Yahoo forges mobile search deal with six Asian operators

Internet giant Yahoo on June 20 announced partnership agreements with six leading Asian mobile phone operators with a combined subscriber base of nearly 100 million.
The six operators are Globe Telecom of the Philippines, Idea Cellular of India, LG Telecom of South Korea, Maxis Communications of Malaysia, Telkomsel of Indonesia and Taiwan Mobile.
Yahoo oneSearch gives mobile phone users quick access to news, images, financial data and weather conditions while making it easier to navigate to other websites, a company press statement said. Yahoo oneSearch is also available in Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.