Open Handset Alliance

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

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

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