Recent News, 2014

MITO Fantasy Pocket and Opera Mini: A whole new mobile browsing experience

Opera Software want the world to have fast, affordable and accessible internet access. As part of achieving this aim, today, Opera Software and MITO have announced that MITO’s new Android handset, the MITO Fantasy Pocket, will have the Opera Mini browser pre-installed on the device, allowing users to surf the web in a fast and […]

AIS Social Pack offers unlimited web browsing with Opera Mini

To make access to the mobile web more affordable, Thai mobile operator AIS has introduced the AIS Social Pack, offering unlimited web browsing through the Opera Mini mobile browser, for as low as 9 THB per day. This data plan also provides weekly and monthly subscriptions at 49 THB and 149 THB, respectively. Opera’s mobile […]

No data plan? No problem

Opera and Idea launch affordable web pass packages Idea Cellular, India’s third-largest mobile operator, and Opera Software today announced the launch of Idea Web Pass, which can be purchased from within the Opera Mini browser. This web pass will allow users to enjoy customized mobile internet packages when using the Opera Mini web browser. Subscribers just need […]

EVERCOSS users to surf faster with Opera Mini

Fast and easy internet access with an affordable price Opera Software today announced a partnership with EVERCOSS, Indonesia’s biggest handset manufacturer, to preinstall the Opera Mini mobile browser in its newly launched Android devices: the A7T and A12. The goal is to bring the best mobile browsing experience to all EVERCOSS users in Indonesia. Opera […]

Telkomsel launches Opera Web Pass service

Bringing more people to the mobile internet Opera Software and Telkomsel, Indonesia’s biggest telecommunication provider, today announced the launch of Opera Web Pass for the first time in Indonesia. Opera Web Pass is a solution that allows operators to offer users easier access to their mobile internet services. With Opera Web Pass, operators are able […]

Vodafone partners with Opera Software to launch Opera Web Pass

Service will encourage new users to access mobile internet on their devices Vodafone India, one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, in partnership with Opera Software, is all set to bring web pass services to its customers in India. The launch of Opera Web Pass is in line with Vodafone’s strategy to democratize data to […]

50 million Brazilians say “Oi” to Opera Mini

Opera Software today announced a partnership with one of Brazil’s largest telecom operators, Oi, to bring the Opera Mini mobile browser to Oi subscribers all over Brazil. Starting today, more than 50 million subscribers of Oi in Brazil will be able to browse the mobile web in a much faster, more cost-efficient way than before. […]

Opera browser debuts on Nokia X software platform

Nokia X customers get the best mobile surfing experience, from day one The Opera browsers are expanding their turf, as Opera and Nokia today announced that the Opera browser will come pre-installed on the Nokia X software platform recently announced. The Opera browser launching with the Nokia X software platform is a full-fledged browser, with […]

Mobile operators and their customers still struggling with video stalling, new Opera study finds

Consumers in five large markets dissatisfied with mobile video playback experience Opera Software today released a comprehensive study and infographic of five major smartphone markets – the United States, Brazil, Russia, India and Indonesia – that found that mobile video stalling and buffering continues to be a problem for operators and their customers, leading to […]

Introducing Opera Max – A data-savings app to make your data plan feel unlimited

Following its legacy of championing compression on mobile, Opera Software today launched Opera Max, a free and easy-to-use data savings app that compresses data across applications on your mobile device – including video, text and images – so you can get the most out your data plan and more control over your data usage. From […]