Open Handset Alliance
Consortium of firms that develops open standards for mobile devices
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| Abbreviation | OHA |
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| Formation | November 5, 2007; 16 years ago (2007-11-05) |
| Type | Open mobile platform (Android) development organization |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, U.S. |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Website | Official website |
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 |
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See also
References
- ^ a b c "Industry Leaders Announce Open Platform for Mobile Devices". Open Handset Alliance. November 5, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
- ^ "Alliance FAQ". Open Handset Alliance. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ "Open Handset Alliance members page". Open Handset Alliance. November 5, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
- ^ "Alibaba: Google just plain wrong about our OS". CNET News. September 15, 2012.
- ^ Amadeo, Ron (October 21, 2013). "Google's iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary". Ars Technica. p. 3. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "Developers". Open Handset Alliance. November 5, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
- ^ "FCC Approved HTC Dream". Engadget. August 18, 2008.
- ^ Brockman, Joshua (September 24, 2008). "Google Is Calling. Will You Answer?". NPR.
- ^ "Open Handset Alliance Members". October 15, 2008.
- ^ "Open Handset Alliance announces 14 new members". Open Handset Alliance. December 9, 2008.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "SVOX announces its joining of the Open Handset Alliance". SVOX. May 27, 2009. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
- ^ "Acer announces its joining of the Open Handset Alliance". Acer. June 1, 2009.
- ^ "MIPS Technologies Joins the Open Handset Alliance". MIPS Technologies, Inc. September 30, 2009. Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
- ^ "Bouygues Telecom devient membre de l'Open Handset Alliance". bboxnews.fr. January 6, 2010. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "ZTE to launch Android handsets this quarter". ZTE. January 15, 2010.
- ^ "Sasken joins Open Handset Alliance". SASKEN. January 22, 2010. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- ^ "NXP Software Joins the Open Handset Alliance" (PDF). NXP. May 18, 2010.
- ^ "Access Joins the Open Handset Alliance". Access. July 29, 2010. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010.
- ^ "MediaTek Joins the Open Handset Alliance Continuous Commitment to Providing Multimedia-Rich Android Solutions". MediaTek. July 12, 2010. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013.
- ^ "VisualOn Joins the Open Handset Alliance to Enhance the Multimedia Capabilities of the Android Platform". VisualOn. November 9, 2010.
- ^ "Open Handset Alliance Members Mobile Operators". December 27, 2010.
External links
- Open Handset Alliance official website
- Automotive Grade Linux official website
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Open Handset Alliance
operators
companies
companies
- AKM Semiconductor
- Arm
- Audience
- Broadcom
- CSR plc (joined as SiRF)
- Cypress Semiconductor
- Freescale Semiconductor
- Gemalto
- Intel
- Marvell Technology Group
- MediaTek
- MIPS Technologies
- Nvidia
- Qualcomm
- Qualcomm Atheros
- Renesas Electronics
- ST-Ericsson (joined as Ericsson Mobile Platforms)
- Synaptics
- Texas Instruments
makers
companies
- Android
- Dalvik virtual machine
- Google Nexus
- T-Mobile G1
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