Open Handset Alliance

The Open Handset Alliance, also called OHA by many people, is a business alliance. It includes 80 companies to help improve open standards for mobile phones. Members of this include Google, HTC, Sony, Dell, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Samsung, LG, T-Mobile, Nvidia, and Wind River Systems.^[1]

Open Handset Alliance

Abbreviation	OHA
Formation	2007
Type	Open mobile platform (Android) development
Region served	Worldwide
Membership	Mobile operators, Software companies, Commercialization companies, Semiconductor companies, Handset manufacturers
Website	www.openhandsetalliance.com

History

Android operating system

The OHA was started on 5 November 2007 by Google and 34 other companies. The companies included mobile phone manufacturers, application developers, mobile network operators and processor makers.^[2]

Android is the main software of the alliance.