We recently reported the announcement of the launch of a Mozilla's own mobile operating system, Firefox OS, but now we have more information about the capabilities of this operating system. The CEO of Telefonica O2, Mathew Key, recently stated at a conference in London that the operating system Firefox OS or, as it is also called, Boot to Gecko is as good as Android and cheaper.
Key pointed out that the majority of manufacturers were acting with an excess of confidence in Google's operating systems and encouraged them, together with the operators, to join Telefónica O2 in giving the necessary support to this project that offers alternatives. It stated: “the first device will cost less than $ 100 and will be launched in the first quarter of 2013 in Brazil. We can produce the same experience as in Android but cheaper, or better and at the same price ”.
The key is that all the functions of the phone, calls, SMS, games, are an application of HTML5 Firefox OS tries to remove the limitations of the mobile web by making the most of the phone's intrinsic capabilities with HTML5, something that previously only native applications did.
In fact, this support to which Key calls is happening little by little and it is that many global operators They are covering the project. The HTML5-based operating system is already supported by Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, Smart, Sprint, Telecom Italia, Telefónica and Telenor. As Mathew Key already indicated, the first to launch it will be Telefónica through its brand in Brazil, Vivo.
The first manufacturers that have shown an interest in making them have been ZTE y Alcatel. They say they will use Qualcomm Inc Snapdragon as a processor.
Many media have pointed out that Mozilla enter to compete with Google in operating systems, although Google is one of its main supporters. But Mozilla has already remarked that its intention remains the same: "to promote openness, innovation and opportunities for developers and users of the web." His commitment that the project is open completion will materialize in sharing all the references for the implementation of its Web APIs with the W3C for its standardization.