German mobile phone operator Debitel has, according to its officials, “decided to beef up its summer offerings by pre-installing the Opera Mini Web browser on seven new handsets.”
Just because you’re at the beach “doesn’t mean you can’t stay connected,” the Debitellians say, adding that hey, “no one knows this better than Debitel’s 8.3 million German subscribers.” Because you know what they say, 8.3 million Germans can’t be wrong.
Debitel’s new Internet service features the Debitel Dashboard, a way for users to access Web content directly from the homescreen. With the click of a Dashboard button, users can access e-mail, phone features, or get online to check the latest weather forecast.
Debitel phones that now feature Opera Mini include Sony Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung models.
Opera Mini has also been selected by German telecoms O2, T-Mobile and Vodafone to deliver the Internet to their customers. And according to Opera’s State of the Web report, Germans “are spending most of their mobile Web minutes shopping.” E-commerce, a study found, accounts for more than seven percent of German Opera Mini traffic.
Last week Opera Software said Swiss operator Swisscom selected a version of its mobile browser Opera Mini for its mobile phones.
The value of the agreement was not disclosed, but Opera Software said that it will receive fees for licenses, development, and support and maintenance services.
Opera Software, headquartered in Oslo, develops the cross-platform Opera Web browser for PCs, mobile phones and other networked devices.
Last month Opera announced that Haier, a handset manufacturer and popular consumer brand in China, chose to pre-install Opera Mini on three new handsets.
Starting immediately, Haier’s N81, N82 and N86 handsets will come loaded with Opera Mini via its partnership with KongZhong, allowing Haier customers to access Web sites.
Similarly TCL, another Chinese brand, has opted to pre-install Opera Mini, Opera’s lightweight mobile browser, on its upcoming A800 handset. TCL and Haier are the two latest Opera users in China, others include KongZhong, Sony Ericsson and ZTE.
54 percent of people surfing the mobile Web come from outside the United States and Europe, according to figures cited by Opera officials. According to analytics firm Bango, China has fast risen up the mobile Web surfing charts, and is currently one of the top six countries in the world to access the mobile Web.
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