The Spanish-language Expansion.com is reporting that Telefonica has secured an exclusive agreement with Palm to offer the upcoming Palm Pre in Spain, the UK, and Latin America. The Pre will be offered through the Telefonica Movistar subsidiary in Spain and Latin America and the O2 subsidiary in the UK.
No launch dates have been announced but it is expected to launch in Spain before the summer according to the news report.
When the Palm Pre was announced, Sprint was announced as the exclusive launch partner. The length and terms of the exclusivity period have not been revealed. Based on this report, it would appear that it was not a global exclusive or fairly short in duration (or both).
Note: The ‘More information’ link is in Spanish. [Google translation]
Source: Electronista