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The browser is emerging as a major selling point for mobile phones today, and operators are seeing a significant increase in usage as more and more people are surfing the Web on their mobile devices.

We've always stood up well in comparison with our competitors in technical tests but users disliked that they had to pay $39 and that we had ads. We decided to eliminate these obstacles in order to attract users.

I am excited to announce Opera's sharpened focus on bringing the full Web and open standards support to TVs, consumer electronics and other devices. Advances in broadband networks and device computing power have set the stage for an explosion in the number and variety of places we will see Opera powering Internet access.

Removing the ad banner and licensing fee will encourage many new users to discover the speed, security and unmatched usability of the Opera browser.

In the next few years, there will be a very big change. Our goal is to be the leading player in this market.

is something you can run on the average phone. We see this as a great way to expand the Internet into a new market.

We give you access to the real Internet. Most phone browsers don't do that. They give you access to WAP.

We have been optimizing this technology for seven years. And since we use the same code for our mobile browsers as for our well-tested desktop browser, we have a very significant head start over the competition.