Opera buys Skyfire for $155M to trim carriers’ mobile video burden

Opera is spending $155 million to help bring Skyfire's video-optimization software to network operators around the world.

Skyfire gets $8M to stream mobile videos without any wait

Mobile browsing and video optimization company Skyfire announced today it has raised $8 million in its third round of funding.  The round was facilitated by Verizon Investments, Matrix Partners, Trinity Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Skyfire gained popularity as an …