Mumbai / Bangalore – January 9, 2013
Foxconn, world’s leading manufacturer of computer components and systems, today announced its tie up with Mozilla to develop tablets based on Firefox OS tablets. Taiwan-based chipmaker VIA Technologies will be joining the project.
This partnership is aimed at offering hardware, software and application designers opportunities to develop Firefox OS-based products. Mozilla will provide operating system (OS), development guides and OS upgrades and maintenance, while Foxconn will provide its expertise in developing hardware platforms.
With Foxconn’s high-quality and inexpensive tablets and Mozilla’s broadly available software Firefox OS, the product could become one among the top players in tablet market, especially in developing countries.
About Foxconn
Foxconn was established in 1974 and has grown to become the largest ODM in the world with nearly 1,000,000 employees and revenues in excess of USD 100 billion. Foxconn’s customer base includes many famous brands in computing, communications and consumer electronics, for example; Apple, Cisco, Dell, HP, Nokia and Sony. With expertise in design and manufacturing, Foxconn’s Channel Division is able to bring barebones and component products to channel customers around the globe, giving them the freedom to create their own solutions. To learn more, visit: www.foxconnchannel.com