3rd May - German wireless operator T-Mobile emerged on Friday as the second operator to publicly support Nokia's Ovi internet services initiative.

Under a collaboration agreement, T-Mobile and Nokia will offer their European customers faster and easier access to all of T-Mobile's web'n'walk internet services as well as all to Nokia's Ovi internet services on a wide range of Nokia devices.

One of the core focuses of the partnership will be advancing the mobilisation of social networks, primarily through T-Mobile's community-oriented MyFaves service, while widget cooperation is another development area for the companies.

The Finnish vendor said it would customise its devices to provide a dedicated suite of T-Mobile services which will be 'seamlessly' integrated with Nokia's devices. The T-Mobile exclusive Nokia 6650 device to be made available in July in Europe, will be the next step in this partnership.

Vodafone was the first operator to publicly throw its support behind Ovi, signing a deal with Nokia in November last year. The Vodafone deal is similar in scope to T-Mobile's, involving the launch an integrated suite of Vodafone services combined with Nokia Ovi services on a range of Nokia handsets.