Rakuten Mobile
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 Rakuten Crimson House, the headquarters of the company in Setagaya, Tokyo | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 10 January 2018 |
| Headquarters | Rakuten Crimson House, 1-14-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo , |
Area served | Japan, Germany |
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| Owner | Rakuten Group, Inc. (100%) Jio Platforms (50%) |
Number of employees | 4,830 (as of 1 January 2023) |
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| Website | corp |
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Rakuten Mobile, Inc. (commonly known as Rakuten Mobile) is a Japanese mobile network operator (MNO) headquartered in Setagaya, Tokyo. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten. Currently, Rakuten Mobile offers 4G[5][6] and 5G[7][8] services. In December 2023, it expanded into Europe launching a network in Germany. [9]
History
[edit]Rakuten Mobile was founded in January 2018 in Tokyo.
Rakuten Mobile and German telecommunications company 1&1 launched a mobile network based on Open RAN technology in December 2023. [10]
Services
[edit]LTE (4G)
[edit]Rakuten Mobile launched its cellular service in Japan (which was LTE) in April 2020 and with this, it became the 4th telecom operator in the country.[11]
5G
[edit]Rakuten mobile started rolling out its 5G service in October 2020 in selected regions of Japan.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rakuten tips Tepco tie-up to tap into mobile business". TeleGeography. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Rakuten mobile network to launch Oct-19; revises target to 10m subscribers". TeleGeography. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Rakuten Mobile hits 96% population coverage in Japan". Fierce Wireless. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "The risky new way of building mobile broadband networks, explained by Rakuten Mobile CEO Tareq Amin". The Verge. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Rakuten Mobile launches low-cost mobile plans in Japan". TeleGeography. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Rakuten Mobile reaches coverage target for its 4G network". RCR Wireless News. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Rakuten Mobile launches 5G in a number of regions; more to follow". TeleGeography. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ www.ETTelecom.com (16 September 2020). "Rakuten Mobile: Rakuten, Telefonica partner to jointly develop OpenRAN architecture in 5G networks, Telecom News, ET Telecom". ETTelecom.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Kharpal, Arjun (8 December 2023). "Rakuten makes first mobile foray into Europe as Japanese tech giant grapples with debt overhang". CNBC. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Kharpal, Arjun (8 December 2023). "Rakuten makes first mobile foray into Europe as Japanese tech giant grapples with debt overhang". CNBC. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Rakuten Mobile launches low-cost mobile plans in Japan". TeleGeography. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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