Hutchison Essar and Microsoft have come together to announce a broad scale mobile services alliance in India. Building on the successful existing partnership between them, the two companies have agreed in principle to work together to provide mobile search and other key Windows Live services to the Hutch subscriber base of nearly more than 21 million.

According to sources, upon completion of the alliance, Hutch customers in India will be able to search for and access mobile content and information in a one-stop integrated search powered by Windows Live Search for mobile. This will include news, sports, entertainment, information, and more - directly from the World Wide Web. In addition, Hutch users will soon be able to search for local business listings and services for major Indian cities

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