Rakuten wesentlich besser als Rocket

I can't recognize any scandal - but a scandal are the from the competiton paid gossip columnists of the Financal Times, who should eliminate the great success of Rakuten Symphony in Great Britain.

https://fxdailyreport.com/...hile-its-founder-gets-into-more-trouble/  

Rakuten Mobile is a carrier service, and their current plan, Rakuten UN-LIMIT VII, is priced much cheaper than the three major carriers (Softbank, docomo, and au) and even some of the cheap SIM services. Their plan is priced from 1,078 yen (tax included) per month for 3GB or less, up to 3,278 yen (tax included) per month at maximum for unlimited data.

Their great service will surprise you with unlimited high-speed data communication capacity in the Rakuten network area, and unlimited domestic calls using the calling app “Rakuten Link”

https://selectra.jp/en/sim/stepbystep-guide-rakutenmobile  

Settle in Japan Like a Local With These 11 Handy Rakuten Services

JULY 15, 2022 6 MINS READ

https://blog.govoyagin.com/rakuten-ecosystem-services/  

25/08/2022

Rakuten Mobile führt gemeinsame F&E-Aktivitäten mit dem Tokyo Institute of Technology und der University of Tokyo durch

Der japanische Betreiber Rakuten Mobile hat die Eröffnung eines Labors angekündigt, in dem der Telekommunikationsbetreiber erklärt, alle Technologien und Erfahrungen einzusetzen, die er durch den Einsatz seines Open vRAN-Netzwerks in Japan erworben hat.

In einer Erklärung sagte Rakuten Mobile, dass seine virtualisierte Open vRAN-Verifizierungsplattform jetzt neben akademischen Organisationen auch für Netzbetreiber, Anbieter und andere Unternehmen verfügbar ist.

Rakuten Mobile stellte fest, dass die Open vRAN-Technologie den Aufbau von Netzwerken mit mehreren Anbietern ermöglicht, was es den Betreibern ermöglicht, Netzwerkausrüstung flexibel zu beschaffen und die Kosten für den Netzwerkaufbau zu senken.

„Da sich Partnerunternehmen aus der Ferne mit dem Labor verbinden können, wird die Verifizierung der Open vRAN-Technologie ermöglicht, ohne zum Testort reisen oder eine Verifizierungsumgebung vor Ort schaffen zu müssen, wodurch der Entwicklungsprozess beschleunigt und vereinfacht wird. Rakuten Mobile hat auch die Möglichkeit, Technologieverifizierungsfunktionen in Einrichtungen aufzubauen, die Partnerunternehmen gehören“, sagte der Telekommunikationsbetreiber.

https://top-mmo.fr/de/...bile-k%C3%BCndigt-Open-Vran-Lab-in-Japan-an/  

Power-50-2022-our-first-ten-nominees-revealed

Congratulations to:

41. Brendan Arndt, Device Portfolio Director, Three

42. Paul Crossman, CEO, Genuine Solutions

43. Nastasi Karaiskos, UK leader, Rakuten Symphony

44. Terry O'Brien, Wholesale CEO, Digital Wholesale Solutions

45. Martin Flick, CEO, Onecom

46. Miles Norman, General Manager UK & Ireland, Lenovo

47. Dave McGinn, CEO, Daisy Communications

48. Craig Smith, MD, Mazuma Mobile

49. Peter Carnall, Managing Director, Eurostar Global Distribution

50. Francis Wong, CEO, Realme Europe

https://www.techradar.com/news/...022-our-first-ten-nominees-revealed  

AST’s service is perhaps more ambitious than what T-Mobile announced. Sievert said that he hopes T-Mobile will someday be able to deliver data via SpaceX’s satellites, where AST’s express goal is to operate 4G and 5G networks. It’s betting that the idea of broadband will be more appealing than just being able to text and make calls from remote locations. “We all really understand that phones can go out of service quite frequently, or coverage can be poor. And that was a point that was highlighted by T-Mobile. So our solution is really attractive in that regard,” Wisniewski said.

Where SpaceX and T-Mobile’s plan is largely limited to the US and its territories — the wireless spectrum SpaceX is using for its service is owned and operated by other carriers and agencies internationally, so additional deals are necessary for it to work anywhere outside the US — AST and Lynk have global aspirations. AST has gotten investment and a five-year exclusivity deal with Vodafone, one of the world’s largest cell providers, and has also received investment from Rakuten, a mobile carrier in Japan.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/27/23324128/...dustry-reactions-apple
 

Mastering the Route to Disaggregation
Mastering the Route to Disaggregation

11:45am – 01:00pm Mastering the Route to Disaggregation Session II

Session Moderator: Stéphane Téral, Chief Analyst, LightCounting Market Research

How is the mobile industry mastering the Route to Disaggregation?
What is required to enable innovation, speed and agility in developing, deploying and operating new services?
What is the impact on operating models?
Key operators in greenfield and brownfield situations as well as vendors will discuss how to address the opportunities and challenges of disaggregated networks and what is required to achieve successful launches and operations.



Stéphane Téral, Chief Analyst, LightCounting Market Research
The Analyst view on the Status of Disaggregation

Presentations with Q&A after each presentation



Joachim Groß, Chief Architect 1&1, and

Haider Syed, CTO Rakuten Symphony Germany
Greenfield Experience – launching a new network with a new paradigm



Dr. David Bachmann, CEO, ng-voice



Petr Ledl, VP Head of Network Trials and Integration Lab and

Carlos Fernandes, Strategy & Technology Innovation, VP Lead Partner Manager, Deutsche Telekom
Brownfield Network Operator Experience – Technology and Operating Model Impact



Arvin L. Siena, VP Head of Technology Strategy and Transformation, Smart Key success factors for Network Disaggregation  

Rakuten is one of the owners of Byju ($22 billion valuation)

July 21, 2021 | Source: TechCrunch

Epic!, an eponymous digital reading platform for kids aged 12 or younger, has been acquired by Byju for $500 million. The deal involves both cash and stock, and Epic! founders Kevin Donahue and Suren Markosian will continue to run the business. Since 2013, Epic! has raised over $68 million in funding, including WI Harper’s participation in its Series A round in December 2014, and the subsequent Series B, C & D rounds invested alongside Translink, Rakuten, Maven Ventures and other great investors. WI Harper has also been an Observer on Epic’s Board of Directors since initial investment.

https://wiharper.com/...-group-backed-epic-acquired-by-byju-for-500m/

Byju’s founder backs startup in $800 million funding at $22 billion valuation
Manish Singh@refsrc / 2:47 PM GMT+1•March 11, 2022

https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/11/...0-million-in-his-edtech-startup/
 

Dell'Oro Group revises Open RAN and vRAN forecast upward

7/27/2022

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – According to a recently published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center industries, near-term Open RAN and vRAN projections have been revised upward to reflect the higher starting point and improved momentum. Global cumulative Open RAN revenues – radio and baseband excluding services – are now projected to approach $20 B over the next five years and account for around 15 percent of the 2026 RAN market.

https://www.lightreading.com/open-ran/...orecast-upward/d/d-id/779298  

Asia-Pacific Mobile Financial Services Markets, 2022-2026: Lucrative Opportunities with Product Modularization, Data Monetization, & Omnichannel Platforms and Open APIs

September 01, 2022 05:23 ET | Source: Research and Markets

Key Competitors Assessment

Company Profile Assessment

Ant Group

Tencent

Rakuten FinTech

Au PAY

Kakao Bank

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/...and-Open-APIs.html  

Movement of Rakuten Mobile and 3 carriers over “Platinum Band”-Keitai Watch

BUSINESSQuick Breaking News about 16 hours ago

https://japan.postsen.com/business/24190/...um-Band-Keitai-Watch.html  

RAKUTEN KOBO LAUNCH THE KOBO CLARA 2E, AN ECO-CONSCIOUS E-READER WITH STORAGE FOR OVER 12,000 E-BOOKS

Posted by Scott Plowman Sep 1, 2022

The Kobo Clara 2E will be available at Kobo.com and select retailers for $229.95 from September 22 with pre-orders starting now. To reserve your head on over to Kobo.com and sign up to the pre-order now. while there I would recommend a sleep cover to protect your investment and to also provide a reading stand to your e-reader.

https://eftm.com/2022/09/...ith-storage-for-over-12000-e-books-226752  

Kobo's new waterproof Clara 2E e-reader could take on Kindle

It's made from 85 percent recycled plastic, FWIW.

By Shannon Connellan on September 1, 2022

https://mashable.com/article/...is%2520supposedly%2520ocean%2Dbound).  

“As we expand more services to different countries we need a center for globalization our business. And Rakuten India happens to be the strategic center of choice for Rakuten , Inc to help our globalization initiative, whether its Europe other region in Asia or North America,” said Sunil Gopinath, CEO of Rakuten India.

We are building an Enterprise Technology Business for the India market. We launched a product called SixthSense for large scale application performance monitoring. We are now going to go global from here and launch this product in the U.S, Europe.

Rakuten, ‘SixthSense’ the company first b2b SaaS product, an all-in-one observability intelligence and software testing automation platform, hit the market last year.

The company is also working extensively with fintech companies in India with its experience in financial and payment solution. A third of Rakuten Inc’s revenue is generated from fintech solutions globally. The company will however focus on offering its b2c solutions in India before it ventures into its b2c solution. It currently has a messaging platform-Viber operating in India.

“And we will be announcing some partnerships in the next few weeks where we are going to be working with travel companies in India for booking solutions –both airlines as well as hotels we are looking at opportunities to use Viber to enable them to book travel,” he added. The company is also growing its employee’s base. It has grown 70% over the past 18 months.

https://www.rprealtyplus.c  

OneSignal, a San Mateo, CA-based customer engagement platform provider, raised $50M in Series C funding.

Published on September 1, 2022

The funding, which brought total funding since founding to more than $80m, was led by BAM Elevate, an investment division of Balyasny Asset Management, with participation from Nimble Partners and existing investors SignalFire and Zach Coelius. They will join OneSignal’s other existing investors, including Rakuten Ventures, Yes.vc, HubSpot, and Y Combinator.

The company intends to use the funds to advance its unified messaging and orchestration capabilities, enhance its mobile data-driven email product, and deepen its geographic presence in Europe, Asia, and Latin America,

Led by George Deglin, CEO and Co-Founder, OneSignal is a customer engagement solution, powering customer journeys across mobile and web push notifications, in-app messaging, SMS, and email. The omnichannel platform enables over a million businesses to deliver 10 billion messages daily. OneSignal supports 500,000 mobile applications – nearly 15% of all apps – enabling companies in 140 countries, including Zynga, USA Today, Bitcoin.com, Upwork, Tribune, and more.

https://www.finsmes.com/2022/09/...aises-50m-in-series-c-funding.html  

https://www.itmedia.co.jp/mobile/articles/2209/01/news090.html  

Additional to my last posting about OnwSignal, where Rakuten is one of the owners

OneSignal lands $50M to help businesses send push notifications to mobile apps, SMS, and email

Nickie Louise POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The round, which brings OneSignal’s total investment since its founding to more than $80 million, was led by BAM Elevate, an investment division of Balyasny Asset Management with participation from Nimble Partners and existing investors SignalFire and Zach Coelius. They were joined by OneSignal’s other existing investors, including Rakuten Ventures, Yes.vc, HubSpot, and Y Combinator.

The cash infusion will also be used to make investments in machine learning, geographic expansion, and growing OneSignal’s team (from 140 employees to 170) by the end of the year. To date, OneSignal is used by more than 1.7 million businesses around the world.

https://techstartups.com/2022/09/01/...bile-apps-sms-email-campaigns/  

Following a successful trial in 2021, the first five Open RAN sites are now live on Virgin Media O2’s network to handle commercial traffic.

https://www.ibc.org/news/...gin-media-o2-nec-and-rakuten/8838.article  

Etwas älter, weil paar Tage zurückliegend.
Q2/22 Key KPIs fand ich sehr interessant, daher hier geteilt
https://rakuten.today/blog/fy2022-q2-results.html  

Rakuten Canada is a website and app where you can earn up to 40% in cash back rewards just by shopping. With almost 2,000 retailers to choose from, it can be easy to make some moolah with just a few clicks or taps.

https://creditcardgenius.ca/blog/rakuten-canada  

Rakuten Bank is one of Asia’s biggest IPOs to watch for the second half

Jul 5, 2022

Here Are Asia’s Biggest IPOs to Watch for the Second Half

Julia Fioretti, Bloomberg News

Rakuten Bank

The banking arm of Japanese online retailer Rakuten Group Inc. applied this week to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. IFR reported that the IPO could raise about $1 billion. Japan has not seen a $1 billion-plus offering in more than three years, when SoftBank Group Corp.’s telecommunications business raised $21.1 billion in December 2018.

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/...to-watch-for-the-second-half-1.1787804  

Open Ran allowed a very fast restore and everyone could see the resilience of a system with no black boxes and with AI and automated reactions

Japan's Rakuten Mobile says service restored after 2-1/2 hour system failure

Reuters

TOKYO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Rakuten Mobile Inc said on Sunday that its service for users on Rakuten UN-LIMIT VII plans had been restored, after a system failure caused difficulties making calls and sending data for over two hours.

The mobile carrier, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rakuten Group Inc (4755.T), did not say how many users were affected by the issue, which lasted about 2-1/2 hours after starting shortly before 11:00 a.m. local time.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/...ding-data-statement-2022-09-04/  

Additional to my posting „Open Ran allowed a very fast restore and everyone could see the resilience of a system with no black boxes and with AI and automated reactions“

The advantages of Open Ran against the black boxes of traditional networks

Easy and simple: Network Disaggregation

Telecommunications in upheaval: The networks of the future are open to software partners, more intelligent and adapt flexibly to new requirements. You can also read here what "Access 4.0" and "Open RAN" have to do with it.

The networks are changing. Until now, they have been closed systems full of so-called "black boxes". From the network operators' point of view, these are the non-transparent components of hardware and software that they use to control their networks.

https://www.telekom.com/en/company/details/...k-disaggregation-593822  

Rakuten and Hakuhodo DY Holdings Establish New Company: Rakuten Data Solutions, Inc.
- New data solutions to be researched and developed by leveraging the data and expertise of both companies

Tokyo, September 1, 2022 – Rakuten Group, Inc. and Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. today announced the establishment of Rakuten Data Solutions, Inc., a new company which will research and develop new data solutions, with operations now underway.

Rakuten Data Solutions will research and develop data solutions for advertising clients using Rakuten’s accumulated online and offline consumer behavior analysis data – which draws from a membership base of more than 100 million* members in Japan alone – as well as leveraging the consumer and media data and marketing expertise the Hakuhodo DY Group has accrued as a marketing services company. Toshimasa Tanaka, President and Representative Director of MIHA, Inc., Rakuten’s influencer marketing company, will assume the position of President and Representative Director of Rakuten Data Solutions.

In recent years, marketing strategies that focus on maximizing customer LTV (lifetime value) have become essential to the sustained business growth of companies. As a result, companies have needed to respond with full-funnel strategies to every step in the consumer behavior journey, from brand awareness, to purchase, to converting consumers into fans. It is this business environment in which Rakuten Data Solutions will research and develop new solutions that combine the strengths of both Rakuten and Hakuhodo DY Holdings, and contribute to integrated marketing activities.

To date, both Rakuten and Hakuhodo DY Holdings have supported the marketing activities of a variety of companies by leveraging their strengths respectively. The establishment of Rakuten Data Solutions will allow both companies to combine their efforts, leading to next-generation data solutions.

https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2022/...&category=corp