Now Google search for Airtel users

Airtel subscribers in India will now be able to enjoy the benefits of Google's search engine on their Airtel Live web portal. Bharti Airtel and Google have announced a strategic partnership that will allow Airtel to bring Google search to the Airtel Live mobile WAP portal.

The service will be available for users who have GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) connection free of cost. But there will be charges for downloading any content.

"Mobile users in India today outnumber PC (personal computer) users in a ratio of 6:1, hence, this is going to have tremendous impact," Manoj Kohli, president, Bharti Airtel Ltd, told a press conference on Thursday here.

Google will also be using the platform to place Mobile Ads based on search items, which will be displayed alongside search results.

Source: iSource updates