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July 31, 2025

By Joseph Waring

Rakuten unveils SA 5G partners

Open RAN pioneer Rakuten Mobile lined up Cisco, Nokia and F5 as vendor partners, as Japan's newest mobile player prepares to deploy a standalone 5G network across the country.

5G+ Asia Pacific Rakuten

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July 30, 2025

By Joseph Waring

Rakuten Mobile releases AI agent

Rakuten Mobile unveiled an AI agent for consumers providing access to AI chat, auto-generated prompts and deep Japanese context awareness.

AI & Cloud Asia Pacific Operators Rakuten

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July 15, 2025

By Michael Carroll

Japan picks Rakuten for next stage of AI programme

Rakuten Group was chosen to power a Japanese generative AI accelerator programme intended to position the nation as a front-runner in the technology.

AI & Cloud Asia Pacific Rakuten

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June 12, 2025

AT&T, Rakuten Symphony extend open RAN work

AT&T extended a partnership with Rakuten Symphony to spur the development of its open RAN network by simplifying operations across legacy systems to support cell site functions.

AT&T North America Rakuten RAN Vendors

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June 5, 2025

By Joseph Waring

MobiFone taps Rakuten Symphony for open RAN pilot

Vietnam operator MobiFone lined up Rakuten Symphony to support its rollout of a nationwide 4G and 5G open RAN networks, as the Japanese software vendor continues to expand its global footprint.

5G+ Rakuten

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May 14, 2025

By Joseph Waring

Rakuten Mobile confident of profit target

Rakuten Mobile chair Mickey Mikitani highlighted a Q1 EBITDA profit of JPY102 million, excluding fixed asset tax, as proof its operations are moving toward profitability in 2025 as customer additions accelerate.

Asia Pacific Operators Rakuten

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April 23, 2025

Rakuten, AST SpaceMobile make Japan’s first satellite video call

Operator Rakuten Mobile and AST SpaceMobile claimed to complete Japan’s first video call between unmodified smartphones using a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite.

Asia Pacific AST SpaceMobile Network Tech Rakuten

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