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^{Second Ovi deal for Nokia after Telefonica} Vodafone and Nokia combine content services

8 Nov 2007 at 04:50 GMT Timo Poropudas

Vodafone, the world's largest mobile operator by revenue and Nokia the world's largest handset manufacturer, have agreed to launch an integrated suite of Vodafone services combined with Nokia Ovi Services on a range of Nokia handsets.

These services will offer the customers content and browsing through a range of premium handsets on high speed 3G and 3G broadband networks. Vodafone and Nokia also have agreed that a number of these handsets will be exclusive to Vodafone.

Customers will get faster and easier access to all of Vodafone's Internet and entertainment services as well as all of Ovi from Nokia services on a wide range of handsets. Vodafone customers will be able to access the widest and most attractive choice of Internet services.

Vodafone and Nokia will also deliver greater choice in music for customers, by making both the Vodafone music service and the Nokia Music Store available on Nokia's 2008 handsets.

Nokia announced a similar agreement with Telefonica in October.