14 DAY TRIAL // Today, Opera Software and Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd announced the launch of a special version of the Opera Mini browser for users in Taiwan, so as to offer them a better and faster Internet browsing experience while on the go.
The new browser would offer users features on par with those available on browsers for smartphone owners, the two companies announced.
The enhanced Internet experience would be available for users on more than 3000 mobile phone models, including a series of devices that are feature phones.
“People can also access CHT’s Hami services, the value-added services developed by CHT,” the wireless carrier announced, adding that all that users would need to do is to dial 88866 on their phones to receive the download instructions.
Opera Mini is the most popular mobile browser in the world, with a number of over 90.4 million monthly users enjoying its future as of January 2011.
One of the most important features of the browser would be its compression technology, which results in savings both on the user and on the carrier side.
The Opera Mini browser available for Chunghwa Telecom's users is a customized version, catering to the needs of mobile users in Taiwan.
The application provides users with access to popular websites such as Facebook, Plurk and local news portals, while also offering easy access to the Hami portal directly from Speed Dial.
“Everyone can browse easily with the Opera Mini browser because it is smart and user friendly,” said Vincent Li, Country Manager, Opera Software, Taiwan.
“The secret is that the Opera browser offers text-wrapping technology, making it easy to read on mobile phones.
“This ensures that users can read most content without having to scroll sideways, facilitating an enjoyable browsing experience on a small-screen mobile device. Now my father is able to use Opera Mini on his mobile phone to check on his grandson’s status on Facebook.”
The CHT-Opera Mini browser should offer mobile phone users the possibility to browse much more web pages than other uses do, courtesy of the compression technology the browser comes with.
Shi Mu-piao, Vice President, Chunghwa Telecom said, “One of the obstacles to widespread adoption of the mobile Internet in Taiwan was the lack of a decent Internet browsing experience on non-smartphones.
“People have mobile phones that are Internet capable but they find it difficult to browse the Web like they do on PC. With the CHT-Opera Mini mobile browser, more people are able to browse the Web and Hami services with ease.”
To download the special version of the Opera Mini browser, all CHT subscribers should head over to this page on Opera's website.