HTC — ~28 prefixes (MA-L); phone/VR brand, OUI = brand (ODM heritage, 2018 Google deal)
Summary
- // what this is
- HTC is registered to MAC prefix
00:09:2Dand 27 more in the IEEE OUI database. When a device's MAC address begins with00:09:2D, that block was registered by HTC — the OUI identifies the maker of the network hardware, which is not always the brand on the device. - // analyst note
- An HTC OUI maps to the HTC brand; today a network-visible HTC MAC is most often a Vive VR headset/accessory or an older HTC phone.
About this vendor.
HTC holds about 28 MA-L blocks registered as "HTC Corporation" at No. 23, Xinghua Rd., Taoyuan City, Taoyuan County, Taiwan. Verified samples include 00:09:2D, 00:23:76, BC:CF:CC, D4:20:6D, 7C:61:93, and AC:37:43. These OUIs appear on smartphones, VR headsets (the Vive line), tablets, and legacy Windows Mobile/PDA devices. HTC was a major ODM before it became a brand; in January 2018, Alphabet's FY2018 10-K notes Google completed the acquisition of a team of engineers and a non-exclusive IP license from HTC for $1.1 billion in cash (closing 2018-01-30, transferring roughly 2,000 HTC engineers to Google). The Vive VR line is a notable current product. An HTC OUI maps to the HTC brand. For triage, an HTC OUI maps to the HTC brand, and today a network-visible HTC MAC is most often a Vive VR headset/accessory or an older HTC phone.
- IEEE assignment
- ~28 prefixes → "HTC Corporation", registered Taoyuan, Taiwan [Confirmed] — IEEE MA-L
- Registry / block size
- MA-L; ~28 blocks [Confirmed] — udger.com (IEEE-sourced)
- HQ / country
- No. 23, Xinghua Rd., Taoyuan City, Taoyuan County, Taiwan 330 [Confirmed] — udger.com
- Company status
- active; a major ODM before becoming a brand; Google acquired a team of engineers + non-exclusive IP license for $1.1B cash (closed 2018-01-30, ~2,000 engineers) [Confirmed] — Alphabet FY2018 10-K
- Device types
- smartphones, VR headsets (Vive), tablets, legacy Windows Mobile/PDA devices [Confirmed] — udger.com
- Notable products
- HTC One, U-series phones, Vive / Vive Pro VR headsets
- Verified prefix sample
- 00:09:2D, 00:23:76, BC:CF:CC, D4:20:6D, 7C:61:93, AC:37:43 [Confirmed] — udger.com
- Special note
- OUI = brand despite HTC's ODM heritage. Today a network-visible HTC MAC is most often a Vive VR headset/accessory or an older HTC phone. Mobile devices commonly use randomized (locally administered) Wi-Fi MACs. The IEEE registry publishes no assignment dates, so none is stated here. [Confirmed]
- Related vendors
- Google (acquired part of HTC's mobile R&D, 2018)
- Analyst note
- An HTC OUI maps to the HTC brand; today a network-visible HTC MAC is most often a Vive VR headset/accessory or an older HTC phone.