Organization:Open Handset Alliance

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Short description: Consortium of firms that develops open standards for mobile devices
Open Handset Alliance
Logo of Open Handset Alliance
Wordmark of Open Handset Alliance
AbbreviationOHA
FormationNovember 5, 2007; 16 years ago (2007-11-05)
TypeOpen mobile platform (Android) development organization
HeadquartersMountain View, California , United States
Region served
Worldwide

The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) is a consortium of 84 firms to develop open standards for mobile devices. Member firms include HTC, Sony, Dell, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Google, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, T-Mobile, Nvidia, and Wind River Systems.[1][2]

History

The OHA was established on November 5, 2007, led by Google with 34 members,[1] including mobile handset makers, application developers, some mobile network operators and chip makers.[3] Android, the flagship software of the alliance, is based on an open-source license and has competed against mobile platforms from Apple (iOS), Microsoft (Windows Phone), Nokia (Symbian), HP (formerly Palm), Samsung Electronics / Intel (Tizen, bada), and BlackBerry (BlackBerry OS).

As part of its efforts to promote a unified Android platform, OHA members are contractually forbidden from producing devices that are based on competing forks of Android.[4][5]

Products

At the same time as the announcement of the formation of the Open Handset Alliance on November 5, 2007, the OHA also unveiled Android Open Source Project, an open-source mobile phone platform based on the Linux kernel.[1] An early look at the SDK was released to developers on November 12, 2007.[6]

The first commercially available phone running Android was the HTC Dream (also known as the T-Mobile G1). It was approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on August 18, 2008,[7] and became available on October 22 of that year.[8]

Members

The members of the Open Handset Alliance are:

Joining date Network operators Software developers Component manufacturers Device manufacturers Other
November 2007[9]
  • Flex Comix
  • Nexus Telecom
  • The Astonishing Tribe
December 2008[10]
  • OMRON
  • AKM Semiconductor
  • ARM
  • Atheros Communications
  • ST-Ericsson (joined as Ericsson Mobile Platforms)
  • Borqs
  • Teleca
May–June 2009
September 2009
January 2010
  • Bouygues Telecom[15]
  • Sasken Communication Technologies Limited[17]
May 2010
July 2010
November 2010
June 2011
  • Intrinsyc
July 2011
  • Andago
Date unknown
  • Accenture
  • L&T Infotech
  • SQL Star International Inc.
  • Wipro Technologies

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Industry Leaders Announce Open Platform for Mobile Devices". Open Handset Alliance. November 5, 2007. http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/press_110507.html. 
  2. ↑ "Alliance FAQ". http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/oha_faq.html. 
  3. ↑ "Open Handset Alliance members page". Open Handset Alliance. November 5, 2007. http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/oha_members.html. 
  4. ↑ "Alibaba: Google just plain wrong about our OS". CNET News. September 15, 2012. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57513651-94/alibaba-google-just-plain-wrong-about-our-os/. 
  5. ↑ Amadeo, Ron (October 21, 2013). "Google's iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary". Ars Technica: p. 3. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/googles-iron-grip-on-android-controlling-open-source-by-any-means-necessary/. 
  6. ↑ "Developers". Open Handset Alliance. November 5, 2007. http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/developers.html. 
  7. ↑ "FCC Approved HTC Dream". Engadget. August 18, 2008. https://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/htc-dream-fcc-approved-android-clear-for-launch/. 
  8. ↑ Brockman, Joshua (September 24, 2008). "Google Is Calling. Will You Answer?". https://www.npr.org/2008/09/24/94982690/google-is-calling-will-you-answer. 
  9. ↑ "Open Handset Alliance Members". October 15, 2008. http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/oha_members.html. 
  10. ↑ "Open Handset Alliance announces 14 new members". Open Handset Alliance. December 9, 2008. http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/press_120908.html. 
  11. ↑ "Open Handset Alliance member announcements" 联通加入谷歌手机联盟将开发Android手机. Sina Corporation (Press release) (in Simplified Chinese). May 17, 2009. Retrieved August 16, 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  12. ↑ "SVOX announces its joining of the Open Handset Alliance". SVOX. May 27, 2009. http://www.svox.com/News-Items-SVOX-brings-speech-solutions-to-Android.aspx. 
  13. ↑ "Acer announces its joining of the Open Handset Alliance". Acer. June 1, 2009. http://phandroid.com/2009/06/01/acer-joins-oha-expects-end-of-year-android/. 
  14. ↑ "MIPS Technologies Joins the Open Handset Alliance". MIPS Technologies, Inc.. September 30, 2009. http://www.mips.com/news-events/newsroom/release-archive-2009/9_30_09.dot. 
  15. ↑ "Bouygues Telecom devient membre de l'Open Handset Alliance". bboxnews.fr. January 6, 2010. http://www.bboxnews.fr/index.php?post/2010/01/06/Bouygues-Telecom-devient-membre-de-l-Open-Handset-Alliance. 
  16. ↑ "ZTE to launch Android handsets this quarter". ZTE. January 15, 2010. http://wwwen.zte.com.cn/en/press_center/press_clipping/201001/t20100115_179607.html. 
  17. ↑ "Sasken joins Open Handset Alliance". SASKEN. January 22, 2010. http://www.sasken.com/newsroom/press/2010/22_Jan_2010.htm. 
  18. ↑ "NXP Software Joins the Open Handset Alliance". NXP. May 18, 2010. http://www.software.nxp.com/userfiles/PR%20NXP%20Software_OHA_Agreement_Final%281%29.pdf. 
  19. ↑ "Access Joins the Open Handset Alliance". Access. July 29, 2010. http://www.access-company.com/news/press/ACCESS/2010/20100729_oha.html. 
  20. ↑ "MediaTek Joins the Open Handset Alliance Continuous Commitment to Providing Multimedia-Rich Android Solutions". MediaTek. July 12, 2010. http://www.mediatek.com/en/news/info.php?sn=43. 
  21. ↑ "VisualOn Joins the Open Handset Alliance to Enhance the Multimedia Capabilities of the Android Platform". VisualOn. November 9, 2010. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101109005339/en/VisualOn-Joins-Open-Handset-Alliance-Enhance-Multimedia. 
  22. ↑ "Open Handset Alliance Members Mobile Operators". December 27, 2010. http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/oha_members.html#mobile. 

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