Vodafone Essar and Opera Expand Partnership in Indian Market

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 customers a better and faster browsing experience on nearly any mobile phone capable of connecting to the Internet. The co-branded browser offered by Vodafone Essar will feature customized Speed Dial shortcuts for easy access to unique Vodafone Essar features.

”We are delighted to promote our new co-branded Opera Mini product to our customers. Our mobile Internet user base has increased dramatically in the past six months. We know that Opera Mini brings a great fast mobile Internet experience to our customers, both new to the Internet and experienced users,” said Jonathan Bill, VP Internet Services, Vodafone Essar Ltd. “The co-branded version brings new, enhanced functionality to Vodafone’s customers, giving them easy one-click access to key content and applications.”
India is already one of the largest countries for Opera Mini usage globally, and an important region for the rapid expansion for Opera Mini. The Opera Mini browser uses compression technology to save data traffic and adapt to a greater number of devices worldwide.

Vodafone Essar is a member of the Vodafone Group and commenced operations in 1994 when its predecessor Hutchison Telecom acquired the cellular license for Mumbai. The company now has operations across the country with over 141 million customers. Vodafone Essar has been awarded the “Best Mobile Service Provider 2011” at the Aegis Graham Bell Awards 2011.

Features in Opera Mini for Vodafone:
~Available for free download on Vodafone live!
~Compresses data by up to 90% so you can save time and money
~World’s most popular mobile Internet browser with over 20 million users
~Up to 7 times faster than your native browser
~Specially customised browser for Vodafone users
~Add, modify or delete bookmarks from a grid on your start page – for quick and convenient access to popular websites like Yahoo, ~Facebook, Blogger, Naukri, Moneycontrol and more
~Auto Complete enabled to make address inputs faster, easier and more intuitive
~Lets you search for text within a page to find your information faster
~Offers a virtual mouse add-on for easy scrolling in any direction
~Download through SMS
~Download Opera Mini in minutes with an SMS from your Vodafone Mobile phone. Instructions:
~sms INTERNET to 111 (toll free)
~You’ll receive an SMS with the Opera Mini download link
~Paste this link on your address bar
~Follow the downloading instructions

Download Opera Mini Co-Branded with Vodafone Essar:
Opera Mini Vodafone.jar (Internet.jar, 284 KB)
Opera Mini Vodafone.jad (Internet.jad, 1 KB)

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