Open Handset Alliance

The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) is a business alliance of 50 firms including Google, HTC, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Samsung, LG, T-Mobile, Nvidia, and Wind River Systems to develop open standards for mobile devices. The OHA was established on 5 November 2007, led by Google with 47 members including mobile handset makers, application developers, some mobile carriers and chip makers. Nokia, AT&T; and Verizon Wireless are not mem... more

The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) is a business alliance of 50 firms including Google, HTC, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Samsung, LG, T-Mobile, Nvidia, and Wind River Systems to develop open standards for mobile devices. The OHA was established on 5 November 2007, led by Google with 47 members including mobile handset makers, application developers, some mobile carriers and chip makers. Nokia, AT&T; and Verizon Wireless are not members of the alliance, however Verizon is expected to launch an Android phone, the Motorola Droid, by the end of 2009. Android, the flagship software of the alliance, is based on an open source license and will compete against other mobile platforms from Apple, Microsoft, Nokia, Palm, Research In Motion, and Symbian. At the same time as the announcement of the formation of the Open Handset Alliance on 5 November 2007, the OHA also unveiled Android, an open source mobile phone platform based on the Linux operating system. An early look at the... less