Category Archives: mobile

New Opera Mini becomes one of the most popular Android apps

Opera Mini, the fast mobile browser, is the most downloaded app in Google Play in nine countries and is among the top 3 or higher in 18 countries. The places where Opera Mini is trending in Google Play include populous countries like India, Indonesia, Ukraine, South Africa, Malaysia and Pakistan. In total, over 2 billion […]

Opera to double user base on Android by 2017

Major makeover of Opera Mini browser as Opera announces new user targets for Android From today, Android users can enjoy a new version of the Opera Mini mobile browser, available for free from Google Play. Opera Mini’s dramatically redesigned interface achieves a native Android look and feel. Opera’s new growth targets for Android users  The […]

Gameloft and Opera Software partner to bring games on mobile in emerging markets

Gameloft, a leading publisher of digital and social games, announces a global partnership with Opera Software, a leader in Internet browser technologies, to make Gameloft titles available on the Opera Mobile Store. Over 250 million users globally will benefit from this partnership, including Opera Mobile Store users in emerging markets.  “We’re thrilled to partner with […]

Free internet for basic phone users

Telenor, Mobilink, Microsoft and Opera come together to bring more Pakistanis online Telenor and Mobilink customers in Pakistan will be able to enjoy a day of free internet with the popular Opera Mini browser. The free internet access, sponsored by Microsoft Lumia, is available exclusively to basic Java phone users and is aimed at encouraging more […]

Ericsson and Opera enter into partnership to deliver marketing services to operators

Mobile operators worldwide will be able to generate new revenues and grow market share thanks to the combination of Ericsson’s Media Delivery Network (MDN) solution and Opera Software’s Rocket Platform. This collaboration will enable new monetization and network services that include the launch of Opera’s Rocket Marketer, which delivers in-session content, messaging and offers from […]

New revenues in sight for operators as Opera launches cross-browser monetization solution

Rocket Marketer to help operators easily distribute contextual offers and content across their user base Mobile operators worldwide will be able to generate new revenues and grow market share thanks to a new cross-browser mobile marketing engine from Opera Software that allows operators to re-establish a direct touch point with customers on their smartphones and tablets. The […]

Encrypted video traffic now optimized by Opera

Rocket Optimizer adds encrypted video optimization to enhance quality of experience for mobile operators’ customers The recent emergence of encrypted video traffic can now be tamed, thanks to a breakthrough by Opera’s Rocket Optimizer mobile video optimization solution, Opera Software announced today. Encrypted video, also known as HTTPS video, has been increasing in share of the […]

Consumers in emerging markets gain affordable access to apps

Launch of Opera Max App Pass with Telenor Digital provides simple data passes to a world of apps Mobile operators can now offer their subscribers free-of-charge access to selected apps for a set period of time, with sponsored and paid passes to apps coming shortly. This has been made possible by App Pass, an innovative […]

Viettel launches affordable data plan with Opera Mini

Over 50 million Viettel customers can now subscribe to the most affordable mobile data plan in Vietnam. Viettel, the largest local mobile operator, is offering one-day, web-browsing data packages for VND 2,000 (USD 0.09) through the Opera Mini browser. Subscribers to this plan will be able to browse the web via Opera Mini as much […]

Free internet for Robi users with Opera Mini

Robi users in Bangladesh will be able to enjoy 5 MB of free internet with the popular Opera Mini browser starting today. The special offer was announced at a press conference in Dhaka. How to access the free internet  To take advantage of the free internet offer, Robi users just need to open the Opera […]