Presentation I gave during DigitalWorld 2014 in Dhaka about the opportunities that internet brings to Bangladesh and how Firefox OS is the platform that will facilitate that.

1. Firefox OS
Internet for All
Digital World
Dhaka, 6 June 2014
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2. @janjongboom
Firefox OS Contributor for
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3. Internet for All
Telenor initiative
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4. Impact on real life
Information, education, health care,
connecting people
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7. 4.300.000.000
120.000.000 in Bangladesh
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8. How can we solve this?
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9. Network
2013: 3G rollout in Bangladesh
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10. BIGGERPROBLEM
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11. Handsets
12-14% smartphone penetration
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12. but not enough...
prices are dropping
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13. ...and OS makers focus on
the upper end
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14. Firefox OS
Smartphone OS by Mozilla
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15. “Awesome internet
experience at
low-cost hardware”
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16. Launched in 2013
30% Uruguay, 12% Venezuela
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17. Putting the web !rst
Unlike Android, iOS
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18. Take the full content of the
Android App Store
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19. Take the full content of the
Android App Store
Times 41,666
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20. Take the full content of the
Android App Store
Times 41,666
That’s the amount of pages on the
Google’able web (10-20% of full web)
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21. Web is superior for
information
And information develops a country
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22. Building a smartphone
for the open web
Goal of the project
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23. Architecture
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24. A web page
Web
page
Traditional model
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25. A web page
Web
page
Browser
Traditional model
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26. A web page
Web
page
Browser OS
Traditional model
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27. A web page
Web
page
Browser OS Kernel
Traditional model
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28. A web page
Web
page
Browser OS Kernel Phone
Traditional model
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29. A web page
Web
page
Browser OS Kernel Phone
Firefox OS
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30. A web page
Web
page
Browser Kernel Phone
Firefox OS
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31. A web page
Web
page
Browser Kernel Phone
Firefox OS
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32. Windows
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33. Firefox OS
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34. Android 4.4
Firefox OS 1.3
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35. Android 4.4
Firefox OS 1.3
512 MB
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36. Android 4.4
Firefox OS 1.3
512 MB
128 MB
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37. Just a web browser
Apps? Of!ine? Payment?
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38. No shortcuts
Everything in the phone written in
HTML5
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40. var call =
navigator.mozTelephony.dial(‘555123’)
call.onconnected = function() {
call.hangUp()
}
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41. Not just for Firefox OS
New APIs for every sensor & phone function
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42. navigator.vibrate([ 200, 200 ])
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43. Easy development
Everything is HTML / CSS / JavaScript
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44. You already have
created an app
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45. Mobile website +
new phone APIs
Firefox OS app
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46. Firefox OS is an HTML5
based mobile OS, that
doesn’t limit you
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47. Opportunities
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48. 55%
Firefox is the
biggest name
in internet
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49. Access to !rst-time
internet users
Young people, high potentials
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51. monetization
Built-in APIs for
upfront & in-app
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52. Firefox OS
New mobile OS for developing world
Built on top of HTML5
No concessions
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53. Pending all necessary approval from
Bangladesh Government
Planning to launch
with local partners
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54. Thank you!
slideshare.net/janjongboom
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55. slideshare.net/janjongboom
Questions?
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