Baidu and France Telecom Partnering in Africa and Middle East

Posted by Joachim Bartels | Jan 15, 2013 | Africa, Baidu, China, Mobile Services, Search & Aggregation | 0 |

Baidu (BIDU) is partnering with France Telecom (FTE) to offer a mobile browser tailored for African/Middle Eastern users – FTE’s Mobinil Egyptian unit is the first to provide the software. The tie-up represents another stab at international expansion for Baidu, one focused on markets where cheap smartphones will likely end up the primary means of accessing the Web for many.

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