So yesterday, the Open Handset Alliance announced that 14 additional companies were joining the Android alliance, demonstrating "their support for Android as an open mobile platform and their commitment to its commercial success."
The newest member companies are:
· AKM Semiconductor Inc.,
· ARM
· ASUSTek Computer Inc.
· Atheros Communications
· Borqs
· Ericsson
· Garmin International Inc.
· Huawei Technologies
· Omron Software Co. Ltd.
· Softbank Mobile Corporation
· Sony Ericsson
· Teleca AB
· Toshiba Corporation and
· Vodafone
Adam Leach, principal analyst at Ovum believes the move will lead to a greater number of devices based on the Android operating system over the next year.
Said Leach, "This announcement signals greater confidence in the OHA and the Android platform within the mobile industry. The extended membership will lead to a greater number of Android devices in the market next year and could lead to much-needed consolidation in the mobile Linux space."
"Google and its OHA partners have the opportunity to build critical a mass of supporting handsets during 2009," Leach added. "If [Google] achieves this momentum in the handset market in 2009, then it has the potential to challenge Nokia and the Symbian Foundation for dominance in the handset software market."
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