The ALPS platform is essentially the base software package MediaTek provides to manufacturers. While it allows for the rapid, low-cost production of functional mobile devices, it exists in a gray area of software development. Unlike major brands that provide frequent security patches and OS updates, ALPS-based devices often remain frozen in time. A device may claim to run a modern version of Android, yet its internal build version reveals it is using an outdated branch like "O1" (referencing Android Oreo/8.1) even years after that software has become obsolete.
used to flash the firmware onto the "G1" or other MediaTek reference devices. 4. Security & Maintenance Security Patches: alps-mp-o1.mp2
If this is from a or DMRG sweep :