China Mobile has entered into a deal with SoftBank and Vodafone to set up an innovation lab for promoting the development of mobile internet services.

The lab will mainly focus in pressing the development of new mobile technology, application and services like mobile widgets.

According to China Mobile, the lab will act as a platform for mobile widgets to promote the development of innovative new services that can leverage unique capabilities of mobile operators.

This joint lab will also serve as a platform for parties to develop mobile services and drive innovation and synergy in the industry to benefit their combined global customer base.

However this innovative lab is still to get approval from the Chinese government.