Organization:Open Handset Alliance

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Open Handset Alliance
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AbbreviationOHA
FormationNovember 5, 2007; 18 years ago (2007-11-05)
TypeOpen mobile platform (Android) development organization
HeadquartersMountain View, California, U.S.
Region served
Worldwide
WebsiteOfficial website

The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) was a consortium led by Google that developed the Android mobile operating system.[1] Its member firms included HTC, Sony, Dell, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics (formerly), T-Mobile, Nvidia, and Wind River Systems.[2]

The OHA was established on November 5, 2007, with 34 members,[2] including mobile handset makers, application developers, some mobile network operators and chip makers.[3] 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]

Although not officially stated, the alliance has remained dormant, with many OHA partners having withdrawn from the smartphone market.[6] The Open Handset Alliance's website was last updated in July 2011, suggesting the Alliance is no longer a going concern.[7] This was also before Google developed their own line of phones with Google Pixel since October 2016, replacing their Nexus line of phones.

Products

At the same time as the announcement of the formation of the Open Handset Alliance on November 5, 2007, the OHA also unveiled the Android Open Source Project, an open-source mobile phone platform based on the Linux kernel.[2] An early look at the Android SDK was released to developers on November 12, 2007.[8]

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,[9] and became available on October 22 of that year.[10]

Members

The members of the Open Handset Alliance are:

Joining date Network operators Software developers Component manufacturers Device manufacturers Other
November 2007[11]
  • Flex Comix
  • Nexus Telecom
  • The Astonishing Tribe
December 2008[12]
  • OMRON
  • AKM Semiconductor
  • ARM
  • Atheros Communications
  • ST-Ericsson (joined as Ericsson Mobile Platforms)
  • Borqs
  • Teleca
May–June 2009
September 2009
January 2010
  • Bouygues Telecom[17]
  • Sasken Communication Technologies Limited[19]
May 2010
July 2010
November 2010
June 2011
  • Intrinsyc
July 2011
  • Andago
Date unknown, before 2015
  • Accenture
  • L&T Infotech
  • SQL Star International Inc.
  • Wipro Technologies

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alliance FAQ". http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/oha_faq.html. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Industry Leaders Announce Open Platform for Mobile Devices". Open Handset Alliance. November 5, 2007. http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/press_110507.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. ↑ "Open Handset Alliance: Where are all the phone makers now?" (in en). November 5, 2021. https://www.androidauthority.com/open-handset-alliance-3051787/. 
  7. ↑ "Open Handset Alliance". https://www.openhandsetalliance.com/. 
  8. ↑ "Developers". Open Handset Alliance. November 5, 2007. http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/developers.html. 
  9. ↑ "FCC Approved HTC Dream". Engadget. August 18, 2008. https://www.engadget.com/2008/08/18/htc-dream-fcc-approved-android-clear-for-launch/. 
  10. ↑ 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. 
  11. ↑ "Open Handset Alliance Members". October 15, 2008. http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/oha_members.html. 
  12. ↑ "Open Handset Alliance announces 14 new members". Open Handset Alliance. December 9, 2008. http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/press_120908.html. 
  13. ↑ "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. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  14. ↑ "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. 
  15. ↑ "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/. 
  16. ↑ "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. 
  17. ↑ "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. 
  18. ↑ "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. 
  19. ↑ "Sasken joins Open Handset Alliance". SASKEN. January 22, 2010. http://www.sasken.com/newsroom/press/2010/22_Jan_2010.htm. 
  20. ↑ "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. 
  21. ↑ "Access Joins the Open Handset Alliance". Access. July 29, 2010. http://www.access-company.com/news/press/ACCESS/2010/20100729_oha.html. 
  22. ↑ "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. 
  23. ↑ "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. 
  24. ↑ "Open Handset Alliance Members Mobile Operators". December 27, 2010. http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/oha_members.html#mobile. 



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