Category Archives: mobile

Making the mobile Web greener

Opera unveils sustainability initiative; announces new data center Oslo, Norway – September 29, 2011 The world is ever more interconnected, and data centers are appearing all over the world. Data centers, the mystical warehouses of computers that process everything from your web-based email to compressing web pages for your phone, are on the increase. More […]

Safaricom and Opera Software announce extended Kenyan partnership

Safaricom’s over 17 million customers to benefit from fast mobile browser Johannesburg, South Africa – September 29, 2011 Kenya’s largest integrated telecoms operator Safaricom, today announced the extension of its existing partnership with Opera Software to deliver the Opera Mini browser solution to its more than 17 million subscribers. This includes the launch of a […]

Vodafone Romania gives even more Opera Mini

Bucharest, Romania – September 23, 2011 Today, at the Webstock event in Bucharest, Vodafone Romania and Opera Software launched a co-branded version of the Opera Mini mobile browser as a part of an extended global agreement between Vodafone Group Services and Opera. In addition to the existing Opera Mini version offered by Vodafone Romania, the […]

Faster mobile surfing hits Cyprus

Oslo, Norway – September 16, 2011 Prepare yourself for even faster surfing on the beaches of Cyprus. If you are a Cytamobile-Vodafone customer, then starting from today you can download a specially customized version of the Opera Mini mobile web browser. Cytamobile-Vodafone is the first operator on the island to offer you the most popular […]

Opera and iG bring better browsing to Brazil

Oslo, Norway – September 13, 2011 Opera Software and one of Brazil’s top portals, Internet Group do Brasil (iG) announced a partnership today to offer premium content to Brazilian users of the Opera Mini mobile browser and the Opera desktop browser. iG’s content will now be available to Brazilian mobile and desktop web users via […]

Opera and Smart power up web surfing in the Philippines

Manila, Philippines – August 31, 2011 It’s time to take your mobile web browser to the next level. Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), the leading wireless services provider in the Philippines, and Opera Software, the developer of the world’s most popular mobile web browser, recently renewed and extended their cooperation. The two companies are devoted to […]

Libya, welcome back to the Web!

Report highlights the topsy-turvy mobile web world Oslo, Norway – August 30, 2011 The Internet is truly a piece of technology people can”t be without, as we now see the country of Libya coming back online. Users are accessing the Web after being kept off the world Internet for half a year. This month’s State […]

Mi-Fone and Opera in harmony over Africa

Mi-Fone and Opera Software sign handset deal to bring the best mobile browsing experience to Africa Johannesburg, South Africa – August 29, 2011 Mi-Fone and Opera Software have partnered to bring customers in Africa the ultimate mobile browsing experience. This agreement will see all data capable Mi-Fones preinstalled with the Opera Mini browser. Mi-Fone is […]

Vodafone Essar and Opera expand partnership in Indian market

Oslo, Norway – August 18, 2011 After Vodafone Group Services and Opera Software extended its global frame agreement earlier this year, Vodafone Essar and Opera Software today launched a co-branded version of the Opera Mini mobile browser, now available for download across Vodafone’s network in India. With the co-branded web browser, Vodafone Essar can offer […]

Vodacom and Opera Mini announce competition winners

Johannesburg, South Africa – August 17, 2011 Vodacom and Opera Mini announced the first three winners in a competition that is running to celebrate women during August. The winners this week are T. Mukhwantheli, who received a Samsung Galaxy Tab, K. Kimbel, the new owner of an iPhone 4, and N. Bhengu who won a […]