VEON Group has held its global Digithon 2019 in Amsterdam

ArmInfo.  VEON Group has held its global Digithon 2019 in Amsterdam, where Beeline Armenia employees competed as well.

According to the press service of the company, Digithon is a contest  between all companies comprising VEON. The teams create prototypes of  innovative and relevant digital services during the contest. All  participants are the winners of national stages of Digithon in 10  countries where the group operates. They formed 10 teams in  Amsterdam, which included employees from various countries, including  5 Beeline Armenia staffers. This year Digithon focused on the  challenges of 5G network.

According to the source,the teams were given 24 hours to develop  their ideas and make the prototypes, which they submitted to the  professional jury and partners from VEON companies. VEON selected the  three winners via double voting by the jury and the partners, who  followed the contest online. The team that took the first place  includes a Beeline Armenia employee.

"It is very important for Beeline to consistently develop the  knowledge and skills of the employees and to fulfill their potential.  I am certain that meeting our partners from different countries and  creating innovative solutions will give a great impetus to  development of our staff and company. Introduction of 5G network is a  matter of time.  We already think of what our subscribers will need  in the future - simple, ambitious and convenient solutions," said  Beeline Armenia CEO Andrey Pyatakhin.  The winning Sonic Boom team  was awarded a trip to Seoul, South Korea. It is the first country to  launch the 5G mobile network and it has multiple innovative digital  companies. Sonic Boom created the Boom VR concept app, which enables  users to attend any concert or event in virtual reality.

To note, the Big Bang and 4G Killers, which took the 2nd and the 3rd  places respectively, have also been awarded prizes.

To recall, VEON Armenia CJSC is now VEON Armenia Holdings B.V.  (Beeline trademark) is part of the VEON group of companies, which is  one of the world's largest integrated telecom operators. The group  includes communications companies providing voice and data services  based on a wide range of wireless and fixed-line technologies, as  well as broadband Internet access for subscribers in Russia, Italy,  Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Georgia,  Kyrgyzstan, Laos , Algeria, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The group  companies provide services under the brands "Beeline", "Kyivstar",  "Wind", "Mobilink", "Banglalink" and "Djezzy"