MWC – Yahoo! and Opera strike deal

Yahoo! and Opera Software have announced a partnership to bring the Opera Mini mobile web browser to more mobile phone users.

Yahoo! is expected to begin distributing the browser via Yahoo! Mobile and also as a standalone download from Yahoo!’s mobile websites in the near future.

Opera Software CEO Jon von Tetzchner said: Yahoo! Mobile with Opera Mini is easily accessible to end-users, operators and manufacturers and provides a cost-effective means of getting the Internet on your phone. Together, Yahoo! and Opera will bring the full Web experience to your phone, similar to how you know it from your desktop computer.”

Yahoo! Connected Life senior vice president David Ko said: “We are excited to announce this partnership with Opera to bring Opera Mini to Yahoo! Mobile users, enabling our consumers to surf the Internet on their mobile devices.”