IIT Madras- incubated firm has developed an indigenous mobile operating system that can benefit India’s 100 crore mobile phone users, called ‘BharOS,’ this software can be installed on commercial off-the-shelf handsets and provides a secure environment for users.
"BharOS Services are currently being provided to organisations that have stringent privacy and security requirements, and whose users handle sensitive information that requires confidential communications on restricted apps on mobiles. Such users require access to private cloud services through private 5G networks," IIT-M said in a statement.
The BharOS was developed by JandK Operations Private Limited (JandKops), which has been incubated by IIT Madras and Pravartak Technologies Foundation, a Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company established by IIT Madras.
The foundation is funded by the central government's Department of Science and Technology (DST) under its National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NMICPS).
BharOS provides access to trusted apps from organisation-specific Private App Store Services (PASS).
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