Rakuten wesentlich besser als Rocket
https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2020/...gory=corp%20mobile
The operator is following Reliance Jio’s strategy of offering free service to build a customer base. Rakuten Mobile’s monthly tariff in the second year is about half the rate charged for high-data packages by rivals NTT Docomo, KDDI and SoftBank.
Rakuten Mobile’s Un-Limit Data plan gives subscribers unlimited data when using its network, but is capped at 2GB a month when roaming on partner KDDI’s network.
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/asia/asia-news/...ve-launch-strategy/
It was worth the wait. Rakuten Mobile announced new pricing plans that are by far the simplest and cheapest (for data users) in Japan: unlimited voice and data for �2,980/month... and the first year is free. The catch is that it is only available on network whilst roaming usage, which will be a very wide area to start, is limited to 2GB/month. That makes the plan less useful for the most intensive (and highest ARPU) users but should generate high subscriber numbers as users take advantage of low-upfront costs to check it out without leaving their existing carrier. The end result is a race between Rakuten (network expansion) and the incumbents (moderating price declines) to provide a platform that offers lots of data cheaply. In the near-term, today's announcement is good news for roaming provider KDDI but less so for DoCoMo and Softbank. Meanwhile, Rakuten may benefit from headlines on subscriber additions going forward but giving away a year of mobile revenue and guidance of break-even for the consolidated business may #$%$ some investors. An unlikely loser in today's announcement could be Apple as a trend away from very expensive high-end devices in Japan gathers steam.
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Reuters•March 3, 2020
The outbreak of the coronavirus has not impacted consumer demand for ride-hailing services, Lyft's chief financial officer said on Tuesday.
Brian Roberts, speaking at the KeyBanc Capital Markets 15th Annual Emerging Technology Summit in San Francisco, said demand remained "extremely strong."
Lyft so far has had a very strong quarter and stood by its guidance for first-quarter results, Roberts said.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/...pacting-ride-hailing-195854378.html
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Rakuten Mobile has developed the world’s first fully virtualized mobile network. This network architecture allows for substantial reductions in capital investment and operation costs, enabling the operator to pass on these savings to subscribers through a low cost, simple service plan. The architecture also enables flexible deployment of new services and lays the groundwork for a speedy implementation of 5G at previously unimaginable price points. Rakuten Mobile aims to offer comprehensive communications services combining flexible service plans and cutting-edge technology, while leveraging synergies with the Rakuten Ecosystem and Rakuten Points loyalty program, to continue to improve services for subscribers.
“We are extremely delighted with what we have accomplished in Japan,” said Rakuten Mobile Director and CTO Tareq Amin at the event, explaining how the network’s revolutionary architecture allows for cost reductions of up to 40%. “We have deployed the world’s first Open RAN platform… not because the phrase ‘Open RAN’ sounds like good technology, but because there are cost reductions that we feel an obligation to pass on to consumers in Japan.”
“We are one of the only telecommunications networks that can claim to have standardized, 100% open interfaces, and full control of our software and network framework,” he continued.
https://rakuten.today/tech-innovation/...ted-mobile-carrier-plan.html
Rakuten Mobile’s executive team took a victory lap at a press event in Tokyo today, boasting that its skeptics have been proven wrong on the company’s goal to deploy the world’s first fully virtualized, cloud native, open radio access network (RAN).
Rakuten Mobile is using equipment, software, and services from Intel, Cisco, Nokia, Qualcomm, Altiostar, NEC, Mavenir, and Airspan. The company also announced a 20% equity investment in AST & Science, a global satellite telecommunications startup, which Rakuten intends to use for coverage in less populated areas of Japan.
“We believe telecommunication networks today are well overdue for transformation. In the age of Internet 2.0 and the age of hyperscale architecture, we felt that the current technology in the existing telecommunication networks do not scale and do not meet the demands of the future, especially in the 5G era,” said Rakuten Mobile CTO Tareq Amin.
By the end of this month, Rakuten Mobile will have deployed 4,400 base stations throughout Japan and it estimates to have at least 8,600 base stations installed within the next year.
https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/...pen-ran-skeptics/2020/03/
Piper Sandler
Minneapolis (www.aktiencheck.de) - Rating-Update:
Alexander Potter, Analyst von Piper Sandler, wiederholt das "overweight"-Rating und das Kursziel von 63 USD für die Aktie des Fahrdienstvermittlers Lyft Inc. (ISIN: US55087P1049, WKN A2PE38, NASDAQ-Ticker: LYFT). (Update vom 03.03.2020)
https://www.aktiencheck.de/exklusiv/...ichte-Lyft_overweight-11005003
The episode then ends with why Lyft stock is a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at the moment. The ride-hailing stock is trading at under $40 per share and it is racing toward profitability alongside Uber UBER.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/...-coronavirus-spreads-192307712.html
From David Del Valle in Madrid
March 3, 2020
Vodafone and Rakuten have joined forces to launch SpaceMobile, the world’s first mobile broadband network located in space, to widen the mobile coverage around the globe.
Joined by AST and Science, both partners will invest €115 million, along with other companies including American Tower, Cisneros, Samsung Next and the founder of the project Abel Avellán, to implement this satellite network (Low Earth Orbit) that will directly connect with smartphones.
AST and Science already successfully tested its SpaceMobile technology on the BlueWalker 1 satellite, launched in April 2019. Vodafone has also entered into a strategic alliance with AST & Science for the global deployment of SpaceMobile, providing its technical and operational experience. SpaceMobile will offer 4G and 5G services.
https://advanced-television.com/2020/03/03/...ch-spacemobile-network/
518.568 598.565 713.555 781.916 944.474 1.101.480 1.263.932
https://global.rakuten.com/corp/investors/
Summary of Financial Data
Since FY2000, IFRS adopted since FY2011
Das waren im Durchschnitt 16% p.a.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo0usK7Eew0&feature=emb_title
by Sarah Sluis // Tuesday, February 11th, 2020
Rakuten owns an assortment of consumer media properties: Viber is a WhatsApp-like chat app. Viki is similar to YouTube, only exclusively focused on Asian content with 50 million users. And Rakuten TV offers streaming TV.
Until recently, each of these assets had its own sales team and unique tech setup, but that’s changing. But Rakuten has recently brought these media assets together under a unified technology approach and a single sales team - all underpinned by Rakuten’s retail data.
Because Rakuten owns these media properties, where it can set first-party cookies, Zito considers the company well-insulated from the coming demise of third-party cookies. “The companies that will survive and thrive will need their own media and their own relationships with consumers,” he said.
Rakuten Advertising spent a year on the project. In February, buyers will be able to work with a single sales point of contact across all of Rakuten’s assets. “Bringing these assets together in a more consolidated, cohesive way provides a great alternative for brands and agencies to the walled gardens,” Zito said.
https://www.adexchanger.com/online-advertising/...data-at-the-center/
More People, Devices and Places with Mobile Coverage
TOKYO, LONDON, TEXAS - March 3, 2020 - Rakuten and Vodafone have become the lead investors in a venture to extend mobile coverage to more people and devices across the planet, using the first mobile broadband network that will be broadcast from space.
Branded SpaceMobile, the low-Earth-orbit (LEO), low-latency satellite network from AST & Science will be the first in the world to connect directly to standard smartphones. The company holds an extensive patent and IP portfolio for its ground and space technologies.
“SpaceMobile will be particularly transformative to the growing US$1 trillion annual global mobile market because it will eliminate the coverage gaps faced by today’s five billion mobile subscribers moving in and out of connectivity every day. It will also help the world’s most under-served communities to access the latest mobile services much sooner than predicted, helping more people to access the digital economy,” said Abel Avellan, AST & Science chairman and CEO.
https://ast-science.com/2020/03/03/rakuten-vodafone-invest-in-ast/
March 5, 2020
Scope of the Report:
The global Movies and TV Shows OTT market is valued at xx million USD in 2018 and is expected to reach xx million USD by the end of 2024, growing at a CAGR of xx% between 2019 and 2024.
The Asia-Pacific will occupy for more market share in following years, especially in China, also fast growing India and Southeast Asia regions.
North America, especially The United States, will still play an important role which cannot be ignored. Any changes from United States might affect the development trend of Movies and TV Shows OTT.
Europe also play important roles in global market, with market size of xx million USD in 2019 and will be xx million USD in 2024, with a CAGR of xx%.
Market Segment by Companies, this report covers
Telestra
Rakuten Inc.
Google LLC
Netflix
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hulu, LLC
Tencent Holdings
Apple Inc.
Microsoft Corporation
https://nysenewstimes.com/...etflix-amazon-web-services-aws-hulu-llc/
By
Lizette Chapman
6. März 2020, 21:03 MEZ
Many ride-hailing drivers got a boost after virus, study says
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...of-safety-against-paycheck
The Denton County Transportation Authority will replace its Highland Village Connect Shuttle service this month with an updated and enhanced Lyft discount service.
In Highland Village and select areas of north Lewisville, DCTA’s Highland Village Lyft Zone discount program will be expanded to include Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., along with an increased subsidy per ride from $10 to $13. Weekday service will remain the same from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., according to a DCTA news release.
The change — which is effective March 16 — was made to increase efficiency, according to DCTA.
To utilize DCTA’s Highland Village Lyft discount program, the “RIDEDCTA2” promo code must be entered into the Lyft app. Once entered, the promo code will remain active and automatically apply to all trips that meet the service parameters, according to DCTA.
https://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/2020/03/05/...-with-lyft-service/
4. Rakuten Medical
San Mateo, CA
Approximately $472M
Rakuten Medical—which changed its name from Rakuten Aspyrian in March—raised approximately $100 million on July 31 in a Series C-1 Preferred Stock financing from Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten, which raised its stake in Rakuten Medical to 22.6%. On November 9 at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 34th annual meeting in National Harbor, MD, the company announced new preclinical data suggesting its CD25 photoimmunotherapy treatment, plus an anti-PD1 therapy, may stimulate the immune system, and lead to a synergistic, anti-cancer activity in targeted tumors.
https://www.genengnews.com/a-lists/...muno-oncology-startups-of-2019/
12 Million People reach per week We have a highly engaged local community, reaching over half the population in each of our cities every week, with high quality, data-driven content.
4.8 out of 5 on App Store Our app is amongst the best rated and most used in the off-the couch entertainment industry.
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The innovative network architecture allows for substantial reductions in capital investment and operation costs, enabling the operator to pass on these savings to subscribers through this simple and affordable service plan. The architecture also enables flexible deployment of new services and lays the groundwork for the low cost and speedy implementation of 5G.
Rakuten Mobile aims to offer comprehensive communications services combining flexible service plans and cutting-edge technology, while leveraging synergies with the Rakuten Ecosystem and Rakuten Points loyalty program, to continue to improve services for subscribers.
https://disruptive.asia/rakuten-mobile-disrupt-japan-market/
https://www.gms-worldwide.com/case/eva/
Und Cash-Probleme stehen auch nicht an, da man gerade erst durch Verkäufe 2 Milliarden Dollar Cash eingefahren hat (Overdrive-Verkauf, Careem-Anteilsverkauf und Pinterest-Anteilsverkauf), obwohl mir da zunächst eine der Begründungen, nämlich Risikoreduktion, nicht so recht einleuchten wollte. Wobei das vielleicht doch nur Zufall war, denn die beiden Schwarzen Schwäne, Corona und Ölpreistrouble, haben die bei Rakuten wohl auch kaum voraussehen können.
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