Nokia and Yahoo! have announced a partnership for
e-mail, instant messaging and maps and navigation services, on PC and mobile devices. 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."
Yahoo! will become the exclusive, global provider of Nokia's Ovi
Mail and Ovi Chat services branded as "Ovi Mail / Ovi Chat
powered by Yahoo!" Nokia and Yahoo! plan to work on ID
federation between their
services, beginning by making it easy for people to use their
Ovi user IDs across select Yahoo! properties to easily access
the online content and services they need.
Together,Yahoo! and Nokia will continue to deliver compelling
Internet experiences that address the core needs of consumers,
developers, operators and advertisers. The companies will utilize
their respective global distribution advantages and brand
recognition across consumer audiences.
Select, co-branded service offerings are expected to become available
from the second half of 2010, with global availability expected
in 2011.