African MTN, the telecommunications company has started to co-operate with Opera to bring mobile web browser to more than 3 million customers. In July 2008 more than 15.8 million people have used the browser with various non-WAP content, but the top sites which users most desired were Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Wikipedia, BBC, CNN etc.

“MTN has been at the forefront of bringing our customers the most innovative and efficient ways of having the world at their fingertips. With this latest addition to MTN’s solutions portfolio, we are confident that customers will find web browsing a much easier and more pleasurable experience.” said Noel Meier, MTN’s CEO. He added, “Partnering with Opera Software will enable MTN to provide this experience to our customers therefore re-affirming our commitment to being a total telecommunications solutions provider in Uganda.”