Mozilla announced that its Firefox OS is now available on 14 smartphones offered by 14 operators in 28 countries. The phones will soon expand to Africa, taking the OS to a total five continents. Mozilla earlier announced agreements with Airtel, MTN South Africa and Tigo to expand to Africa.

Other recent launches include the Ace smartphone with Cherry Mobile in the Philippines, which Mozilla claims is the most affordable smartphone in the world, and Japanese operator KDDI launching a Firefox OS phone in December. A few weeks ago Alcatel Onetouch also launched a new low-cost Firefox OS smartphone in Bangladesh, adding to the Go Fox 15 already in the market.

“When the flexibility of the Web meets the ubiquity of mobile, the boundaries of what can or cannot be done are erased,” said Li Gong, president of Mozilla. “Firefox OS has proven this by re-defining the ultra-low-cost category, now including the lowest-ever priced smartphone. On the other end of the spectrum, we have seen mid-range and will soon see high-end Firefox OS smartphones. This year, Firefox OS has successfully brought different experiences for different people, but has introduced choice for everyone.”

Staff Writer