Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) specializes in a variety of products related to search and the Internet. In the wireless industry Google is most known for its open-source mobile OS, Android, which it acquired in 2005. Android is the largest mobile operating system with over a 50 percent market share in the U.S, according to comScore. Google also operates Google Play (its app store), Google Chrome (its browser for the Web and mobile), Google+ (its social networking service) and a variety of other services.

In 2011, Google acquired handset manufacturer Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. In 2013, Google announced it would be acquiring location-services company Waze for an undisclosed amount.