www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Nokia & Vodafone Essar, the Indian mobile operator, have build up a collaboration in the country to allow subscribers to be connected on the go, easily, anytime and from everywhere. The subscribers will be offered personalized Internet experience with the Nokia N97.

The two companies are offering the service taking into account the growing needs of the subscribers for a more seamless experience of the Internet with slick interface, good speeds and access to an unlimited world of information, while being on the move.
As a part of the partnership, the Indian mobile operator will offer subscribers an exclusive free data plan with every purchase of Nokia N97 handset. The data plan will offer free data services for three months of browsing Internet services 24×7. This will provide subscribers with greater freedom to connect, create, discover and share highly personalized media and applications on Vodafone’s 2.75G EDGE networks.

Vodafone N97 users will also enjoy exclusive access to ‘The Groove’, a unique lifestyle widget. ‘The Groove’ will provide users live updates on movies, dining out, shopping, clubbing, cultural events as well as sports. Nokia N97 owners can now therefore access live information on their favorite topics through a single touch on their home screens, in addition to sharing them with their friends and family.

Harit Nagpal, Director-Marketing and New Business, Vodafone Essar, said, “We are delighted to offer our customers even more choice with Nokia N97. We understand that a device like the Nokia N97 will enable greater Internet connectivity, and hence we are coming up with special data plans to make accessing information on the net easier.”

“The Internet is now an everyday part of people’s lives, something they can’t live without and devices such as the Nokia N97 give them greater freedom to be always switched on. It is on their terms what they download, browse or upload to the web when and how they want. Moreover, they want easy, one touch access to information that is personally relevant. We, at Nokia, are committed to providing mobile phone users in India an enhanced mobile experience, leveraging the strength of our operator partners. With this initiative, we hope to take a step further towards our vision of delivering a highly personalized Internet experience to our customers,” said V. Ramnath, Director, Vodafone Essar.