Improving the browsing experience seems to be the theme this week. Opera signed its first deal with a U.S. service provider. Helio announced the deployment of Opera Mini, so Helio members can surf the Web with a specially tailored browser.

It’s available as a downloadable application from Helio’s Web portal. The companies say the Mini provides a desktop-like experience that lets the user dive into the page to access content. Pages are served at “lightning speed.”

Opera boasts more than 39 million cumulative users of its Opera Mini, which it says can “revolutionize” the mobile Web experience.