Mozilla announced today that the long-awaited VPN (virtual private network) service will launch later this summer, and in fact "in the coming weeks".
The upcoming service will be renamed from its original name Firefox Private Network in "Mozilla VPN".
The name change came after the particular VPN service was expanded by an extension of it Firefox into a VPN of the whole device, which is capable of routing traffic for the entire operating system. This includes other browsers.
Initially Mozilla VPN will be released for devices Windows 10, Chromebook, Android and iOS.
Mozilla said the beta testers also requested a Mac client, along with a Linux application.
Once Mozilla VPN is out of beta, the service will continue to be available to US users only (for now).
However, Mozilla has stated that it intends to make its VPN available in other selected areas by the end of the year.
Regarding the monthly fee, company stated that it "will continue to offer Mozilla VPN with its existing pricing model for a limited time, which allows you to protect up to five Windows, Android, and iOS devices for $4,99 per month."
The Mozilla VPN was released last September. The beta was only available to US residents, but the company announced that more than 200 users have registered countries in the waiting list.
Mozilla reports that the VPN works by routing web traffic through a network of trusted proxies. The VPN browser extension uses Cloudflare servers, while the VPN for the entire device uses Mullvad servers and the WireGuard open source VPN protocol, which was added to the Linux kernel earlier this year.
Since the release of the beta service last year, Mozilla has created a comprehensive faq with detailed support questions and answers both for browser extension as for VPN of the whole device.
