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1&1 partners with Rakuten to build Germanys fourth mobile network
2021-08-05 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Back in 2019, Germany’s only virtual mobile network operator, 1&1 Drillisch, was notably allocated spectrum in the country’s 5G spectrum auction, signalling its intention to deploy its own mobile network infrastructure for the first time. Now, the operator has partnered with Japan’s Rakuten to build out a new Open RAN network, becoming the first operator in Europe to rely entirely on the new technology for its mobile network…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Rakuten buys Altiostar for over USD 1 billion to build on open RAN vision
2021-08-04 11:28:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Rakuten Group announced a deal to acquire US-based mobile network technology company Altiostar Networks in a deal valuing the company at over USD 1 billion...
Rakuten to acquire Altiostar for >$1bn in Open RAN push
2021-08-04 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
The growth of Rakuten’s relationship with Altiostar Networks clearly reflects the meteoric rise in interest surrounding Open RAN in recent years. The Group first invested in the US-based virtual RAN (vRAN) tech vendor back in May 2019, investing $114 million in what was a natural marriage between the specialist vendor and a company on the brink of launching their own fully virtualised mobile network in Japan…read more on TotalTele.com »
Rakuten and NEC set to take Open RAN global
2021-05-19 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
In the last year and a half, Rakuten has launched its fully virtualised mobile network in Japan, launching 5G back in September 2020. Since then, the company has been hinting that it would be seeking to offer its Open RAN network platform to operators abroad. Now, it seems that progress is being made towards promoting the operator’s Open RAN Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP)…read more on TotalTele.com »
Rakuten TV to roll out 20 channels on Samsung TV Plus
2021-04-20 11:00:39| Digital TV News
Rakuten TV has expanded its free content offering on Samsung's AVOD service with the launch of over 20 of the its own and third-party channels on Samsung TV Plus across 16 European markets.