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TATA Drives Mobile Web Growth in India with Opera Mini
This partnership enables the mass market customer in India to access Internet in local languages like Hindi.
Opera Software, a company that puts the Web on any device, today announced its initiative with Tata Teleservices Ltd one of India's telecom providers, to provide Opera Mini on its upcoming BREW-enabled handsets. The browser will be made available first on the Huawei C2900i, a mass market BREW-enabled handset.
The Companies claim that this is a milestone achievement for them as it is the first delivery of Opera Mini, a mobile Web browser, on a BREW-enabled handset, and marks Opera's entry into the vibrant Indian market. Accordingly the customers in India shall be empowered to access Internet in local languages like Hindi.
The comapnies state that the Web browser will provide users with access to the full Web, enabling them to surf websites, mobile blogging and social networking. It will also support local language websites such as BBC Hindi, Dainik Bhaskar and others and it will include bookmarks, secure access to e-mail and online banking.
"We are bringing one the world's best mobile Web browsing experience to India and are the first operator to enable this experience for Indian consumers. Mobile Web on affordable mobile devices will open up the power of the Internet to a huge base of mass consumers, in a language of their choice. Tata Indicom's superior CDMA capabilities, coupled with Opera Mini's unique capabilities, will bring a delightful browsing experience to our customers," said Pankaj Sethi, President, VAS & Enterprise Marketing, Tata Teleservices Ltd.
"India continues to be an important market for Opera and we are excited to partner with Tata Teleservices to offer the full power of the Internet to mobile users in India. Opera's belief in innovation is what differentiates the company in the market today. The new 'Opera Mini on BREW' solution clearly demonstrates our vision and commitment to providing an outstanding Web browsing experience on mobile to customers in India," said Jon von Tetzchner, Chief Executive Officer, Opera Software.
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