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ERROR: type should be string, got "https://www.wsj.com/articles/mozilla-to-sell-25-smartphones-1402466959\nIndia, Indonesia to Get $25 Smartphones\nMozilla's Firefox Operating System Powers Devices Priced for Emerging Markets\nMozilla said that in the next few months it will begin selling smartphones for as little as $25 in India and Indonesia. Jack Guo, the company's general manager for China, speaks about Mozilla's foray into South and Southeast Asia.\nLorraine Luk\nBiographyLorraine Luk\n@LorraineLuk\nlorraine.luk@wsj.com\nUpdated June 11, 2014 11:17 am ET\nSHANGHAI—Smartphones as cheap as $25 powered by Mozilla Corp.'s software will be available in India and Indonesia later this year, a senior company executive said.\nMozilla has been pitching its Firefox mobile operating system for low-cost smartphones in emerging markets as an alternative to Google Inc. GOOG 0.28% 's Android and Apple Inc. AAPL -0.35% 's iOS, establishing partnerships with major handset vendors, carriers and assemblers since July.\nU.S.-based Mozilla has collaborated with four handset makers and five wireless carriers to provide five Firefox-powered smartphones in Europe and Latin America so far. The handset makers include ZTE Corp. ZTCOY -0.26% and LG Electronics Co. 066570 1.14% , while the wireless carriers include Telefónica SA, Deutsche Telekom AG DTEGY -0.77% and América Móvil SAB.\nBut prices for these smartphones are above US$60 and are still too expensive for most consumers in India and other Southeast Asian countries, Mozilla Chief Operating Officer Gong Li said during an interview on the sidelines of the Mobile Asia Expo.\n\"One U.S. dollar means a lot of things to consumers in emerging countries,\" he said. \"It's difficult to sell smartphones that cost more than US$50 in those markets.\"\nTo tap the next billion first-time smartphone users, Mozilla is collaborating with Chinese chip maker Spreadtrum Communications Inc. to unveil a low-cost chipset that enables smartphones priced at $25 this year.\nWSJD is the Journal's home for tech news, analysis and product reviews.\nAs London's Cabbies Strike, Uber Moves to Capitalize\nMicrosoft Fights Government Demand for Customer Data Stored Outside U.S.\nDitch Email, Send Snaps: How to Use Tech Like a Teen\nReview: This Bracelet Can Prevent Sunburn\n\"With a $25 price tag, there is no price gap between a smartphone and a feature phone,\" Mr. Gong said. \"This attractive price point would help motivate feature-phone users to switch to smartphones.\"\nWhile Mozilla has relied on carriers to sell Firefox-powered smartphones in emerging markets during the past 12 months, the software company plans to expand its partners to include electronics retailers and local handset brands such as Micromax Informatics Ltd. in India, the executive said.\nWith lower prices for smartphones and a larger distribution network, Mozilla expects Firefox-powered smartphone shipments to exceed 10 million units in the next 12 months, Mr. Gong said. The Firefox operating system currently runs on more than one million smartphones, he said.\nSmartphones powered by Mozilla's Firefox operating system will be sold for $25 in India and Indonesia later this year. Above, a woman checked her mobile phone in front of a Firefox poster in Barcelona last year. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images\nStill, Mozilla will face a challenge because low-cost Android phones are already prevalent in China and other emerging markets. Analysts also say Firefox's ecosystem of apps isn't as developed as that of Android and iOS.\nBut Mr. Gong said Mozilla's Web-based Firefox has a good chance to succeed in emerging countries compared with rival operating systems, including Microsoft Corp. MSFT -1.31% 's Windows and Samsung Electronics Co. 's Tizen, because its open ecosystem allows a wide choice of applications.\nIDC analyst Xiaohan Tay said the Firefox operating system for mobile devices has opportunities for growth in China, especially in appealing to users who still use feature phones. However, the analyst added, given that most people in China already use smartphones, it might be more worthwhile for Mozilla to target other emerging markets instead.\nMr. Gong said Mozilla is in talks with Chinese carriers to offer Firefox-based smartphones within the mainland, but the software company has no timetable for its expansion in the world's largest mobile market.\nStrategy Analytics analyst Neil Mawston said he expects Firefox OS to capture a 1% share of the global smartphone operating-system market in terms of shipments this year and expand to 3% by 2018.\nHe predicts Android will capture 77% of the smartphone OS market this year, followed by iOS with 16% and Windows with 5%.\nWrite to Lorraine Luk at lorraine.luk@wsj.com\nHow Kim Jong Un Smuggled Armored Mercedes Limos Into North Korea\nSmartphones as cheap as $25? Yes, in India and Indonesia, powered by Mozilla's Firefox."