Yahoo! Inc. launched a package of Internet-based wireless applications for Nextel Communications Inc. subscribers, the companies announced Tuesday.
With the new offering, Nextel customers can log onto Yahoo! from their handsets and access downloadable games, e-mail accounts, instant messaging, and news and sports updates. The announcement marks Nextel’s first agreement with Yahoo!, which said it now offers services on every major U.S. mobile carrier.
“Our new relationship with Nextel and the launch of Yahoo! Mobile Internet across their network is further proof of Yahoo!’s appeal to our carrier partners, and we are pleased to continue to develop solutions that drive adoption and usability of mobile data services in the United States,” said Doug Garland, senior vice president of Yahoo! Mobile.
