Open Handset Alliance
The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) is a consortium of 84 firms to develop open standards for mobile devices.
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Member firms include HTC, Sony, Dell, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Google, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, T-Mobile, Nvidia, and Wind River Systems.
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| Abbreviation | OHA |
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| Formation | November 5, 2007 |
| Type | Open mobile platform (Android) development organization |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, U.S. |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Website | Official website |
History
The OHA was established on November 5, 2007, led by Google with 34 members, including mobile handset makers, application developers, some mobile network operators and chip makers. 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.
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. An early look at the SDK was released to developers on November 12, 2007.
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, and became available on October 22 of that year.
Members
The members of the Open Handset Alliance are:
| Joining date | Network operators | Software developers | Component manufacturers | Device manufacturers | Other |
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| November 2007 |
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| December 2008 |
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See also
References
External links
- Open Handset Alliance official website
- Automotive Grade Linux official website
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