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Nokia and Google announce a partnership under which Nokia will integrate Google's popular search engine with the Nokia Search application. The integration will begin in select markets with the Nokia N96, Nokia N78, Nokia 6210 Navigator and Nokia 6220 classic. Google search will be extended to additional Nokia handset models in the future.

KPN Netherlands taps Aircom International to improve the performance of its mobile network, under which KPN has purchased a number of licenses for Ranopt, Aircom's radio network optimization tool, to facilitate loading and analysis of drive test data from its existing 2G and 3G mobile networks.

K'cell, a leading GSM operator in Kazakhstan with six million subscribers and an affiliate of Fintur Holding, deploys Telenity's next generation IP-based short message service center, Canvas SMSC and multimedia messaging service center, Canvas MMSC in its GSM network.