Mobile TeleSystems chooses Kuehne + Nagel

Moscow, May 25, 2010 – Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (MTS), the largest

mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS, has selected Kuehne +

Nagel as their main supplier for airfreight import and export as well

as road transport services.

Following a thorough tender process involving several major freight forwarders,

Kuehne + Nagel was chosen as the main supplier of international

air transportation and forwarding services by MTS. Under the agreement,

Kuehne + Nagel’s services include airfreight import activities from approximately

40 origins in countries such as Canada, Mexico, Germany, the

Netherlands, Hungary and the CIS to Moscow. Kuehne + Nagel will also

manage the delivery by trucks (of 82 cubic meters) from foreign countries

including CIS to Moscow.

The strength of the MTS brand was recognized internationally in 2008,

when it became the first and only Russian company to enter “BRANDZ™

Top 100 Most Powerful Brands”, a ranking published by the Financial

Times and Millward Brown, a leading global market research and consulting

firm. MTS is one of the two official distributors of Blackberry as well

as a big importer of telecommunications equipment.

“One of the reasons why MTS has chosen our integrated transport and

logistics solutions is because we meet their high needs for security and

reliability,” said Perry Neumann, Managing Director of Kuehne + Nagel

Russia. „In the CIS region, the high-tech industry is one our strategic

focus segments and the MTS project fully complies with this approach.

Kuehne + Nagel is strategically expanding its logistics activities and

manpower in the CIS and, through its well-organized global network

and employees with industry-specific expertise, both companies will

strengthen their position in the region.”

About MTS

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (MTS) is the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the

CIS. MTS services over 97 million subscribers (as of February 31, 2010). MTS provides

mobile communications in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia and

Belarus, a territory with a total population of more than 230 million.

About Kuehne + Nagel

With approximately 55,000 employees at 900 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne

+ Nagel Group is one of the world’s leading logistics companies. Its strong market position lies in the seafreight, airfreight, overland and contract logistics businesses with a clear focus on providing IT-based supply chain management services.

For further information, please visit www.kuehne-nagel.com