Opera Mobile

T-Mobile has hired Robbie Williams to front their Web'n'Walk offering. Because Opera Mobile is powering several of the Web'n'Walk phones, a leading Norwegian news site, NA24, wrote an article with the headline above. A good angle, if I ever saw one:up: !

Now that T-Mobile has also signed up to pre-install Opera Mini on several of their feature phones, they are expanding their Web'n'Walk offering across their entire customer base beyond the smartphone segment. This is, of course, great for Opera.

But what I really like here is that T-Mobile is spending a gazzilion Euros on promoting mobile Web surfing. This speaks volumes about how important the mobile Web, and thus the mobile Web browser, is to one of the world's leading operators.

So let this be a clear hint to all the operators in the world: People do not like to be confined to walled gardens or offered limited and poor content. Open the gates and let people surf. There is ONE Internet, and it should be accessible regardless of device.

There, I said it.

Now, let Robbie and Opera entertain you!