Date: 13/12/2008

ARM announces support for Open Handset Alliance

ARM announced that it's going to participate in the Open Handset Alliance. ARM has been working with the open Android platform for some time and is committed to delivering a rich mobile experience based on the platform. As part of this relationship, ARM will contribute its ARMv6 and ARMv7 architecture-based OpenMax DL libraries and insight on the ARM CPU and ARM Mali GPU architectures to the Android Open Source Project.

"ARM welcomes the opportunity to join the Open Handset Alliance and collaborate with its members who, like ARM, are fully dedicated to enabling next-generation mobile applications and services," said Ian Drew, vice president of Marketing, ARM. "The Open Handset Alliance has delivered Android, a complete open source mobile platform that is an excellent enabling platform for ARM silicon Partners and OEMs. We will work closely with our OS Partners, such as the Open Handset Alliance, to ensure that they can take full advantage of the ARM architecture, and bring this revolutionary platform to market - enabling more devices such as the ARM Powered T-Mobile G1, the first handset to use the Android platform."

Android is a complete, open mobile phone software stack. It includes everything a manufacturer or operator needs to build a mobile phone. Android is a prime example of the innovation that is being witnessed in mobile devices today, including:
User Interfaces (Uis) that take full advantage of the mobile form factor
Full web functionality and connectivity on a mobile device that enable mobile mash-ups and location-based applications.
For more information on the Open Handset Alliance, please visit: http://www.openhandsetalliance.com