When you think Vodaphone search - think Google? Hey, this is what I took away from this recent news below. With the January deal struck between the two companies, it appears that the service interoperability walls are finally coming down.

Mobile network operators are waking up to the power of big brands like Google — and putting them on their decks.

On Tuesday, Vodafone announced that it’s working with Google (Quote, Chart) to develop mobile search services for its subscribers. Vodafone will integrate Google’s search capability into its consumer service, Vodafone live!

The new service, delivered through Vodafone’s high-speed data networks, will let users search on both Vodafone live! and the wider Web simultaneously. [Read the rest]

[tags]vodafone,service interoperability,vodafone live!,high-speed data networks[/tags]