Etisalat brings in Rakuten to help with OpenRAN
UAE operator group Etisalat is the latest telco to use Rakuten’s platform to accelerate its adoption of OpenRAN technology.
UAE operator group Etisalat is the latest telco to use Rakuten’s platform to accelerate its adoption of OpenRAN technology.
The Japanese digital heavyweight Rakuten has sold 13% share, worth $2.2 billion to new investors to bolster its balance sheet and to finance more aggressive mobile rollout.
A former employee of Japanese operator group Softbank, who now works for rival MNO Rakuten Mobile, has been arrested on suspicion of violating unfair competition prevention law.
Japan’s disruptive greenfield operator has defended its underwhelming subscriber growth and declared it is prepared to disrupt more markets.
Disruptive MNO Rakuten Mobile announced that it has joined OpenRAN standardisation body, the O-RAN Alliance, and the company’s CTO has been appointed to the board.
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has inked a cooperation deal with Rakuten Mobile that will see it explore its options for OpenRAN and other forward-looking mobile technologies.
Disruptive Japanese telco Rakuten Mobile has unveiled its 5G offering and, as expected, its significantly undercuts the competition.
Spanish operator group Telefónica has decided OpenRan is the way forward and that Rakuten Mobile is the trailblazer.
Ajit Pai and his commissioners hosted an online forum on 5G Open Radio Access Network to promote the technology as an opportunity for American companies to regain leadership in the mobile market.
Japanese internet giant Rakuten is continuing to push into new ground with its disruptive mobile mission, promising the first 5G OpenRAN deployments next month.
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).
Japanese telcos KDDI and Softbank have inked a network sharing partnership to ease the commercial pressures of connectivity in the rural regions.
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.
Satellites are back in fashion and soon enough tens of thousands of devices will be swirling above our heads, now Vodafone and Rakuten are teaming up to join the trend.
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.
NTT DoCoMo, KDDI, Softbank, and Rakuten have all received the 5G licences they applied for, but they come with coverage obligations and security commitment.
RCS has been touted as a saviour when the SMS value has been destroyed by OTT messaging services, but without much success, but it may finally have find its moment.
Japanese conglomerate Rakuten, owner of online retailer Play.com, has acquired popular over the top messaging and VoIP developer Viber for $900m.
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