BharOS ready for launch; govt, private firms do a reality check

Both government organizations as well as private sector enterprises, that require stringent privacy and security infrastructure are in talks with IIT-Madras-incubated JandK Operations Pvt. Ltd, which developed India's first indigenous mobile phone operating system, BharOS.

- Gulveen Aulakh

"There is a lot of interest not only from government sectors, but even from private sector organisations. We are moving towards working with them," Prof V Kamakoti, director, IIT Madras, said in an interview.

Jandk was incubated at IIT Madras' non-profit establishment Pravartak Technologies Foundation, which is funded by the central government.