Mozilla is developing a new mobile operating system called Firefox OS. With the support of several large telecommunications companies, Firefox OS will challenge the first exist mobile OS such as Android and iOS in the iPhone.

Mozilla declared operator Deutsche Telekom, Sprint, Smart, Telecom Italia, Telenor and Etisalat expressed support for the Firefox OS. ZTE and TCL mobile vendors plan to release a Firefox OS phones with Qualcomm Snapdragon processor in early 2013.

Support from operators and handset vendors are considered crucial for the new OS smartphone to market demand. Therefore, they will challenge the Android and iOS which currently dominates.

Not to mention the other OS with a smaller market share is still widely used. Like the BlackBerry OS, Windows Phone, and Bada from Samsung.

Gary Kovacs as Chief Executive Mozilla Corp confidence Firefox OS still has a chance in the crowded OS market. Moreover the platform is provided free of charge, based on open web standards and the applications developed with HTML5 technology. “I think Firefox OS will be widely adopted,” said Gary is quoted by Reuters.

Mobile phones with Firefox OS will first be released early 2013 in Brazil through the operator Telefonica. Then be marketed to other countries.

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