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Virtualized Radio Access Network(vRAN) Market SWOT Analysis By 2028 | Alcatel-Lucent (Nokia), NEC, Altiostar, Wind River, Amdocs, Dell EMC, ASOCS, Dali Wireless
Freya Davies July 11, 2022
Prominent Key players of the Virtualized Radio Access Network(vRAN) market survey report:
Alcatel-Lucent (Nokia), NEC, Altiostar, Wind River, Amdocs, Dell EMC, ASOCS, Dali Wireless
https://www.designerwomen.co.uk/...vran-market-swot-analysis-by-2028/
Through 2019 and 2020, discussions moved beyond technology and politics to see an ecosystem develop around practical implementations of open RAN principles. The result is that we are now seeing real world deployments of Open RAN networks being made by operators that are confident that they are making the right strategic choices for themselves and their customers. From Dish and Verizon in the USA, Rakuten and NTT in Japan, Airtel and Reliance Jio in India, to multiple operators in Europe and across the Middle East and Africa, we are seeing operators invest in real world networks and commit to ongoing support for the commercialisation of equipment based on Open RAN principles. 2021 has proved to be the true year of Open RAN commercialisation.
https://www.altiostar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/...-Report-2021.pdf
Rakuten Group, Inc. offers internet services in Japan and internationally.
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July 1, 2022
Rakuten Mobile and TEPCO Power Grid establish new company for base station construction solutions
Accelerating the construction of base stations using electric power assets; Contributing to the provision of a stable communications environment
Tokyo, July 1, 2022 - Rakuten Mobile, Inc. and TEPCO Power Grid, Inc. today announced the establishment of "Rakuten Mobile Infra Solution, Inc.," a new company to provide construction solutions for base stations. The new company has started business today, July 1, 2022.
n the construction of its network, Rakuten Mobile is already utilizing some power assets*1 to enable rapid network construction. This has contributed to Rakuten Mobile achieving its target for 4G population coverage on its network about four years ahead of schedule*2. With the establishment of the new company, Rakuten Mobile will further expand its 4G and 5G coverage, increase the densification of its base stations and strengthen the development of communications infrastructure to provide a stable service. In addition, utilizing existing power assets will improve the cost efficiency of base station construction.
https://corp.mobile.rakuten.co.jp/english/news/...20220701_01_lang_en
With population coverage hitting 97% in April, the rollout of the 4G network is nearly done, allowing Rakuten to wind down its expensive roaming arrangement to piggyback on KDDI's network. "In June, 94% of the traffic will be on our own network," said Tareq Amin, Rakuten Mobile's CEO, on a call with Light Reading.
Ditching KDDI's roaming service should ultimately save Rakuten between JPY120 billion and JPY140 billion ($1.1 billion) annually.
The only big investment job still ahead of Rakuten involves sprinkling 5G basestations across Japan, according to Amin. Everything else is in place. "What remains to be done is not as costly or expensive as what we have done before," he said.
https://www.lightreading.com/5g/...th-to-profit-in-2023/d/d-id/777554
July 4, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK6bshO3gKs
June 29, 2022
Enterprises need solutions that unify data management with analytics and AI to unlock speed, and scalability. Robin Cloud Native Platform is an integral part of the new Dell Validated Design for Analytics – Data Lakehouse, which is built for this purpose, and supports BI, analytics, real-time data applications, data science and ML, all in one platform.
https://www.robin.io/featured-news/...estration-and-storage-platform/
July 8, 2022
Partha Seetala President, Unified Cloud Business Unit, Rakuten Symphony
It’s never too early or late to start talking about cloud-native.
By 2025, more than 95% of new workloads will be deployed on cloud-native platforms. Clearly, a lot of organizations are on their way to cloud-native adoption, among them some of the prominent telecom operators of our time. After all, the benefits of cloud-native are most pronounced in the telecom sector, where the need for scale, automation and predictable cost structure at optimal OPEX and CAPEX is more persistent than ever. With the advent of 5G, new use cases, applications, and services, the need for hyper-automation, low latency and efficiencies in handling complex AI/ML-type data-intensive applications at the edge is getting more prominence.
Cloud-native has been proven to improve the cost models of telcos dramatically. The very fact that even the vendors today are packaging their network functions (NFs) as cloud-native indicates that it is set to become the de-facto-standard service delivery platform for telecom operators. Greenfield operators have been quick to onboard cloud-native applications and NFs. As a partner of Rakuten Mobile throughout its 5G service delivery journey and now as a part of Rakuten Symphony, Robin.io can attest to the fact that cloud-native can produce agility and significant savings for any operator.
Rakuten Mobile was built as a cloud-native network from the get-go. This posed a clear set of benefits regarding efficiency, faster deployment, agility, cost savings, and more. Of course, when it comes to brownfield deployment, there is more need for definitive planning and standardization, as there’s a lot at stake. Operators are known to be cautious about the transition; nevertheless, the benefits of cloud-native apply just as much to brownfield use cases when the operator is embarking on top modernization of some of its infrastructure, like Open RAN, for example.
Cloud-native vs. virtualization
Before we take a close look at what it means for a brownfield operator to go down the cloud-native path, a couple of realities need to be considered. The telecom sector has been experiencing a pressing need to streamline operations and bring home efficiencies. One of the biggest challenges facing telcos today is how to bring different operational siloes together and optimize them. There is also a desperate need to manage customer experience and create market differentiation. Spread all of this across the multi-technology, a multi-vendor spectrum that most telcos operate in, and things become extremely complicated.
The virtualization model on the cloud, despite its many virtues, does not deliver the actual benefits of software-driven infrastructure in terms of operations and management. This is because virtualization does not force operators or vendors to follow a standard approach for application development. Hence, every vendor supplying NFs has its own way of developing, deploying, upgrading, scaling, lifecycle management, etc. This, in turn, inhibits complex, multi-vendor, and seamless software-driven operations.
On the other hand, cloud-native does all of this and more. As an opinionated stack, cloud-native forces vendors to build their applications in a certain way, which removes the challenges of deployment and scaling at the application layer.
Ultimately, this brings more control. For example, when building an application, the vendor does not need to worry about how to scale that application. That’s handled inherently and quite efficiently by cloud-native platforms (like Robin.io) as long as the application is built to certain specifications. The power then shifts back to the operator, who can take charge of this consistency even in a complex, multi-vendor environment. They can optimize it for their specific needs and, over time, achieve the tremendous cost benefits and simplicity that come with it.
Leveraging the benefits of cloud-native – what does it take?
The grand vision behind the openness or cloud-native movement is to democratize. In reality, large telco workloads have not been running effectively in a “cloudified” fashion without many overheads, and they do not allow operators absolute control over their lifecycles.
Why is this?
Contrary to popular belief, contemporary frameworks like agile development, DevOps implementation, and cloud-native architecture are all about discipline. The industry is not fully ready for them yet as not all vendors are on board with these new paradigms. This needs to change. For example, as the first step, telcos could start with a blueprint of their strategic or operational roadmap and ensure that all of their vendors adhere to it, rather than leaving it to the vendors’ discretion.
There is no denying that as things stand today, telcos have no choice but to cut overheads and streamline operations to sustain in the near future. There’s little or no room for innovation. Cloud-native technologies, such as Robin.io, are set to challenge this over the long haul. By unlocking superior operational discipline and efficiencies, telcos can shift their focus to the strategic side. Differentiation will eventually be delivered in value-added market offerings rather than the differentiation created through operational efficiencies. The cloud-native model is engineered to deliver on this promise.
Where are we headed?
Cloud-native is designed for more than just deployment. It addresses fundamental aspects like scalability, self-healing, lifecycle management, and so on – all integral parts of telco operations. But while this may work wonders for a single application, telecom networks are built on a complex and diverse set of apps and NFs. When evaluating the proper cloud-native orchestration and automation, the key things to consider are how the underlying platform works across these multi-vendor applications and functions and how intelligently it observes, corrects, and self-heals in the fastest way possible.
This is what Robin.io is all about. Robin.io is at the forefront of cloud-native innovation that allows operators to leverage the possibilities that technologies like 5G and Edge bring to the table. Having proven its expertise with cloud-native delivery of network services, Robin.io has created conversations centered on how to get the power of cloud-native to large-scale brownfield deployments.
The cloud-native revolution has already begun. Accelerating it is the only question that we’re faced with today.
Let’s learn together how to make it work.
https://www.robin.io/featured-blog/...in-telcos-through-cloud-native/
https://digitalanarchist.com/videos/interviews/...of-patents-robin-io
To suit the trading styles of different FX investors well, Rakuten Securities Hong Kong Limited (“Rakuten Securities HK”) is pleased to announce the launch of MetaTrader 4 (MT4) trading platform to offer a higher diversity of choices to our clients.
The newly launched MT4 trading platform provides wide analytical opportunities, including 9 different timeframes, 30 built-in technical indicators and 24 graphic objects, which allow investors to analyze financial markets and perform advanced trading operations.
“Being a crucial broker in the FX market, all these years we have been listening to clients’ needs and we believe the launch of MT4 can further strengthen our position in the FinTech sector and provide more choices for our clients. With tight spreads and low commission, our clients are going to have an unprecedented trading experience with us,” said Katsunori Kobayashi, President of Rakuten Securities HK.
We are going to provide tight spread as low as 0.4 pips for 25 currency pairs for MT4 trading platform. This may suit investors with higher risk appetite.
The above pricing is displayed as minimum floating spreads in February 2022.
Come and join our FX trading family!
About Rakuten Securities Hong Kong
Rakuten Securities Hong Kong Limited (RSHK) is a subsidiary of Rakuten Securities, Inc. (“Rakuten Securities”) which is the largest broker in Japan, and one of the four largest forex brokers in the world and a pioneer in leveraged* foreign exchange trading in Hong Kong.
We offer 2 powerful forex trading platforms – Rakuten FX and MT4, for clients to choose based on their preferences and trading styles.
- Rakuten breaks into the esports industry, hosting a series of esports competitions featuring a number of popular games.
Tokyo, July 12, 2022 – Rakuten Group, Inc. today announced that it will hold its first-ever esports competition, the “Rakuten esports cup,” on Saturday, July 23.
Rakuten offers a variety of services that leverage the power and appeal of a diversity of content, such as Rakuten TV, Rakuten Ticket and Rakuten NFT. Going forward, Rakuten will utilize the professional expertise and networks gained from these businesses to consider broadcasting event footage, selling tickets and selling merchandise for future Rakuten esports cup competitions. Rakuten’s new esports business will aim to collaborate with a variety of Rakuten services, as it seeks opportunities to leverage the strengths of the Rakuten Ecosystem, an integrated network of more than 70 services based on a membership of more than 100 million members in Japan alone.
Rakuten aims to deliver new and exciting entertainment experiences through the Rakuten esports cup.
https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2022/...th=7&category=
For mobile operators and telecoms networks, opening up the radio access network — through emerging 5G mobile networks — is a chance to take advantage of the cost savings, virtualization, automation and interoperability that storage, networking and compute stacks have already achieved by switching from monolithic proprietary hardware to modular, software-driven approaches using off-the-shelf commercial servers.
Fundamentally, Open RAN is a giant step forward. It uses an open, software-driven architecture to put a generic compute layer into the special-purpose telecoms stack, which means operators will be able to automate and upgrade networks more easily, roll out new technology faster and offer the kind of services that make 5G more than just a faster mobile phone network.
Getting the Names Straight
The idea of Open RAN is that instead of cramming everything into the limited space and power available at a cell tower or base station, you split the mobile base station into some well-defined parts that communicate over open, defined interfaces.
That means you can strip the mobile base station down to just the antenna that receives and transmits the radio signal (plus a power source) with the compute to process those radio signals done on off-the-shelf hardware, maybe even in a nearby data center or in the cloud.
That makes the hardware easier to maintain and manage, and to scale up when you have more traffic. Operators can just allocate more processing power instead of trucking in temporary base stations to erect at festivals and sporting events when a location that’s usually almost empty suddenly has thousands of users and devices watching videos and uploading images,
With more space and power, it’s cheaper to offer edge computing services that you want to run as close as possible to the source of data for low latency and fast response. Open RAN may also allow operators to deploy new generations of mobile networks on existing hardware rather than having to roll out new systems each time.
Plus, 5G and 6G depend on having enough base stations to provide coverage and deliver hardware bandwidth and low latency: if Open RAN can create smaller, lower power base stations that can be deployed in more locations, it might speed up network rollouts.
https://thenewstack.io/...-ran-opens-5g-networks-to-devs-enterprises/
With a wide range of activities, the company will for the first time partner with the event, presenting a new exclusive service and offer Japan Expo visitors the authentic experience of diving into Japanese culture.
Luxembourg/Paris, June 23rd – Today, Rakuten Europe announced that it will become one of the main strategic partners of Japan Expo – a must event for all those interested in Japan culture and endless discoveries for novices – which will take place in Paris on July 14-17th.
https://corp.rakuten.eu/pressrelease/rakuten-europe-japan-expo/
Rakuten's employee number FY 2012-2021
Published by C. Diep, Jun 1, 2022
The Japanese internet company Rakuten, Inc. employed over 28 thousand people in fiscal year 2021. The number of employees more than tripled in the past decade, indicating the ongoing success of Rakuten as Japan's leading e-commerce provider.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/223337/...eadcount-rakuten-group/
by Zachary Pearce July 13, 2022
https://www.arover.net/2022/07/13/...rakuten-wants-to-move-up-a-gear/
July 14, 2022
Rakuten Symphony's first-ever Leadership Summit allowed over 120 executives and leaders from newly joining entities to share values and find common ground to move forward as One Team. Check out the inspiring speeches by Mickey and Tareq as well as a visit to the quality assurance lab to see the latest technology in action. Also, hear from some of the attendees about their biggest takeaways from the event and their ambitions for the future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM7Q6ixkzSs
Last year, the ATP Mallorca Championships were the stage for the launch of Rakuten’s cashless payment app, Rakuten Pay, in Europe. Rakuten Europe had just announced a three-year partnership with e|motion group, a leading event organizer and trend-setter in sports marketing, to support the tennis tournament.
At the Rakuten booth on-site, visitors could also sign up for a Rakuten account to become a member of the recently launched cashback shopping service — and with a bit of luck even win VIP tickets or free manga.
A dedicated app for tennis fans
By partnering with e|motion group to support ATP Mallorca Championships as well as the ATP MercedesCup in Stuttgart and the WTA bett1open, Rakuten aims to leverage its digital expertise in the sporting world to enhance the fan experience at events, bring innovation to traditional sports and ensure the industry is future-fit.
For the tournament in Mallorca, Rakuten released an updated version of the app for the event, that not only allowed fans to view live scoring, stats and figures, but also served as a hub for exclusive content, as well as allowing them to make ticket purchases and order food and drinks at the venue.
https://rakuten.today/blog/rakuten-at-mallorca-championships-2022.html
Horizon Summit: Rakuten CEO & President Amit Patel on How Warriors Partnership Builds Trust and Brand Awareness
By Andrew Cohen July 12, 2022
Rakuten aired a commercial during the Super Bowl earlier this year in another effort to expand it’s brand recognition with U.S. consumers. Patel referenced Amazon Prime’s 110 million subscribers in the U.S. as an internal goal for Rakuten. “17 million [users] is great, but we got to go figure out how we get to 110. We've been around for 20 years, but we were nowhere close to maxing out here,” Patel said, noting how its affiliation with the reigning NBA champs will help Rakuten build relationships with U.S. consumers to reach this goal.
“One of the biggest things that the Warriors partnership is there to solve for us, is trust and awareness,” he said.
https://www.sporttechie.com/...l-warriors-partnership-brand-awareness
In the long term, however, Rakuten’s bid to take its online banking unit public is a wise move. Its home market of Japan remains its most important, and while the Japanese firm faces increasing competition there in the e-commerce segment from Amazon, other deep-pocketed publicly listed U.S. tech giants are moving aggressively into Japan’s digital finance space. To compete with them, Rakuten Bank will need be able to raise capital cheaply on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
https://www.kapronasia.com/...w-is-rakuten-bank-s-ipo-shaping-up.html
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 7, 2022 at 17:05 JS
Rakuten Mobile Inc. announced on July 6 that it will gradually increase the prices of most of the iPhone models the company sells on its Rakuten Ichiba online shopping mall, as well as at retail stores and on its official website.
The largest price hike was 40.5 percent for the iPhone 12, which has 128 GB of storage. The cost jumped from 82,380 yen ($607) to 115,800 yen, including tax.
Apple held 49.7 percent of the volume of domestic smart phone shipments in fiscal 2021, according to MM Research Institute Ltd.
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14663331
Ich brauche jedenfalls kein iphone - wer das aber nötig hat, sei's drum.
Von Sumeet Gaikwad
3. Mai 2022
https://www.asiafundmanagers.com/de/...eine-telekommunikation-sparte/
https://www.simon-kucher.com/sites/default/files/...4_Digital_CBU.pdf
https://www.meti.go.jp/press/2021/03/20220301001/20220301001-2.pdf
VA: What are Rakuten TV’s goals in the year ahead?
CD: RTV will focus even more on AVoD as the company aims to become the leader in Europe, while keeping on our platform all the other services that represent a winning business model on the market: TVoD and SVoD with the Starzplay premium service. RTV will also expand its ad inventory and strive to become the destination for users and advertisers. Furthermore, Rakuten TV and Rakuten Inc. will continue building synergies — both technical and commercial — to grow the company’s business and visibility. With a common and constant focus on innovation, there is a full range of solutions that Rakuten aims at offering its customers across business units, such as our payment system, Rakuten Pay, or our loyalty program, Rakuten Points, just to mention the main ones. Our mission is to empower customers to discover and watch the content they want wherever and whenever.
The entertainment industry is at a crossroads. Platforms that offer a greater variety of content, accessibility (such as having Rakuten TV’s remote-control button available on most smart TV brands), and usability will succeed. Simplification will be the key. This is why our mission is to empower customers to discover the content they want and decide what, where, when, and how to watch it. People spend more time on searching rather than watching. One of our main objectives is to empower users and facilitate customers’ experiences.
https://www.videoageinternational.net/2022/03/07/...-expansion-plans/
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