Operator giant VimpelCom plans to closely monitor the performance of each of its recently acquired networks from Wind Telecom and is adopting a ‘localised’ approach to managing each business as it determines how to best run a diverse range of mobile networks. Following completion of the US$6 billion Wind Telecom acquisition last summer, VimpelCom is the world’s sixth-largest operator group in terms of connections. In an exclusive new interview with Mobile World Live, VimpelCom’s CEO Jo Lunder said that the company – now present in more than 15 different countries, across both emerging markets and highly-penetrated regions – has adopted a “decentralised business model with a lot of resources and authority delegated to the operating units.”