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The Telenor Group and Opera Software have signed a non-exclusive Global Frame Agreement under which the Norway-based operator will pre-install Opera Mini on handsets it sells around the world. Telenor will be able to co-brand, distribute and run the popular mobile web browser in all geographies it covers, offering users a “fast, affordable and user-friendly mobile web experience.”
Moreover, the two parties will also work to further innovate and expand the scope of the mobile web. The first Opera Mini deployment in the Telenor network is scheduled for September.
Commenting on the news, Telenor’s Morten Karlsen Sørby, EVP and Head of Corporate Development, said: “Telenor has a vision to provide mobile Internet with a great user experience to everyone. We are confident that this agreement will help us provide Internet to a larger user group across the world. We are thrilled to work closely with Opera, a company that spun out of Telenor in the late 1990s, and have grown to become one of Norway’s most successful technology exports.”
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
