Telenor Makes It Easy To Use Mobile Web Through Opera Mini
Editor’s Note: Please join me to welcome Omar Aijaz. Omar is an undergraduate business student who has a keen interest in technology and telecommunication and he will be contributing to this blog on a regular basis.
The trend of open mobile Internet on mobile phones is relatively recent, even more so in Pakistan. However the growth, fueled by better browser software and falling data prices, is noticeable. All mobile companies want to offer more reasons for people to use data services, which results in higher ARPU. Mobile Internet is most popular among business persons and innovative people like students, technology enthusiasts etc, who want quick access to Internet right from their cell phone any where. Opera mini is one of the popular mobile web browsers.
Opera Mini powered by Telenor is a good business move by Telenor to encourage more people towards using mobile web services. Opera mini is fast and compresses the data to about 95% so its very easy to download music, visit blogs, check your emails etc. Telenor GPRS (more about GPRS technology toward the end) and EDGE technology (2.5G) was introduced in late 2006. EDGE provides decent speed and performance and offered by others (Mobilink, Zong, Ufone) as we don’t have 3G yet. Online forums are full of discussions about which service has the best speeds etc.
As a reader pointed out in comments, Telenor has planned its market strategy from the beginning around mobile Internet (all their SIMs are preactivated for data). Opera mini service is an extension of Telenor’s push for more data usage.
Note that you should be able to use Opera with other mobile network operators as well — its just that Telenor makes it a bit easy to get it through SMS.
Here are the options on how to get Opera – taken from Telenor website.
There are three download methods available to install Opera Mini on your phone: SMS (via phone text message), WAP (downloading using your existing mobile web browser) and PC (computer) download.
1. Using the sms method, you can text ‘opera’ and send to 345 to receive Opera Mini download link right on your phone.
2. To download Opera Mini to your phone through mobile web browser, visit waptelenor.com.pk.
3. To download Opera Mini to your desktop PC or Mac click here and then transfer and install it on your phone via Bluetooth or USB.
Note: The phrase GPRS means General Packet Radio Service. GPRS can be accessed using GSM phones which have 2G technology integrated into them. The GPRS provides 56 to 114 Kbits/sec connectivity. The cell phones with GPRS technology are named 2.5G phones, which are in between 2G and 3G technology. WAP means Wireless Application Protocol and is used in GPRS communications. MMS ( Multimedia Messaging) in which we can send pictures, recorded clips, and videos.
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Opera mini is great. I am using it for about 1.5 years. I normally use it for Stock Exchange data, sports, breaking news and specially for Hotmail Inbox. With my telenor-prepaid, it is not only fast but also very cheap. Also Opera mini can be used with least priced mobile having GPRS.
pleas open enternet here i wait company of this
opera mini is great
with or without telenor
Here’s a related post which talks about mobile web and the role of handset makers:
http://telecompk.net/2008/10/14/businessweek-on-the-battle-for-mobile-web-dominance/
Telenor has a habit of doing this. They did this earlier with Mig33, and now Opera Mini.
Apparently, I’ve been using both software since they got launched by each company. But to be honest, I’ve never been pleased by the data quality of Telenor… So I don’t see how adding more users will help them…
@ Mr Sharjeel
Thank you Sharjeel. I did a couple of articles before this post too. If you visit this website regularily, you would remember the ” wateen and link dot net” post that i wrote.
Omar, good to know you. Your first post is great, hope to see more in future.