Indus OS is India's best mobile innovation: GSMA

GSMA has nominated Indus OS for its annual Global Mobile Awards, reports Tech in Asia

The second most used mobile operating system in India, after Android, is not iOS. It’s Indus OS, and it’s made in India.

The Mumbai-based startup, founded in 2015 by three IIT Bombay grads – Rakesh Deshmukh, Akash Dongre, and Sudhir Bangarambandi – has seen its market share cross Apple’s iOS last year.

Today it added another feather to its cap. The GSM Association (GSMA), a trade body representing mobile operators worldwide, has nominated Indus OS for its annual Global Mobile Awards, in the category of “Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets.”

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