Japanese operator KDDI announced it will introduce a new branded email service based on Google's Gmail. The free service will launch in September--KDDI subscribers will receive 2 gigabytes of storage and an "@auone.jp" email address, and may access the account either via handset or PC. KDDI will later add a mobile alert system notifying customers of new email messages. KDDI already offers Google-branded search--in a Tokyo press conference, Makoto Takahashi, KDDI senior VP, said the Google partnership was part of a larger strategy to create a unified portal for the operator's PC-based web service and mobile platform. "We will combine our mobile and PC offerings into one service," Takahashi said.
For more on the KDDI/Google service:
- read this Cellular News article [1]Â | release [2]
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Links:
[1] http://www.cellular-news.com/story/25157.php
[2] http://www.fiercewireless.com/press-releases/press-release-kddi-offer-email-service-based-google-email
[3] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/google-developing-mobile-content-search-service/2007-07-17
[4] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/google-files-mobile-advertising-patent/2007-01-26
[5] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/dada-google-buddy-up-for-friend/2007-03-02