Rakuten wesentlich besser als Rocket

In Rakuten’s world, the entire core technology is fully ready for 5G

Japanese mobile network operator Rakuten (OTCPK:RKUNF), now building the world’s first end-to-end fully virtualized cloud-native network, is a more recent customer win for RDCM, but a great example of how innovative software-based solutions may become a “must have” in the close future for all telecoms.

Asia-Pacific is the leading region in the global NFV/SDN market, as noticed by STL Partners:
Highest volume of deployments and consistent record of innovation. The region points the way ahead for the global market.

Rakuten is leading innovation through a complete transformation in the telecom infrastructure buildout:

“If you look at any traditional operator, both inside and outside of Japan, it’s actually a very unnatural process to upgrade to 5G. They have to completely virtualize their infrastructure, they have to deploy new core architecture, they have to deploy new radio access. In Rakuten’s world, the entire core technology, including our Radio Access Network, is fully ready for 5G.”

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4372695-radcom-just-matter-of-when
 

Japan is making a bid to become Asia's premier financial hub as some institutions exit Hong Kong over political and legal concerns.

Officials plan to offer administrative steps in English, removing the language barrier that makes it difficult for companies to set up operations.

Japan is competing with other Asian centers to attract financial firms, including Singapore which has a lower tax rate.

Until now, foreign firms in Japan have had to provide documentation in Japanese in their dealings with authorities.

Japan's government is also planning to increase the amount of English-language information it makes available about education and healthcare services for company employees.

http://www.newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/128377.php
 

Announcing Rakuten Advertising’s Certification for Agency Account Managers
By Rakuten Advertising | September 8, 2020 | NEWS

Agencies have always been important partners to us at Rakuten Advertising.

Over the years we have worked collaboratively to help the brands they represent exceed their affiliate marketing goals through partnerships with our best-in-class publishers, by leveraging our platform and commissioning tools, and tapping into the data and insights from our network.

We’re constantly exploring ways to improve the overall experience for our agency partners and their advertisers. That’s why today, we’re proud to announce the creation of the Agency Account Manager Certification program, providing opportunities for our agency partners to fine tune their affiliate marketing skills and strategies.

Certification is now available to all Rakuten Advertising agency partners.

https://blog.rakutenadvertising.com/news/...-agency-account-managers/
 

Bringing the labs to life: Rakuten Mobile and Qualcomm Technologies turn cutting-edge R&D into commercial reality

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

One of the world’s leading chip companies has gone back to the future. Best known as a supplier of the advanced semiconductors that control smartphones, Qualcomm Technologies’ cooperation with Rakuten Mobile has seen the chip company reprise its historic role as a holistic supplier of cellular technology.

Having spent decades developing highly-integrated, cost-effective chipsets for handsets, Qualcomm Technologies is now applying that expertise to the silicon employed in the radio access network infrastructure. As well as providing the chips that control 4G and 5G devices, Qualcomm Technologies is supplying baseband silicon solutions for the radio resources employed in Rakuten Mobile’s cell sites, enabling the new network to benefit from the San Diego-based company’s highly-integrated, cost-effective semiconductors. Its integrated baseband chips are designed to process the radio signals with the RFIC (radio frequency integrated circuit) and manage the wireless transmissions.

Now that Rakuten has demonstrated that a disaggregated RAN with split architecture can work well at scale, Qualcomm Technologies is seeing interest from operators worldwide in also adopting this pioneering approach to building a cellular network.

In the meantime, Qualcomm Technologies is working with Rakuten Mobile and other operators to explore emerging use cases for 5G networks, which offer a step-change in throughput, capacity and latency. Whereas 4G networks generally serve smartphones, 5G networks will be serving a much broader range of devices used across all sectors of the economy. “We are now transitioning from a consumer-centric technology into an operational technology,” says Malladi.

“Qualcomm Technologies is a technology treadmill: we constantly come out with new technologies and always have new ideas,” notes Malladi. “But these new ideas need adopters and people who believe in the new concepts… Rakuten gets equally excited about the new technology that’s coming.”

https://rakuten.today/blog/...tner-profile-qualcomm-technologies.html

 

Strategic Report on Movies and TV Shows OTT Market 2020 | Trends & Demand by 2027 Profiling key players : Telestra, Rakuten Inc., Google LLC, Netflix, Amazon Web Services (AWS)& More.
iim  September 5, 2020

https://www.njmmanews.com/...lc-netflix-amazon-web-services-aws-more/
 

Rakuten is a Top Leading players of B2C e-commerce Market

B2C e-commerce Market | Covid19 Impact Analysis | Overview and Scope 2020 to 2026 | Key Players: Amazon, Walmart, Rakuten, Inc, Aliexpress.com, etc.
By Qurate Business Intelligence 8th September 2020

Top Leading players of B2C e-commerce Market Covered In The Report:

Amazon
Walmart
Rakuten, Inc
Aliexpress.com
Alibaba.com
Ebay
JD.com
Flipkart
Lazada
OLX Inc.

https://thedailychronicle.in/news/940814/...n-inc-aliexpress-com-etc/  

Telefónica leads consortium developing and deploying Open RAN in 4G and 5G in the UK

Published by Eleanor Brash on 19 Mar 2020

Telefónica has announced an agreement that it is driving a strategic ecosystem collaboration with Altiostar, Gigatera Communications, Intel, Supermicro and Xilinx, Inc., to foster the development of Open RAN technologies in 4G and 5G. With this collaboration, Telefonica will launch 4G and 5G Open RAN trials in UK, Germany, Spain and Brazil this year.

"Telefónica is known for its leading-edge network and has been championing open vRAN implementations to bring greater network service agility and flexibility,” said Pierre Kahhale, Altiostar Vice President of Field Operations. “By bringing together the best-of-breed innovation, Telefonica is looking to achieve this vision into their network. We look forward to supporting this transformation of Telefonica’s network.”

https://uk5g.org/5g-updates/read-articles/...iostar-gigatera-communi/

 

Shopback says 9.9 sales increased online traffic within 2 hours
by NUR HAZIQAH A MALEK / pic by ARIF KARTONO

MALAYSIA’S online shopping traffic sees a year-on-year (YoY) increase against the previous year for the 9.9 sales yesterday as consumers look to shop more on massive discounts during online sales campaign.

The cashback platform Shopback Malaysia country GM Eddy Han said the increased traffic is a positive start to its 9.9 Rewards Day, which kicks off the year’s ShopFest and sets the tone for the subsequent sales days.

“From the data we gathered, we observe that the online shopping traffic during the first two hours of 9.9 increased YoY from 2019, with the three most purchased categories being home and living, health and beauty, and electronics,” he said in a statement yesterday.

“Consumers are not only shopping online, but are also looking for ways to save more — making the app’s position as the first point online shopping which is clearly a value-add to consumers who are seeking out the best deals online.

He added that the five most popular merchants or e-platforms currently being used for the sales day are Shopee, Taobao, Zalora, Watsons and Booking.com.

“Last year, the number of orders enabled through Shopback platforms during 9.9 is about four times higher than a normal day. We are confident to achieve better results this year,” he said.

Currently, over three million shoppers have entered Shopback website or app to earn cashback and grab promo codes before shopping.

https://themalaysianreserve.com/2020/09/10/...traffic-within-2-hours/  

Rakuten Ready Time Study: How to Win Over More Order for Pickup Customers in 2020

SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study from Rakuten Ready, the leader in Order for Pickup technology, shows the growing influence on customer loyalty driven by the online pickup experience since the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since most of the United States went under Shelter In Place restrictions in March, the volume of online Order for Pickup transactions increased by over 200 percent and more than 82 percent of consumers said they have used Order for Pickup to purchase from restaurants, grocery stores and other retailers in the last six months.

Rakuten Ready, the leader in predictive arrival technology, is defining the future with solutions that make it easy to drive demand and deliver superior Order for Pickup experiences. The company works with leading brands such as Kroger, Applebee's, PetSmart, Petco, Nordstrom and Chick-fil-A to power their mobile order for pickup programs. Founded in 2013 as Curbside by former leaders of location innovation at Apple, Curbside joined the Rakuten family in 2018 to accelerate predictive arrival technology and scale on a global stage. In June 2019, Curbside became Rakuten Ready.

https://www.finanzen.ch/nachrichten/aktien/...mers-in-2020-1029555585  

Lyft Rides Reach New High Since April; RBC ‘Patiently Optimistic’
support@smarteranalyst.com (Ben Mahaney)

•September 9, 2020

Lyft (LYFT) has revealed that in the week ended September 6, 2020, rideshare rides reached a new high since April as the change in rideshare rides recovered to less than a 50% year-over-year decline.

In the first two months of the third quarter, rides on Lyft’s rideshare platform were down 53.6% versus the same period a year ago. Rideshare rides in the month of August 2020 increased 7.3% versus July 2020 and were down 53.0% versus the same period a year ago.

And LYFT continues to expect Q3 Adjusted EBITDA loss below $265 million if driver incentives spend and average daily rideshare ride volume in September match August 2020 levels. This includes the $17.55M in policy spend related to Proposition 22 in California. Following the update, RBC Capital analyst Mark Mahaney reiterated his buy rating on LYFT with a $48 price target. He sees Q3 RBC/Street Revenue estimates, which call for -50%/-48% Y/Y, as achievable with modest upside, given Rides commentary and the low driver incentive environment.

According to Mahaney, Lyft provides a great recovery play and re-rating opportunity once conditions normalize. “We remain patiently optimistic” says the analyst, adding “it’s not a question of IF, but rather WHEN.”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/...des-reach-high-since-071745787.html  

European fintech must follow Asia’s lead

As a global recession bites, Europe needs to look to Asia rather than Silicon Valley for inspiration

By RICHARD AMBROSESEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Covid-19 lockdowns have accelerated the switch from offline to digital at an unprecedented rate, as people accustomed to sending money in-person over the counter have found money transfer shops and offices closed.

At Azimo, monthly new customer numbers are around 50% higher than they were before the crisis. The average amount sent to the Philippines, a key Asian remittance market, is up 20%. Azimo transfers to Philippine bank accounts doubled during the first few months of lockdown as more customers make the switch from using cash-pick-up locations and bring their money online.

https://asiatimes.com/2020/09/european-fintech-must-follow-asias-lead/  

Rakuten und Tokyu gründen Joint Venture: Rakuten Tokyu Planning

Veröffentlicht am 11. September 2020 von Rakuten

Rakuten, Inc. und Tokyu Corporation haben die Rakuten Tokyu Planning Co., Ltd. gegründet, ein neues Joint Venture, das Datenmarketinglösungen anbieten wird. Das Unternehmen nahm seine Geschäftstätigkeit am 1. September 2020 auf. Durch die umfassende Allianz, die durch die Gründung von Rakuten Tokyu Planning gebildet wurde, werden die beiden Unternehmen auch neue digitale Marketinglösungen und andere Geschäftsmöglichkeiten erkunden.

Rakuten und Tokyu beabsichtigen, neue Kaufgewohnheiten und Kundenerfahrungen durch OMO*1-Marketingtechniken zu fördern, die ihre Vorteile kombinieren, indem sie die von den beiden Unternehmen gesammelten Daten nutzen, ihre Marketinglösungen stärken, sie auf das Merchandising in den Geschäften der Tokyu-Gruppe anwenden und die an Werbekunden gelieferte Anzeigenleistung maximieren. Dies wird es den Geschäften ermöglichen, ihre Regale nach klar definierten Verbraucherbedürfnissen zu bestücken, und allen Unternehmen ermöglichen, maßgeschneiderte Produktwerbung anzubieten, wodurch den Verbrauchern ein höchst personalisiertes Einkaufserlebnis geboten wird.

https://www.onlinemarktplatz.de/197681/...ure-rakuten-tokyu-planning/
 

Azimo Teams Up with Alipay for Faster Payments to China
Promising instant money transfers, Azimo users simply need the recipient’s name and Alipay ID to initiate a money transfer.

Thursday, 10/09/2020 | 20:43

This collaboration enables Azimo’s users to send the Chinese Yuan from more than 25 countries across Europe to users of Alipay, which serves more than 1.2 billion people worldwide.

London-headquartered Azimo expects the deal to help accelerate its customer base and increase transaction volume. With instant or one-hour transfers available to over 80 countries, Azimo is making that experience a reality for its now 1 million-plus users.

China is one of the top remittance destinations globally, says the World Bank, with more than $50 billion expected to be sent back home this year by Chinese expats and migrants living abroad.

“In 2020, sending money abroad should be as easy as sending someone a photo. Partnering with Alipay has allowed us to offer our customers an instant, seamless user experience when they send money to China,” said Richard Ambrose, Azimo’s CEO.

https://www.financemagnates.com/fintech/payments/...ayments-to-china/  

er for Pickup for Fast Food Restaurants is the Fastest Way to Order Food:

         •§Order for pickup is 3.6X Faster than order in person at Taco Bell
         •§Order for pickup is 3X Faster than order in person at Chick-Fil-A
         •§Order for pickup is 2.5X Faster than Drive-Thru at Taco Bell
         •§Order for pickup is 2X Faster than Drive-Thru at Chick-Fil-A
Consumers Don’t Want to Wait:

         •§67 percent would check if the drive-thru line or parking lot is full before deciding which fast food restaurant to go to
         •§75 percent would use Order for Pickup to skip long lines
         •§80 percent would use Order for Pickup instead of delivery if they knew their order would be ready when they arrived

https://modernrestaurantmanagement.com/...coronavirus-stats-and-more/
 

Rakuten is one of the owners Algorithmia

Algorithmia launches new Teams edition of its AI platform

BY MARIA DEUTSCHER

Algorithmia Inc., a Google LLC-backed startup that helps companies build and deploy artificial intelligence models, today launched a pay-as-you-go “Teams” edition of its platform to make it more accessible for machine learning developers.

The new low-cost edition could give the startup’s sales strategy a boost in a time when it faces fierce competition from other AI tooling providers.

The startup says companies are charged according to the processor capacity their engineers use as part of projects. Algorithmia is also offering a more expensive flavor of the Teams edition, called Professional, that is likewise billed based on hardware usage but adds an extra $299 monthly fee in exchange for access to priority customer support.

The Teams edition could play an important role in the startup’s customer acquisition efforts going forward. AI initiatives often start small, even in the enterprise, and engineers have a limited budget to spend on development tools during a project’s initial phases.

https://siliconangle.com/2020/08/25/...new-teams-edition-ai-platform/  

SAN MATEO, Calif., July 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- OneSignal, the market leader in customer engagement messaging, announced today that it has exceeded 1 million developers on the platform, adding 150,000 accounts in the first half of the year and now surpassing 7 billion daily messages.

Developers continue to adopt OneSignal at a remarkable pace, adding 150,000 new accounts in the 1st half of 2020, now 73% of the world's websites that use web push use OneSignal. The daily message volume hit new heights in Q2 as well, as the company exceeded 7 billion messages delivered in a day several times this quarter.

About OneSignal.
OneSignal is the world's most popular customer engagement messaging solution, enabling 1,000,000+ developers, 500,000+ apps, and websites to intelligently segment & deliver 7 billion daily messages. OneSignal aims to be the intelligent communication layer that enables businesses to reach their core objectives. Powered by superior architecture, the OneSignal platform delivers messages faster, more efficiently, and at a greater scale than any other solution in the world.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/...elopers-130000719.html?guccounter=1  

Cabify launches new employee ride-combining service for more efficient, economical and safer rides
Vicky Karantzavelou / 15 Jul 2020

The mobility company Cabify announced the rollout of a new route combination service for corporate clients and their employees that bolsters mobility efficiency and offers new alternatives prioritising safety and affordability. This technological development will enable to nimbly arrange and bundle trips with the same origin or drop-off point, making it easier for employees to share rides on their way home or to work.

https://www.traveldailynews.com/post/...nt-economical-and-safer-rides
 

Riders are now able to rent e-bikes through the Lyft app or the new BIKETOWN app, and current BIKETOWN members will be automatically enrolled in the new system.

https://www.intelligenttransport.com/...-portlands-bike-share-system/
 

Programmatic Display Market to Witness Huge Growth By 2025 | Baidu, Rakuten, Rocket Fuel
craig September 13, 2020

In 2018, the global Programmatic Display market size was 84600 million US$ and it is expected to reach 302900 million US$ by the end of 2025, with a CAGR of 17.3% during 2019-2025.

This report focuses on the global Programmatic Display status, future forecast, growth opportunity, key market and key players. The study objectives are to present the Programmatic Display development in United States, Europe and China.

Important players listed in the study: Facebook, Google (Doubleclick), Alibaba, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Tencent, AppNexus, Amazon, JD.com, Yahoo, Verizon Communications, eBay, Booking, Expedia, MediaMath, Baidu, Rakuten, Rocket Fuel, The Trade Desk, Adroll & Sina

https://scientect.com/news/1582735/...2025-baidu-rakuten-rocket-fuel/  

MOVIES AND TV SHOWS OTT MARKET MAY SEE A BIG MOVE

Latest added COVID-19 Outbreak-Global Movies and TV Shows OTT Market research study by HTF MI offers detailed product outlook and elaborates market review till 2025. The market Study is segmented by key regions that is accelerating the marketization. At present, the market is sharping its presence and some of the key players in the study are Google LLC, Apple Inc., Tencent Holdings, Rakuten Inc., Netflix, Facebook, Telestra, Microsoft Corporation, Hulu, LLC & Amazon Web Services (AWS) etc. The study is a perfect mix of qualitative and quantitative Market data collected and validated majorly through primary data and secondary sources.

https://primefeed.in/news/5122164/...e-google-apple-tencent-holdings/  

Formerly known as Ebates, Rakuten (Free) not only does a good job finding applicable coupons for your purchases, it also lets you earn cashback on some of them. It shows you cashback rates for a product when you look it up on a search engine so you can compare rates at different stores before clicking on one, and lets you know if there’s another store with better cashback rates than the one you’re currently on before you go through with your purchase.

The Rakuten extension automatically finds and applies codes when you’re ready to check out—you don’t have to do anything extra. It works seamlessly at popular stores like Walmart, Kohl’s, Target, and others.

https://www.reviewgeek.com/53342/...ns-to-help-you-save-money-online/  

 

By NAOMI KLINGE JULY 22, 2020

The streaming service, which offers free and paid tiers, has surged in popularity this year. The company said it now has more than 15 million subscribers globally (including those watching free with ads), up 50% from a year ago.

While many streamers have seen increased traffic since the COVID-19 pandemic locked people in their homes, Rakuten Viki has capitalized on the rising demand for Korean content and become a go-to streaming site for East Asian television shows and films. In the last year, U.S. demand for Korean-language content has grown by 66%, according to the L.A.-based research firm Parrot Analytics.

“The trend in the Korean wave actually began over 20 years ago, and it’s been building for many years leading up to the recent breakthrough,” Rakuten Viki Chief Executive Sam Wu said. “So we’ve been seeing that growing appetite in Asian content firsthand here.”

On Rakuten Viki, users can curate collections of shows on the site, at least one of which is focused on dramas that feature K-pop idols. Additionally, many of the site’s subtitles in more than 130 languages are generated by users and volunteers who compete to contribute the most content, giving the site its name.
Rakuten Viki uses a tiered subscription system, offering free content with ads and monthly subscriptions of $4.17 or $8.33.

Although it targets a global audience, Rakuten Viki has a big following in the U.S., where it attracted 5 million users in the last month. The company has more than 100 employees with offices in Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo and Singapore.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/...-watch-parties-parasite  

Staying connected to the community through Rakuten Senior

With over 100 million members and an abundance of lifestyle tech services on offer, Rakuten is uniquely positioned to engage with Japan’s tech-shy silver generation.

In June 2019, Rakuten launched a new service aimed directly at the demographic: Rakuten Senior. Established with the express goal of improving senior IT literacy and quality of life through the use of modern technology, the service provides a number of functions tailored to individuals 65-and-over, as well as family members of all ages.

The Rakuten Senior app tracks users’ daily steps. After reaching 4,000, the app encourages them to check into select local community centers, stores and even Rakuten Mobile shops, where they can scan their QR code and receive Rakuten Points. Points can then be used on many services in the Rakuten Ecosystem, or even for shopping at brick-and-mortar stores through the Rakuten Pay app.

Seniors can use the app to register for fitness and English conversation classes, musical performances and a variety of workshops at their local community centers. After an initial collaboration with locations in Kanagawa Prefecture, Rakuten Senior recently expanded its list of cooperating community centers to over 90 around Tokyo. The team hopes to cover all of Japan in the future.

https://rakuten.today/blog/staying-connected-with-rakuten-senior.html  

Altiostar ia key planer of the with Global Telecom Network Infrastructure Market

A new business intelligence report released by JCMR with Global Telecom Network Infrastructure Market Report has abilities to raise as the most significant market worldwide as it has remained playing a remarkable role in establishing progressive impacts on the universal economy. The research is derived through primary and secondary statistics sources and it comprises both qualitative and quantitative detailing. Some of the key players profiled in the study are Altiostar Networks, Inc., Altran Technologies, SA, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Ciena Corporation, Cisco Systems, Inc., CommScope, Inc., Fortinet, Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Juniper Networks, Inc., NEC Corporation, Nokia Corporation, Inc, Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Sierra Wireless, Inc., SonicWall Inc., Sprint Corporation, Ericsson, ZTE Corporation

https://dailyresearchchronicle.com/news/46538/...re-technologies-ltd/