{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"4063","rtpr_id":"nGNX8XZK8g","ticker":"VEON","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["VEON"],"title":"VEON’s Banglalink to Bring Starlink Mobile to Customers in Bangladesh ","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-04-22T07:00:00.305Z","article_body":"Bangladesh becomes the third market where VEON and Starlink Mobile partner on\nbringing direct-to-device satellite connectivity to users\n\nDhaka, Dubai and New York, April 22, 2026 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a\nglobal digital operator (“VEON” or, together with its subsidiaries,\n“VEON Group”), announces that its Bangladesh subsidiary Banglalink has\nsigned an agreement with Starlink Mobile to integrate Starlink’s\ndirect-to-device satellite connectivity in remote areas with Banglalink’s\nterrestrial coverage in Bangladesh. Banglalink plans to launch messaging in\n2026, and will then introduce data services as the next phase, pending\nregulatory approvals.\n\nWith the agreement, Bangladesh, one of the world’s most densely populated\nnations with more than 175 million people, is now positioned to become\nVEON’s third market to bring satellite-powered connectivity through VEON’s\npartnership with Starlink Mobile. Launch of the technology will give\nBanglalink customers access to connectivity via Starlink Mobile satellites\nusing standard 4G LTE smartphones.\n\nThis agreement follows the nationwide roll-out at Kyivstar in Ukraine, where\nmore than 5 million unique customers have connected to the network at least\nonce via Starlink Mobile satellites since the launch in November 2025, and the\nsuccessful testing by Beeline Kazakhstan in December 2025, which marked the\nfirst WhatsApp call powered by Starlink’s satellite connectivity in Central\nAsia. VEON’s framework agreement with Starlink Mobile spans all five VEON\nmarkets, which together are home to more than half a billion people.\n\n“This partnership is a powerful demonstration of our motto ‘For You’ –\nwe care for our customers and for the resilience of Bangladesh,” said Johan\nBuse, CEO of Banglalink. “By enhancing our connectivity with Starlink’s\nsatellite-to-mobile technology, we aim to ensure that Banglalink customers\nwill not be limited by the availability of terrestrial networks. From keeping\nfamilies and first responders connected during climate emergencies to enabling\neconomic activity in remote areas, we are proving that true care means being\nthere for them, when it matters most.”\n\n“Connectivity is a humanitarian need and a driver of economic growth. By\nexpanding our partnership with Starlink into Bangladesh, we are redefining\nresilience and opening up new possibilities for our digital ecosystem – now\nin the third country across the five markets that we proudly serve,” said\nKaan Terzioglu, Chief Executive Officer of VEON Group. “From Kyiv to the\nsteppes of Kazakhstan and now to the Bay of Bengal, we are committed to\ndelivering innovative solutions which help ensure that no community is left\nbehind.”\n\nAbout VEON\n\nVEON is a digital operator that provides connectivity and digital services to\nover 150 million connectivity and more than 205 million digital users.\nOperating across five countries that are home to more than 6% of the world’s\npopulation, VEON is transforming lives through technology-driven services that\nempower individuals and drive economic growth. VEON is listed on NASDAQ. For\nmore information, visit: https://www.veon.com.\n\nAbout Banglalink\n\nBanglalink is one of the leading digital communications service providers in\nBangladesh, working to unlock new opportunities for its customers as they\nnavigate the digital world. Driven by the vision of transforming lives through\ntechnology, Banglalink also strives to transform into a future-ready service\nprovider capable of catering to the demands of the new digital era. For more\ninformation, visit: www.banglalink.net. \n\nAbout Starlink Mobile\n\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=_0A383CUNIBgiI7skXJSPzr11h3XnWqgQ2H5873jVCH7cLFxsZAOmaJ2nAHvAC8LIJpnMW3X01hiMs4x75BV6OQn1ERxzswipF7fbqu9NA4=)\nand follow @Starlink on X.\n\nForward-Looking Statements Disclaimer \n\nThis release contains “forward-looking statements”, within the meaning of\nthe Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section\n21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such\nforward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements\nrelating to VEON’s and its subsidiaries’ strategic ambitions and their\ncommercial partnerships. There are numerous risks, uncertainties that could\ncause actual results and performance to differ materially from those expressed\nby such statements, including risks relating to VEON’s and its\nsubsidiaries’ strategic ambitions and their commercial partnerships, among\nothers discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in VEON’s 2025\nForm 20-F filed with the SEC on March 16, 2026 and other public filings made\nby VEON with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak\nonly as of the date of this release and VEON disclaims any obligation to\nupdate them, except as required by law.\n\nContact Information \n\nVEON\nHande Asik\nChief Strategy and Communications Officer\npr@veon.com\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX8XZK8g","title":"VEON’s Banglalink to Bring Starlink Mobile to Customers in Bangladesh ","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"VEON","created":"2026-04-22T07:00:00.305Z","tickers":["VEON"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Bangladesh becomes the third market where VEON and Starlink Mobile partner on\nbringing direct-to-device satellite connectivity to users\n\nDhaka, Dubai and New York, April 22, 2026 – VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a\nglobal digital operator (“VEON” or, together with its subsidiaries,\n“VEON Group”), announces that its Bangladesh subsidiary Banglalink has\nsigned an agreement with Starlink Mobile to integrate Starlink’s\ndirect-to-device satellite connectivity in remote areas with Banglalink’s\nterrestrial coverage in Bangladesh. Banglalink plans to launch messaging in\n2026, and will then introduce data services as the next phase, pending\nregulatory approvals.\n\nWith the agreement, Bangladesh, one of the world’s most densely populated\nnations with more than 175 million people, is now positioned to become\nVEON’s third market to bring satellite-powered connectivity through VEON’s\npartnership with Starlink Mobile. Launch of the technology will give\nBanglalink customers access to connectivity via Starlink Mobile satellites\nusing standard 4G LTE smartphones.\n\nThis agreement follows the nationwide roll-out at Kyivstar in Ukraine, where\nmore than 5 million unique customers have connected to the network at least\nonce via Starlink Mobile satellites since the launch in November 2025, and the\nsuccessful testing by Beeline Kazakhstan in December 2025, which marked the\nfirst WhatsApp call powered by Starlink’s satellite connectivity in Central\nAsia. VEON’s framework agreement with Starlink Mobile spans all five VEON\nmarkets, which together are home to more than half a billion people.\n\n“This partnership is a powerful demonstration of our motto ‘For You’ –\nwe care for our customers and for the resilience of Bangladesh,” said Johan\nBuse, CEO of Banglalink. “By enhancing our connectivity with Starlink’s\nsatellite-to-mobile technology, we aim to ensure that Banglalink customers\nwill not be limited by the availability of terrestrial networks. From keeping\nfamilies and first responders connected during climate emergencies to enabling\neconomic activity in remote areas, we are proving that true care means being\nthere for them, when it matters most.”\n\n“Connectivity is a humanitarian need and a driver of economic growth. By\nexpanding our partnership with Starlink into Bangladesh, we are redefining\nresilience and opening up new possibilities for our digital ecosystem – now\nin the third country across the five markets that we proudly serve,” said\nKaan Terzioglu, Chief Executive Officer of VEON Group. “From Kyiv to the\nsteppes of Kazakhstan and now to the Bay of Bengal, we are committed to\ndelivering innovative solutions which help ensure that no community is left\nbehind.”\n\nAbout VEON\n\nVEON is a digital operator that provides connectivity and digital services to\nover 150 million connectivity and more than 205 million digital users.\nOperating across five countries that are home to more than 6% of the world’s\npopulation, VEON is transforming lives through technology-driven services that\nempower individuals and drive economic growth. VEON is listed on NASDAQ. For\nmore information, visit: https://www.veon.com.\n\nAbout Banglalink\n\nBanglalink is one of the leading digital communications service providers in\nBangladesh, working to unlock new opportunities for its customers as they\nnavigate the digital world. Driven by the vision of transforming lives through\ntechnology, Banglalink also strives to transform into a future-ready service\nprovider capable of catering to the demands of the new digital era. For more\ninformation, visit: www.banglalink.net. \n\nAbout Starlink Mobile\n\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=_0A383CUNIBgiI7skXJSPzr11h3XnWqgQ2H5873jVCH7cLFxsZAOmaJ2nAHvAC8LIJpnMW3X01hiMs4x75BV6OQn1ERxzswipF7fbqu9NA4=)\nand follow @Starlink on X.\n\nForward-Looking Statements Disclaimer \n\nThis release contains “forward-looking statements”, within the meaning of\nthe Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section\n21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such\nforward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements\nrelating to VEON’s and its subsidiaries’ strategic ambitions and their\ncommercial partnerships. There are numerous risks, uncertainties that could\ncause actual results and performance to differ materially from those expressed\nby such statements, including risks relating to VEON’s and its\nsubsidiaries’ strategic ambitions and their commercial partnerships, among\nothers discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in VEON’s 2025\nForm 20-F filed with the SEC on March 16, 2026 and other public filings made\nby VEON with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak\nonly as of the date of this release and VEON disclaims any obligation to\nupdate them, except as required by law.\n\nContact Information \n\nVEON\nHande Asik\nChief Strategy and Communications Officer\npr@veon.com\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-04-22T07:00:00.375154996Z","server_sent_at_ms":1776841200375},"received_at":"2026-04-22T07:00:00.436Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"2833","press_release_id":"4063","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Telecommunication Services","sector":"Communication Services"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"partnership","narrative":"VEON’s Banglalink subsidiary signed an agreement with Starlink Mobile to integrate direct-to-device satellite connectivity in Bangladesh, planning to launch messaging services in 2026 pending regulatory approvals.\n\nThis expansion marks the third market for the VEON-Starlink partnership, following the nationwide rollout at Kyivstar in Ukraine, which has connected over 5 million unique customers, and testing by Beeline Kazakhstan.\n\nThe initiative targets a densely populated market of over 175 million people, extending VEON’s satellite framework across its five operating markets which cover more than half a billion people.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"VEON scales Starlink partnership to third market, targeting 175M people in Bangladesh."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"veon_digital_users":"205 million","starlink_satellites":"650","bangladesh_population":"175 million","veon_connectivity_users":"150 million","veon_markets_population":"0.5 billion","ukraine_unique_customers":"5 million"}},"quotedText":"Connectivity is a humanitarian need and a driver of economic growth. 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