MWC 2014: Spreadtrum in pact with Mozilla for $25 smartphone

At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014, Spreadtrum Communications and Mozilla have joined hands to deliver $25 smartphones.

These smartphones are display at MWC 2014. The news is important for telecom markets such as India, Brazil, Africa, etc.

Spreadtrum said the SC6821, its new smartphone chipset, redefines the entry level of the global smartphone market.

The Spreadtrum chipset is designed with a low memory configuration and high level of integration that dramatically reduces the total bill of materials required to develop low-end smartphones.

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The new chipset enables global handset makers to bring smartphones with 3.5″ HVGA touch screens, integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM, Firefox OS, and camera functions.

Stuart Robinson, analyst at Strategy Analytics, said: “This joint effort between Spreadtrum and Mozilla will help make Firefox OS more readily available to handset makers that focus on the needs of entry level smartphone buyers in emerging markets.”

Spreadtrum and Mozilla have completed the integration of Firefox OS with Spreadtrum’s SC6821 and SC7710 WCDMA smartphone chipsets, and expect to complete a turnkey reference design for the SC7715, Spreadtrum’s single-core WCDMA smartphone chipset with integrated connectivity, next month. Spreadtrum and Mozilla’s collaboration will extend across Spreadtrum’s full chipset portfolio.

Xiaomao Xiao, vice president of software development, Spreadtrum, said: “By integrating Firefox OS support with our smartphone platforms, we are providing our customers with flexibility and choice in how they develop and design their smartphones as well as access to the increasingly rich base of HTML5 applications that are available on this platform.”

Meanwhile, Deutsche Telekom is further expanding and deepening its commitment to the Mozilla Firefox OS project.

Over the course of the year, the company will introduce smartphones with the Firefox OS to Croatia, the Czech Republic, Macedonia and Montenegro.

Two new devices, the ALCATEL ONETOUCH FIRE C and the ALCATEL ONETOUCH FIRE E will also be hitting shelves by summer 2014.

In addition, Deutsche Telekom, in collaboration with the Mozilla Foundation, has developed the Future of Mobile Privacy features to enable users to protect their own personal information themselves.

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