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Trade war the United States and American IT-corporations with China's Huawei is gaining momentum. In the middle of May 2019 year, Reuters reported, that the US Department of Commerce has decided to make a Chinese telecommunications company Huawei, and 70 related firms to blacklist. It imposes on the well-known manufacturer of smartphones number of significant limitations, including the inability to acquire technology and components of US manufacturers without the approval of the US government. Restriction is imposed on the operating system for Android mobile devices from Google. Ability to disable devices from Huawei's Android operating system has initiated a new round of discussions on the need for the Russian system for mobile devices.
The Chinese company for such developments was ready, unsurprisingly, Considering, that the conflict with the United States is developing for months and began in August 2018 of the year. It was then that the production of the Chinese manufacturer Huawei banned from use in all US government agencies, ban adopted at the legislative level in the framework of the National Defense Act. The Huawei already realized, than it will face in the future, to intensify efforts to develop their own processors for mobile devices and operating systems. About, such that the OS is ready and, if necessary, be able to replace Windows and Android due to further deterioration of relations with the US, Chinese manufacturer said in March 2019 of the year. In Russia, a substitute for your own Android simply does not exist, and only close the OS, which could potentially qualify for this role, is the system, dubbed "Aurora".
At the same time, the new Chinese OS will be guaranteed the product for domestic consumption, even in a country with a population of over 1,3 billion people. None of the experts did not consider, that at least some Chinese operating system is able to enter markets outside of China. This is easily explained by the fact, that the present mobile market has long divided the two US companies, and 99 Percentage of all gadgets on the planet has either Google's Android system, or iOS Apple's system.
Why Russia has its own operating system?
US sanctions policy toward Russia it is no secret. Today, relations between Moscow and Washington are, perhaps, at the lowest point of the post-Soviet period of our history. Such tensions at all levels not seen since the end of the Cold War. In this regard, there is always the likelihood, that new sanctions and restrictions can relate to, and the scope of telecommunications and information technology.
Own opinion on this matter has already expressed a State Duma deputy from the Liberal Democratic Party, Andrei Lugovoi. Commenting on the situation with the Chinese company Huawei, MP noted, that our country is the time to undertake the development of national operating system for smartphones. It is worth noting, Lugovoi is co-author of the bill is quite loud on the stability of the Russian Internet, in the RuNet this law is better known as the law of the isolation of the Russian Internet. Notably, that the LDPR faction in the State Duma voted against the adoption of the law, with the exception of Lugovoi. Unanimously supported the bill only members of the "United Russia".
According to Andrei Lugovoi, bans by the United States could harm not only to companies and business representatives, but also to end users.
"It is necessary to take into account the practice. In the current situation task of the state, that respects itself and cares about its citizens and private security, It is the development and further development of their own software products, operating systems, and all that, it is necessary for people to work in the Internet ",
- said Russian MP.
Lugovoi opinion about, that Russia needs its own operating system for mobile devices, shared by some experts. Among them, Natalya Kaspersky, is the director of the group companies InfoWatch. Commenting on the online edition of "Reedus', Kaspersky said, that the situation c company Huawei - is a good example of, why Russia needs its own operating system.
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Own mobile operating system (ISA) in Russia today there are, Not so long ago it was officially called the "Aurora". Development and implementation of such a system is a preventive measure on the part of Russia with the expectation of the possibility of further sanctions pressure from Washington. Extra-smartphones from domestic producers, which are sold on the Russian market under the brands Texet, Explay, 4Good, Highscreen, pray, They operate almost exclusively on Google's operating system of the company. In this case, such devices often use budgetary Service workers, such as couriers or taxi services workers. If we assume, that of Russia simultaneously disappear Android, as well as with all Google services, This can cause multiple failures, increased costs and loss of profits by companies. Such a scenario no one wants.
Towards the north, "Aurora"
Only Russian mobile operating system has recently received a new name "Aurora", It was formerly known as the Sailfish and it was under this designation passed all certification activities, including a certificate of conformity to learn Russian FSB in September 2016 of the year. In the reality of today, "Aurora" is the only option for import of software and one of the most secure operating system in the Russian market.
Russia's only operating system, Register of the domestic software, It does northern roots. Sailfish mobile operating system is a product of the staff of the Finnish company Jolla, which, in its turn, founded by former employees of the Finnish telecommunications giant Nokia's market. Also in 2016 year partner of the Finnish company was the Russian of "open mobile platform", and 2018 year 75 percent stake in the operating system developer bought "Rostelecom". Then it was decided that, that the Russian operating system must obtain the name of the Russian.
"Aurora" interface
Today, for the development of this operating system are responsible of "open mobile platform", and LLC "Votron", in the group "Rostelecom". It is believed, that over the last couple of years in developing and bringing this operating system it has been invested more than three billion rubles. As noted in "Rostelecom", mobile operating system "Aurora" has a standard set of functions for these OS - Call Management, messaging, contact user, browser, mail client, Dictaphone, camera, gallery, notes, timer, calendar and other functions. According to "Rostelecom", today at various stages of preparation and testing of mobile devices and other equipment installed MOS "Aurora" are projects 10 companies and agencies.
According to the developers, Russian MOS provides functional remote workstation: secure access to messengers, e-mail, various information systems. "Aurora" can work in the corporate cloud and in the electronic document management system with the use of qualified electronic signatures. The testing phase are various general corporate services and applications, which include a navigation system, service, designed for remote meetings, program for fast processing and recognition of graphic materials.
In the first place, "Aurora" - a market product B2G (business-to-government), and this is its main difference from the Android operating system, which is designed for the commercial market, and ordinary users. "Aurora" is not created and is not adapted for home use segment. Its main customers - the state structures. For the representatives of state-owned companies, large business, MUP and the Ministry of Defense is already ready system, which will provide them with a stable relationship and a system of communication in case of emergency.
Under no system applications
But under this system there is no application. The process of writing software for the new OSes are now only at the initial stage. And without the application operating system is absolutely useless for ordinary citizens.
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Tablet Aquarius NS208, which can be controlled by "Aurora", presented in Innopolis 22 May 2019 of the year
It is understood and developers, which originally did not plan to compete in the market with operating systems iOS and Android. The main objective was to create a modern corporate smartphones, tablets and other gadgets with software developed in Russia. However, if Russia will be imposed against any sanctions in the IT-sphere, "Aurora" technology can be transferred to the market of civil devices and smartphones ordinary Russians.
Guarantee of state protection
experts note, that advantage MOS "Aurora" can be called on the local storage of data servers operating system users. It is a guarantee of the state of information security and stable operation of the enterprise, state and civil communications infrastructure in Russia.
Of course, the vast majority of Russia hopes to "thaw" in relations with the US and the improvement of relations between the two countries, but residents in case of further aggravation and cooling in relations between Moscow and Washington can count on, they can use their own gadgets in full.
At least, "Rostelecom" has already begun to attract application developers and games for, that they wrote the software for the "Aurora", making the operating system more focused on ordinary Russians.
Sergey Yuferev
