Opera opens new data center in Europe

The new server platform will accelerate access to the contents of websites for Opera Mini users around the world

June 30, 2009, Oslo, Norway - Opera Company signed an agreement with TeliaSonera International Carrier, in accordance with which a major international provider will provide accommodation and communications for a new data center of a Norwegian company in Poland.
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This data center will become the fourth Opera server platform and will handle requests from Opera Mini mobile browser users from the European region. With the advent of the new data center and the release of resources from other server platforms of the company (in Norway, USA and China), downloading information from the Internet for Opera Mini users around the world will be even faster.

“The new data center in Europe is needed to meet the needs of the rapidly growing number of Opera Mini users,” said Opera Chief Executive Officer Jon von Tetzchner. - A powerful server platform will provide an opportunity to efficiently serve Internet requests from a larger number of users of the popular mobile browser. This will increase our ability to provide high-quality, fast Internet on any device, anytime, anywhere. ”

Poland, as the location of the new data center, was chosen based on its geographical location. In countries such as Russia, Poland and Ukraine, the Opera Mini browser is very popular, and its penetration rate is the highest. The location of the server platform in close proximity to a vast consumer audience will allow faster processing of its requests for receiving information from websites. Over time, the new data center will serve all Opera Mini users in Central and Eastern Europe.

“The new Opera server park on our site reduces the waiting time for processing requests, improves latency,” said Peter Arke, Vice President and Head of Sales, TeliaSonera International Carrier in Norway, Denmark, Finland and the Baltic States. “Our goal is to simplify and accelerate the exchange of information, and together with Opera we are trying to provide European consumers with mobile Internet more opportunities to obtain online information in the“ field ”conditions.”

About TeliaSonera International Carrier
TeliaSonera International Carrier is an international communications services provider that provides its own communication channels and modern data transfer technologies. The company offers IP and voice services, services for placing computing resources on their sites, as well as specialized services for education, media and the gaming industry. TeliaSonera owns more than 43 thousand km of optical lines that connect 100 communication nodes in 35 countries in Europe, the USA and Asia. The company is the leader in IP services in the world and the number one provider in Europe. More information is available at: www.teliasoneraic.com .

About Opera Software ASA
The company Opera Software ASA has opened up new possibilities for viewing web pages on PCs, mobile phones and other Internet devices. The cross-platform browser technology developed by Opera is known for its functionality, standards compliance and small size. At the same time, it provides users with fast, secure and dynamic Internet access. The main office of Opera Software is located in Oslo, Norway, with offices around the world. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the exchange code OPERA. More information is available at: www.opera.com

useful links
Official blog, Russian-speaking community Opera: my.opera.com/russian
Opera's blog on Habrahabr.ru: habrahabr.ru/company/opera
Community Opera in the social network VKontakte.ru: vkontakte.ru/club15122
Make the Internet better! “Choose Opera” blog [EN]: www.chooseopera.com
Opera's microblog on Twitter [EN]: www.twitter.com/opera