Mobile Internet from Nokia and Telefónica

Nokia and Telefónica announced that they will collaborate in order to hasten the adoption of new mobile Internet services by providing Telefónica subscribers with easy access to Telefónica and Nokia Internet services. The announced collaboration implies billing and technology cooperation as well as menu customization.

Nokia will customize its Ovi mobile service platform, the Multimedia Menu more exactly, to enable easy access to Telefónica's services. Also, through the Multimedia Menu, Telefónica users will be able to access any Nokia service.

"We want to provide our customers with an unparalleled mobile experience and by working with partners like Nokia, we can ensure that they have access to the best in Internet services", said Julio Linares, General Manager for Coordination, Business Development and Synergies, Telefónica S.A. "Our customers can take advantage of Telefónica's high quality mobile broadband network to access both Telefónica and Nokia services, as well as other third-party applications, and I'm confident that this will drive a dramatic increase in user uptake of these new services over the coming years."

Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Nokia Multimedia, said: "We're extremely excited about this collaboration as I believe it can pave the way for a new way of working throughout our industry. Ease of use has always been at heart of Nokia devices and this collaboration is an important step in creating the same experience for Internet services. Nokia devices and services are based on open standards, which makes it easy for us to work with forward thinking operators such as Telefónica to provide consumers with choice regarding which Internet services they want to access from their mobile device."

Telefónica is a global telecommunications company with activities concentrated on the mobile and fixed telephony. It has a strong presence in 24 countries, in both Europe and Latin America.