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Telefonica Confirms Firefox OS Device Release In Q3 2013
Firefox OS device launch plans have been confirmed today by Telefonica, which will be bringing Alcatel and ZTE devices to Spain, Colombia and Venezuela in Q3 2013. Firefox OS handsets manufactured by LG, Huawei and Sony will be launched in Q4 2013. Carriers that have pledged support for the nascent smartphone OS are Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile), Etisalat, Smart, Sprint, Telefonica, America Movil, KDDI, Telecom Italia, Telenor, China Unicom, 3 Group, KT, MegaFon, Qtel, SingTel, TMN and VimpelCom. The announcement came as part of Telefonica’s Q1 2013 financial results, which were … Read more
Ian Kersey
Sony to make a Firefox phone, too
Alcatel and ZTE won’t be the only companies making a Firefox-based phone for so long. From a press release talking about co-operation between Sony Mobile and Telefónica, we learn that the Japanese company will join the trend and release its own device that runs Firefox mobile OS. The official word goes like this: the two parties will lay out a “joint technical collaboration to explore the development of a handset running Mozilla’s Firefox OS open source mobile platform.” Bob Ishida, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Head of Products Business Group, … Read more
Dusan Belic
Telefonica, Sprint team-up to offer mobile ads around the world
Two mobile giants, Telefonica and Sprint, have formed a mobile advertising alliance to provide a platform for brands to target the two operators’ 370 million mobile subscribers around the world. The deal is conducted between Telefonica Digital and Sprint’s Pinsight Media+, the companies’ digital / mobile ad arms. The pair say they will “explore efficient ways of providing global advertisers and agencies with new and easier options to plan multi country mobile campaigns.” Initially, they will target the US (via Sprint), and European and Latin American markets (Telefonica) with plans … Read more