Opera Planning Deals with US Wireless Carriers?

Could it be that the folks at Opera are working on deals with US wireless carriers to preload Opera Mobile (a mobile internet browser) onto their devices? That very well could be the case, thanks to a report at Forbes. Apparently someone over at Opera has let it slip that talks have been taking place with US carriers (no details on which one(s) ), but seeing as there are only so many major carriers, we probably have a good idea of which ones they might be.

There’s no doubt that striking a deal or two with US carriers could be a huge boost for the company, and a big step forward for them in the ‘mobile browser wars’ in North America. Having Opera software preloaded on devices will give consumers no excuse not to try out the browser. More choice, more browsers… let the competition heat up. We could hear more about this come CTIA time, as apparently Opera is working on plans to announce the carrier deals at that time.

If you want to learn more about Opera Mobile, check out the official site.

[Via: BGR]

UPDATE: This rumor has since been smashed.

Opera is aware of statements in the media that Opera will announce one or more agreements with US operators in early April.

Opera would like to clarify that it has no plans to announce any US operator agreements to the OSE in early April as mentioned in the media.

Petter Lade, Investor Relations