Opera released their latest State of the Mobile Web Report recently, providing information on the top global trends affecting the mobile Web.<\/p>\n
The latest report includes profiles on the top 20 countries for Opera Mini usage, a spotlight on mobile browsing trends in the European Union and a look at how much money consumers can save using Opera Mini.<\/p>\n
According to the report Opera Mini saves consumers worldwide more than 2.2 billion USD each month on their mobile data bills. South African users save 6 USD per month – equating to R42.<\/p>\n
“Since mobile data is compressed by up to 90%, Opera Mini users potentially save a lot of money on pay-as-you-go plans,” Opera said in a press statement.<\/p>\n
Consumers in the United States and Nigeria benefit the most from Opera Mini’s unique compression technology, which reduces the size of web pages up to 90 percent (%).<\/p>\n
Using prevailing metered rates, United States consumers could save 141 USD on average each month, while Opera Mini users in Nigeria save 44 USD each month.<\/strong><\/p>\n Trends in South Africa (ranked sixth worldwide for Opera Mini usage) include:<\/strong><\/p>\n Top 10 sites in South Africa by unique users (change from previous month)<\/strong><\/p>\n Top handsets for September 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n “Keeping costs low is about more than just saving money; it is about making the Web more accessible to a wider range of people,” said Jon von Tetzchner, Co-founder, Opera.<\/p>\n “That is why we focus so heavily on making Opera Mini work on all phones, and, in fact, why we originally founded Opera. We believe access to the Web is a universal right, and we hope that by keeping costs low, we play a part in helping people connect, on any device, wherever they are.”<\/p>\n\n
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