Nokia and Yahoo! Hand-in-hand
With our bustling life constantly moving to the virtual realm of the internet, communications should be made fast, convenient and reliable. In line with this, Nokia and Yahoo! recently have announced their worldwide strategic alliance that will provide their users co-branded e-mail and chat services on Nokia phones. As part of the alliance: Nokia will be the exclusive, global provider of Yahoo!’s maps and navigation services, integrating Ovi Maps across Yahoo! properties branded as “Powered by Ovi”. Conversely, Yahoo! will be the exclusive, global provider of Nokia’s Ovi Mail and Ovi Chat services branded as “Ovi Mail/Ovi Chat powered by Yahoo!”The two companies will also work on ID federation between their services for customers to be able to enjoy advanced communications with a highly sophisticated mobile experience.