Rakuten takes first step towards a hybrid operator/vendor telco
Rakuten and NEC will develop a containerized standalone (SA) 5G core network, which will become one of the first products available on the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP).
Rakuten and NEC will develop a containerized standalone (SA) 5G core network, which will become one of the first products available on the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP).
Like many other businesses, NTT Docomo has pointed to COVID-19 for poor financial results, but this is a business which was struggling long before the coronavirus hit Japan.
COVID-19 is causing waves across the world, and now Japanese telco Softbank has warned the pandemic might well be the cause of ¥1.8 trillion ($17 billion) loss in the investment unit.
Japanese telcos KDDI and Softbank have inked a network sharing partnership to ease the commercial pressures of connectivity in the rural regions.
In what could be interpreted as an attempt to protect the Japanese conglomerate from the impact of COVID-19, Softbank has announced it will sell assets to the value of JPY4.5 trillion ($41 billion).
It’s all about the photonic mesh in the backhaul for Rakuten’s brand new mobile network, and Nokia’s switches are going to help make it work.
Ahead of a hard launch next month, new Japanese MNO Rakuten has announced an ‘unlimited’ tariff that massively undercuts the incumbents.
Within hours of each other Nordic kit vendors Nokia and Ericsson issued press releases announcing the completion of 5G core trials with Japanese operator KDDI.
There might be more attention given to the rugby than mobile networks in Tokyo right now, but the World Cup is giving NTT Docomo a pleasant opportunity to test out its 5G smarts.
Japanese operator group NTT Docomo will not offer Huawei smartphones when it launches its 5G network next year, according to a report.
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.
KDDI has announced an investment in Neutron Holdings, the company which owns the Lime scooter sharing service which is becoming increasingly popular around the world.
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son has continued his quest to prove he has been a man in the wrong career for the majority of his life with the launch of another investment fund.
20 bean-counters walk into a bar and ask for a tonic water. The barman asks who picking up the bill, and all fingers are pointed towards Silicon Valley.
The public battle for 5G ascendancy between Nokia and Ericsson has moved to Japan, with simultaneous Softbank deal win announcements.
It might not be as aggressive a position as the White House has entrenched itself in but limiting foreign ownership of strategic segments is a similar objection to globalisation.
NTT DoCoMo, KDDI, Softbank, and Rakuten have all received the 5G licences they applied for, but they come with coverage obligations and security commitment.
The European Commission has given its nod of approval for data protection rules drawn up in Japan, effectively extending GDPR protections for European citizens to the Asian country.
Huawei and ZTE have been dealt another blow ahead of the 5G bonanza as Japan’s four operators join the government in snubbing Chinese communications equipment.
The Wall Street Journal has reported Apple is subsidising operators in Japan to offer discounts on its phones owing to sluggish sales in the country.
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