Rakuten

May 11, 2026

By Amiya Johar

Rakuten Symphony inks maritime cybersecurity pact

Rakuten Symphony signed a memorandum of understanding with the American Bureau of Shipping to collaborate on maritime cybersecurity, as the shipping industry grapples with rising digital threats.

Digital Industries Rakuten

April 24, 2026

By Michael Carroll

Rakuten, Celona plot open RAN private 5G

Rakuten Symphony and Celona believe they can lower barriers for businesses seeking to deploy private 5G networks by developing an almost as-a-service type arrangement which promotes the Japanese company’s open RAN agenda.

Digital Industries Rakuten

April 21, 2026

By Chris Donkin

Rakuten Symphony aims for open RAN harmony in 7 nations

A Japanese ministry selected Rakuten Symphony to lead a large-scale trial of open RAN and related architecture across seven countries located in the Global South, a project carrying a grant of up to JPY8 billion.

Asia Pacific Rakuten

March 24, 2026

By Joseph Waring

Rakuten Symphony sets up Japanese unit

Rakuten Symphony established a new unit in Japan to offer enterprises cloud and operations support system services to aid digital transformation.

Asia Pacific Rakuten

March 3, 2026

By Michael Carroll

Rakuten selects open Samsung radios

Rakuten Mobile picked Samsung Electronics to provide its latest open RAN equipment, a novel deal for the South Korean vendor which contributes to the Japanese operator’s ongoing infrastructure expansion.

Rakuten RAN Vendors Samsung

February 19, 2026

By Michael Carroll

Rakuten, Telefonica make network autonomy gains

Rakuten Mobile hailed a network autonomy milestone after achieving a top-tier accreditation for RAN energy efficiency from the TM Forum, though it looked to be closely pursued by Telefonica which this week detailed its own significant progress.

Rakuten Telefonica

February 16, 2026

By Joseph Waring

Rakuten secures $71.9M for joint next-gen satellite R&D

Japan's space agency selected a dynamic frequency-sharing proposal by Rakuten Mobile and the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Engineering to receive up to JPY11 billion in funding.

Asia Pacific Rakuten