Telefónica, Nokia open door to Mobile Internet

Telefónica and Nokia announced they are working together to accelerate the adoption of new Internet services on mobile devices by providing Telefónica customers with easy access to both Telefónica and Nokia Internet services in areas such as menu customization, technology and billing co-operation.

As part of the collaboration, Nokia will customize the new Multimedia Menu to provide easy access to Telefónica services. Similarly, Telefonica customers will be able to access all Nokia services through the Multimedia Menu.

” 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,” said Julio Linares, General Manager for Coordination, Business Development and Synergies, Telefónica S.A.

“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,” said Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President and General Manager Nokia Multimedia.

Telefónica’s activities are centered mainly on the fixed and mobile telephony businesses with broadband as the key tool for the development of both. The company has a presence in 24 countries and a customer base of more than 212 mln accesses. Telefonica has a strong presence in Spain, Europe and Latin America, where the company focuses an important part of its growth strategy.