BARCELONA, Spain, March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile World Congress -- Mozilla, the mission-based organization dedicated to keeping the power of the Web in people's hands, welcomed new partners and devices to the Firefox OS ecosystem at an event in Barcelona, leading into Mobile World Congress.
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Mozilla President Li Gong summarized the status of Firefox OS, which currently scales across devices ranging from the world's most affordable smartphone to 4K Ultra HD TVs. "Two years ago Firefox OS was a promise. At MWC 2014, we were able to show that Firefox OS scales across price ranges and form factors. Today, at MWC 2015, we celebrate dozens of successful device launches across continents, adoption of Firefox OS beyond mobile, as well as growing interest and innovation around the only truly open mobile platform. Also, we are proud to report that three major chip vendors contribute to the Firefox OS ecosystem."
Firefox OS MWC 2015 News in Detail:
The Firefox OS ecosystem continues to expand with new partners and devices ranging from the line of Panasonic 4K Ultra HD TVs to the world's most affordable smartphone:
"Just months ago, Cherry Mobile introduced the ACE, the first Firefox OS smartphone in the Philippines, which is also the most affordable smartphone in the world. We are excited that the ACE, which keeps gaining positive feedback in the market, is helping lots of consumers move from feature phones to smartphones. Through the close partnership with Mozilla Firefox OS, we will continue to bring more affordable quality mobile devices to consumers," said Maynard Ngu, Cherry Mobile CEO.
With today's announcements, Firefox OS will be available from leading operator partners in more than 40 markets in the next year on a total of 17 smartphones.
Firefox OS unlocks the power of the Web as the platform and will continue to expand across markets and device categories as we move forward the Internet of Things (IOT), using open Web technology to enable operators, hardware manufacturers and developers to create innovative and customized applications and products for consumers to use across these connected devices.
Creating Content for Mobile, on Mobile Devices
Mozilla today unveiled the beta version of Webmaker, a free and open source mobile content creation app, which strips away the complexity of traditional Web creation. Webmaker will be available for Android, Firefox OS, and via a modern mobile browser on other devices in over 20 languages later this year. For more info, please visit webmaker.org/localweb
About Mozilla
Mozilla has been a pioneer and advocate for the Web for more than 15 years. We create and promote open standards that enable innovation and advance the Web as a platform for all. Today, hundreds of millions of people worldwide use Mozilla Firefox to experience the Web on computers, tablets and mobile devices. With Firefox OS and Firefox Marketplace, Mozilla is driving a mobile ecosystem that is built entirely on open Web standards, freeing mobile providers, developers and end users from the limitations and restrictions imposed by proprietary platforms.
For more information, visit www.mozilla.org.
Contact
Global Mozilla press team can be reached through press@mozilla.com
Visit Mozilla at MWC 2015 in Hall 3, Stand 3C30.