‘Opera Turbo’ brings bandwidth compression technology to desktop browsing
15 CommentsPublished February 19th, 2009 9:12 AM EST By BAMAToNE
Opera recently announced its latest innovation to speed up internet browsing: Opera Turbo. The compression technology Opera Mini users have enjoyed for years has now been adapted for use with a wider range of devices.
Opera Turbo is a cross-platform solution, available for desktop computers, mobile phones, and other Internet-enabled devices. By compressing network traffic by up to 80%, Opera Turbo helps to enable the sustainability and scalability of networks in order to meet traffic demands and ensure a superior browsing experience.
Because the compression technology is server-side, even older computers with limited hardware see “improved page download rates and better overall performance. ” Web technologies like Ajax and Flash will function normally since they will not be compressed by Opera Turbo.
Below is an illustration of how Opera Turbo works:
diagram of Opera Turbo technology
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Well this seems interesting. This might enable Opera to remain the top dog in terms of speed.
However I’m not sure if I’d use this feature on the desktop, it’s basicly like having a constant proxy on.
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All your location belong to Norway.
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I wonder if the desktop version of Opera Turbo will be available for everybody or it’s only a carrier-related thing.
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From the press release: “To be available for business customers” So it’s completely irrelevant for home users and only interesting if you’re making decisions in a company that can spare the cash for extra-fast internet.
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Opera Turbo compresses data so users of mobile devices reduce their bills. Evolution of Opera Mini from phone to mobile laptop ?.. Maybe Opera should make Opera Turbo available B2C … to increase desktop market share and revenue from search
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@Christian.
Or you can spend a bit of money on turbo and then get a cheaper, slower internet subscription. Giving you the same speed for less money.
At least, i assume that’s the intent.
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@bamatone
tee hee
The speed gains from Opera Turbo would be highly dependent on where, what, and how you are viewing. Many sites already gzip their content, so would the Opera Turbo compression be of any help? O kkkkkk
You have to make detours through the OT servers instead of straight to the site. Would that end up slowing down browsing instead?
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@Zotlan:
As far as i am aware “business customer” means you have to be a company and that company has to buy this service. I seriously doubt i can, as a single private person, buy access to this service and/or have it within my price range.
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so its a proxy then?
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Do you think Nintendo will add it to the Wii Internet Channel?
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“All your location belong to Norway.”
From my extremetracking log, it could also be Sweden.
Visitor t02-15.opera-mini.net IP Address 94.246.126.46
Date 16 Feb, Mon, 20:37:14 Net Speed Cable/DSL
Organization Opera Software ASA Browser Opera 9
Continent Europe Operating System Other/Unknown
Country Sweden Screen Resolution Other
State / Region Uppsala Lan Screen Color 32 Bit (16.7M)
City Uppsala Javascript Enabled
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@Christian Walde
Yes.. i know. I was reacting to this part of your post
…that can spare the cash for extra-fast internet…..
I meant that companies could use Turbo to save money, instead of speeding up their browsing.
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There’s also this interesting video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4nFJTajTwI
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Opera Mini offers free turbo proxies already:
server1.operamini.com:80
server2.operamini.com:80
server3.operamini.com:80
server4.operamini.com:80
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All we need is an OBML (Opera Binary Markup Language) compatible desktop browser…
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