Opera, FAST and Telenor Collaborate on Mobile Services

Fast Search & Transfer ASA (FAST), Telenor R&D and Opera Software ASA are collaborating to bring best-in-breed technology and end-user expertise to mobile portals. The three companies are developing a complete system for delivering relevant location-based information, including localized content, news feeds, maps and traveling information directly to end-users’ mobile phones. The R&D solution will be demonstrated at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain at the Opera Software stand (E36/37).

Opera is contributing its advanced browser technology to the project. “Mobile Web applications based on AJAX technologies are perfect for development of mobile content,” says Christen Krogh, VP of Engineering, Opera Software. “Telenor and FAST are great partners and we benefit significantly from combining their cutting edge technologies with our own.”

FAST is contributing its search technology and expertise. “Mobile content today is not made easily available to end users,” says Michael Brady, Senior Director, Business Development at FAST. “By leveraging FAST mSearch™, our mobile search platform that intelligently manages search access from mobile devices, with the rich capabilities in the browser client and location information, the end user can be presented with always- updated and relevant, personalized information just by looking on the display.”

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