For Rakuten Mobile’s SVP of Next Generation Advanced Research, the key is to decouple 6G workloads from the cloud-native platform
In a recent article, RCR Wireless News laid out the definition of AI-native as it pertains to 6G; however, in an even more recent conversation...
Rakuten Mobile said it will continue to manage and operate these mobile network assets in Japan
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Group and Macquarie Asset Management announced that Rakuten Mobile will raise between JPY150-300 billion (around $1-2 billion) in funds for the sale and leaseback...
In this special episode of Will 5G Change the World?, presented in partnership with NETSCOUT, we dive into the world of telco AI. As operators develop and implement long-term AI strategies, supporting it all are foundation models, specifically large language models. This episode, featuring...
According to Rakuten, the 700 MHz band offers better indoor building penetration and underground connectivity
Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile announced the launch of commercial services using the so-called “platinum band” previously allocated by the Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in 2023.
In a release,...
Rakuten Mobile previously highlighted that it plans to continue to expand 4G and 5G infrastructure across Japan
Rakuten Mobile announced that the number of subscribers for its mobile carrier service has surpassed 7 million as of June 16, 2024.
In a release, the telco noted that...
Rakuten Mobile aims to reach 8-10 million mobile subscribers by the end of 2024
Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile, which is part of e-commerce giant Rakuten Group, has reached over 6.8 million subscribers as of the end of March, the carrier said in a release.
The operator...
Rakuten Mobile started using JTower's solutions in January 2020
Japanese carrier Rakuten Mobile and compatriot telecom infrastructure company JTower announced that Rakuten Mobile has adopted JTower’s indoor infrastructure-sharing solutions for its network in more than 100 facilities and buildings across Japan.
In a release, Rakuten Mobile,...
Stage X previously said it aims to deploy 6,000 5G base stations across Korea
Japanese companies Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten Symphony and South Korean mobile network operator Stage X announced an agreement with the aim of establishing a comprehensive framework for strategic collaboration between the companies,...
Spirent Communications, which is in the process of being acquired, gave a market update this week that indicated the company is still facing a tough trajectory.
"Market conditions remain challenging, with market drivers in line with the previous 12 months," the company said in...
If you’ve recently attended or watched or read about any tech industry conferences, you’ve noticed the characterization of artificial intelligence (AI), both generative AI (gen AI) and more classical AI, as a sort of panacea for business problems regardless of industry. Telecom is no...
Rakuten Mobile also confirmed it is paving the way to launch base station using the 700 MHz band
Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile said it started radio frequency testing for its 700 MHz spectrum, also known as the “platinum band”.
Rakuten Mobile also confirmed it is paving...
In a cloud-native world, the OSS should serve as an app store filled with tools for automation, orchestration, workflow engines and more
Rakuten Group, with its operator Rakuten Mobile and hardware/software/services vendor subsidiary Rakuten Symphony, don’t live in the legacy world. The greenfield network is...
The new AI-driven use cases will enable Rakuten Mobile to maintain quality of service and drive efficient network operations and network automation monitoring
Radcom has renewed its multi-year collaboration with Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile, the former said in a release.
The company noted that the extended...
Kyivstar aims to use Rakuten Symphony’s O-RAN and 5G technologies to help rebuild Ukraine's digital infrastructure
Japan's Rakuten Symphon and Veon Group’s subsidiary Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest telecommunications operator, have announced a preliminary agreement that confirms Kyivstar’s interest in procuring and deploying Rakuten Symphony's Open RAN...
The Japanese government granted this spectrum band to Rakuten Mobile in October 2023
Japanese telco Rakuten Mobile announced that it will deploy base stations using mobile network radios developed by Nokia operating in the 700 MHz band, also known as the "platinum band”, the telco...
Rakuten Mobile said that this new offering could be launched in 2026
Japanese telco Rakuten Mobile announced plans to start provide satellite-to-mobile service in Japan in 2026 in partnership with AST SpaceMobile.
Rakuten Mobile said that the actual timing of the initiation of any such service...
Rakuten Mobile initially launched mobile services in Japan in April 2020
Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile has reached over 6 million subscribers as of the end of December, the carrier said in a release.
“Since the full-scale launch of its mobile carrier service in April 2020, Rakuten...
1&1 said its partners in the O-RAN project are Rakuten Mobile and Mavenir
German operator 1&1 confirmed that Open RAN (O-RAN) is fully functional and available throughout the country on its 5G network.
The German carrier said that the O-RAN deployment is being supported by vendors...
Rakuten Mobile has recently started R&D on the advancement of edge platform functions for the next communication standard after 5G
Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile said that its research and development (R&D) project into advanced edge cloud technologies for next-generation communications has been selected by Japan’s...
Rakuten Mobile said it attracted 192,000 new mobile customers only in October
Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile expects to reach 8-10 million mobile subscribers by the end of 2024, the telco said in its earnings statement.
The telco added a total of 400,000 subscribers since August, ending...
Earlier this month, the Japanese communications ministry said that Rakuten Mobile was the only company to apply for the 700 MHz slots during the application period
Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile has received approval from the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications for its special...
When it comes to real-world examples of how operators have leveraged automation based on network data, here are two: Nordic operator Elisa in Finland and its “lights-out” network operations center (NOC), and Rakuten Mobile (both in terms of utilizing automation itself, and helping other...
Rakuten Symphony talks Open RAN benefits and bringing radio disaggregation to brownfield network environments
Beginning in 2018, Rakuten Mobile, a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Rakuten Group, started deploying a greenfield Open RAN network. Since then, Rakuten Group has also spun off hardware/software and consultancy vendor...
1&1 said it expects to launch 5G services with its own network infrastructure during 2024
German operator 1&1, which is owned by United Internet AG, has been working in recent months to create the conditions to launch mobile services using its own network infrastructure, the...
