Rakuten defends its record and promises more disruptions
Japan’s disruptive greenfield operator has defended its underwhelming subscriber growth and declared it is prepared to disrupt more markets.
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Vodacom launches 5G in South Africa as broadband market looks vulnerable
With some lockdown protocols still in place and low broadband penetration, launching 5G with a fixed wireless access (FWA) spin is telecoms opportunism at its finest.
KDDI and Softbank join the network sharing craze as Rakuten risk rises
Japanese telcos KDDI and Softbank have inked a network sharing partnership to ease the commercial pressures of connectivity in the rural regions.
Rakuten delays network launch to work out the bugs
Japan’s fourth mobile operator has said it will delay its launch, originally set for October 1, in favour of a limited trial for 5,000 users.
Jio claims another scalp as RCom is down and out
Reliance Communications has arguably gotten the sharpest end of the Jio stick over the last couple of years, but it seems the misery is finally over as the firm files for bankruptcy.
VCs are spending more on less, how will that impact innovation?
CB Insight has released its latest quarterly report on venture capitalist funding claiming new records are being spent in terms of total cash, but trends are leaning towards the bigger players.
Iliad aims to bring French disruption to Italian mobile market
French telco group Iliad has become Italy’s fourth mobile operator and is following the same playbook as it did in France.
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