazakhstan, in\npartnership with Starlink, the world’s largest direct-to-device satellite\nnetwork, enables resilient connectivity directly to smartphones without need\nfor a satellite phone, antenna, or any other special equipment.\n\nService works best with a clear line of sight to the sky and can be used in\nmountains, remote locations, and highways outside cities. During the initial\nperiod, the service will be available to customers free to experience.\n\nCustomers can activate and manage Starlink Mobile, and access step-by-step\nguidance, through Janymda, Beeline Kazakhstan’s super app and leading\ndigital platform. Integrating Starlink Mobile into Janymda gives customers a\nsingle, familiar place to manage their connectivity alongside the everyday\ndigital services they already use.\n\nThe technology is of strategic importance and will help maintain connectivity\nin hard-to-reach areas and regions affected by natural disasters where\nterrestrial infrastructure has been damaged or is unavailable. In particular,\nsatellite-to-mobile communications can be useful for emergency and rescue\nservices, road and utility services, as well as tourists, mountaineers,\ntravellers, and people working at sites in remote areas.\n\n“Starlink Mobile is a powerful example of how connectivity can change lives,\nnot just convenience. For someone stranded on a remote road or lost in the\nmountains, this could mean the difference between isolation and getting help.\nThat’s the kind of impact VEON exists to deliver for people in Kazakhstan\nand across our markets,” said Kaan Terzioglu, CEO of VEON Group.\n\n“This was a real team effort and close collaboration with the Ministry of\nArtificial Intelligence and Digital Development and with Starlink Mobile to\nget the technology right for our market. We're proud to be the first operator\nin Kazakhstan to bring Starlink Mobile to market, helping people stay\nconnected when it matters most,” said Jabbor Kayumov, CEO of Beeline\nKazakhstan, commenting on the launch.\n\nIn November 2025, Beeline Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Artificial\nIntelligence and Digital Development signed a memorandum of cooperation with\nStarlink on the deployment of satellite-to-mobile technology, followed by the\nfirst practical trials in December.\n\nAbout VEON \nVEON is a digital operator that provides connectivity and digital services to\nover 150 million connectivity users and more than 228 million digital\ncustomers. Operating across five countries that are home to 550 million\nconsumers, more than 6% of the world's population, VEON is transforming lives\nthrough technology-driven services that empower individuals and drive economic\ngrowth. VEON is listed on NASDAQ. For more information, visit:\nhttps://www.veon.com.\n\nAbout Beeline Kazakhstan\nBeeline Kazakhstan serves 11.8 million customers with mobile connectivity and\naround one million with fixed internet services. Since 2018, the company has\nbeen executing its digital operator strategy. Over the past five years,\nleveraging its expertise in digital solution development, Beeline Kazakhstan\nhas created an ecosystem of 60 internal and external products. Beeline\nKazakhstan is majority-owned by VEON.\n\nAbout Starlink Mobile\nStarlink Mobile is the world’s only and largest constellation with 650\nlaunched satellites in low-Earth orbit that delivers data, voice, video and\nmessaging to devices in remote locations. Connecting millions of customers\nacross six continents, Starlink satellites work with existing LTE phones\nwherever you can see the sky. Acting like a cell phone tower in space with the\nmost advanced phased array antennas in the world that connect seamlessly\nacross the Starlink network over lasers to any point in the globe, it enables\nnetwork integration similar to a standard roaming partner. Starlink is the\nworld’s largest 4G coverage provider and partners with Mobile Network\nOperators all over the world. Learn more here\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=mudKsPE9qsYS5-kUdJva5Fku9SzyJnTwO-hk7WS-RvwFst0DJwSOW6pg1EqFqXZA5J-2qxYnN4DEUc79KZgbURMo7x9duXetxpH4YCOTs1ufeOiBCzYrMhDqwe7p3inm)\nand follow @Starlink on X.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\nThis release contains “forward-looking statements,” as the phrase is\ndefined in Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and\nSection 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including\nin relation to Beeline Kazakhstan's Starlink launch as well as the VEON\ngroup's DTC strategy.\n\nVEON media contact\npr@veon.com\n\nAttachment\n*     VEON’s Beeline Kazakhstan Becomes First Operator in Country to Launch\nStarlink's Satellite to Mobile Service\n(https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/d17bc207-951e-4fb8-aa09-c96e21748f96)\n  \n\nVEON’s Beeline Kazakhstan Becomes First Operator in Country to Launch\nStarlink's Satellite to Mobile Service \n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d17bc207-951e-4fb8-aa09-c96e21748f96/en)\nVEON’s Beeline Kazakhstan Becomes First Operator in Country to Launch\nStarlink's Satellite to Mobile Service\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX21b85S-20260929","title":"VEON’s Beeline Kazakhstan Becomes First Operator in Country to Launch Starlink's Satellite to Mobile Service","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"VEON","created":"2026-09-29T13:15:00.291Z","tickers":["VEON"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Customers will be directly connected in cellular dead zones, giving a major\nboost to coverage\n\nAlmaty, New York and Dubai [29 September 2026] — VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a\nglobal digital operator, today announced that customers in Kazakhstan will now\nbe able to use Starlink Mobile on their smartphones to access apps and\nmessaging in areas without terrestrial mobile coverage. Beeline Kazakhstan, in\npartnership with Starlink, the world’s largest direct-to-device satellite\nnetwork, enables resilient connectivity directly to smartphones without need\nfor a satellite phone, antenna, or any other special equipment.\n\nService works best with a clear line of sight to the sky and can be used in\nmountains, remote locations, and highways outside cities. During the initial\nperiod, the service will be available to customers free to experience.\n\nCustomers can activate and manage Starlink Mobile, and access step-by-step\nguidance, through Janymda, Beeline Kazakhstan’s super app and leading\ndigital platform. Integrating Starlink Mobile into Janymda gives customers a\nsingle, familiar place to manage their connectivity alongside the everyday\ndigital services they already use.\n\nThe technology is of strategic importance and will help maintain connectivity\nin hard-to-reach areas and regions affected by natural disasters where\nterrestrial infrastructure has been damaged or is unavailable. In particular,\nsatellite-to-mobile communications can be useful for emergency and rescue\nservices, road and utility services, as well as tourists, mountaineers,\ntravellers, and people working at sites in remote areas.\n\n“Starlink Mobile is a powerful example of how connectivity can change lives,\nnot just convenience. For someone stranded on a remote road or lost in the\nmountains, this could mean the difference between isolation and getting help.\nThat’s the kind of impact VEON exists to deliver for people in Kazakhstan\nand across our markets,” said Kaan Terzioglu, CEO of VEON Group.\n\n“This was a real team effort and close collaboration with the Ministry of\nArtificial Intelligence and Digital Development and with Starlink Mobile to\nget the technology right for our market. We're proud to be the first operator\nin Kazakhstan to bring Starlink Mobile to market, helping people stay\nconnected when it matters most,” said Jabbor Kayumov, CEO of Beeline\nKazakhstan, commenting on the launch.\n\nIn November 2025, Beeline Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Artificial\nIntelligence and Digital Development signed a memorandum of cooperation with\nStarlink on the deployment of satellite-to-mobile technology, followed by the\nfirst practical trials in December.\n\nAbout VEON \nVEON is a digital operator that provides connectivity and digital services to\nover 150 million connectivity users and more than 228 million digital\ncustomers. Operating across five countries that are home to 550 million\nconsumers, more than 6% of the world's population, VEON is transforming lives\nthrough technology-driven services that empower individuals and drive economic\ngrowth. VEON is listed on NASDAQ. For more information, visit:\nhttps://www.veon.com.\n\nAbout Beeline Kazakhstan\nBeeline Kazakhstan serves 11.8 million customers with mobile connectivity and\naround one million with fixed internet services. Since 2018, the company has\nbeen executing its digital operator strategy. Over the past five years,\nleveraging its expertise in digital solution development, Beeline Kazakhstan\nhas created an ecosystem of 60 internal and external products. Beeline\nKazakhstan is majority-owned by VEON.\n\nAbout Starlink Mobile\nStarlink Mobile is the world’s only and largest constellation with 650\nlaunched satellites in low-Earth orbit that delivers data, voice, video and\nmessaging to devices in remote locations. Connecting millions of customers\nacross six continents, Starlink satellites work with existing LTE phones\nwherever you can see the sky. Acting like a cell phone tower in space with the\nmost advanced phased array antennas in the world that connect seamlessly\nacross the Starlink network over lasers to any point in the globe, it enables\nnetwork integration similar to a standard roaming partner. Starlink is the\nworld’s largest 4G coverage provider and partners with Mobile Network\nOperators all over the world. Learn more here\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=mudKsPE9qsYS5-kUdJva5Fku9SzyJnTwO-hk7WS-RvwFst0DJwSOW6pg1EqFqXZA5J-2qxYnN4DEUc79KZgbURMo7x9duXetxpH4YCOTs1ufeOiBCzYrMhDqwe7p3inm)\nand follow @Starlink on X.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\nThis release contains “forward-looking statements,” as the phrase is\ndefined in Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and\nSection 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including\nin relation to Beeline Kazakhstan's Starlink launch as well as the VEON\ngroup's DTC strategy.\n\nVEON media contact\npr@veon.com\n\nAttachment\n*     VEON’s Beeline Kazakhstan Becomes First Operator in Country to Launch\nStarlink's Satellite to Mobile Service\n(https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/d17bc207-951e-4fb8-aa09-c96e21748f96)\n  \n\nVEON’s Beeline Kazakhstan Becomes First Operator in Country to Launch\nStarlink's Satellite to Mobile Service \n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d17bc207-951e-4fb8-aa09-c96e21748f96/en)\nVEON’s Beeline Kazakhstan Becomes First Operator in Country to Launch\nStarlink's Satellite to Mobile Service\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-29T13:15:00.352470492Z","server_sent_at_ms":1790687700352},"received_at":"2026-09-29T13:15:00.552Z","source_url":null},"analysis":null,"durationMs":null,"modelName":null}}