Wireless operator America Movil announced a strategic global partnership with Yahoo that will bring the Internet giant's suite of mobile services available to 143 million subscribers across 16 nations in Latin America and the Caribbean. Per terms of the deal, Yahoo's oneSearch will be installed as America Movil's default mobile search service--in the months ahead, Yahoo will customize and deploy localized versions of oneSearch for each region. The two companies will also collaborate to bring additional Yahoo products and services to America Movil handsets.
For more on the Yahoo/America Movil deal:
- read this release [1] [2]
Related articles:
Yahoo [3]: Mobile web to overtake PCs in next decade
Yahoo [4] mobile search expands across Asia Pacific
Yahoo [5] announces revamped mobile search
Yahoo [6] expands OneSearch to mobile web
Yahoo [7] Go for Mobile 2.0 goes international
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercewireless.com/press-releases/america-movil-and-yahoo-partner-bring-mobile-search-and-compelling-mobile-services-mi
[2] http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/industries/telecom/article/america-movil-yahoo-partner-bring-mobile-search-compelling-mobile-services_415269_13.html
[3] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/yahoo-mobile-web-overtake-pcs-next-decade/2007-11-26
[4] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/yahoo-mobile-search-expands-across-asia-pacific/2007-11-13
[5] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/yahoo-announces-revamped-mobile-search/2007-01-08
[6] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/yahoo-extends-onesearch-to-mobile-web/2007-03-20
[7] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/yahoo-go-for-mobile-2.0-goes-international/2007-06-21