FirefoxOSMozilla’s ambitious mobile platform Firefox OS is all set to get a new handset partner in India as home grown Lava Mobiles is set to launch smartphones running on Firefox OS. In a recent media interaction with Hari Om Rai, co-founder and Director at Lava International has confirmed that Lava is working on a Firefox OS smartphone, which could be priced below Rs 3000 ($54 approx). He did not reveal any timeframe of the launch.

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Earlier ZTE and Alcatel have revealed their plans to bring such smartphones in the country. Sony is also expected to launch a FirefoxOS variant of Xperia E.

Originally known as Boot2Gecko or B2G, Mozilla showcased FirefoxOS in 2011, though new brand name and wide media attraction came in middle of 2012. This platform allows the HTML5 applications to directly communicate with the hardware via Javascript and open web APIs.

In February 2013 Mozilla announced the global roll out plans including partners for handset makers and mobile operators along with showcasing of ZTE Open and Alcatel One Touch Fire. The roll out plan includes several developing countries in South America and Europe. Huawei, ZTE, LG, Alcatel and Sony are the first handset manufacturers who are willing to use this platform on their smartphones. The first line of Firefox OS smartphones were launched by Geeksphone – Keon and Peak which run on a dev preview version of Firefox OS. Mozilla has made a deal with Foxconn to bring Firefox OS based tablets in coming days.