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Recent data from Rakuten Insight looks at the impact of the pandemic on global shopping, reading, watching and chatting habits, and what’s to come next.

7 days ago

How the world is watching, reading, chatting and shopping during the pandemic: Rakuten Insight Data

Over the past 14 months, the global pandemic has fundamentally changed the world — the way we live, work, travel and sho…

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Rakuten Mobile has been recognized with two Opensignal awards: Japan's best Voice App Experience and Upload Speed Experience.

2 weeks ago

Opensignal Japan Mobile Network Experience Report: Rakuten Mobile wins in Voice App and Upload Speed Experience

This month, Rakuten Mobile celebrated its first anniversary as the newest mobile carrier in Japan. And over the past yea…

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Rakuten TV subscribers in Japan now have easy access to some of the funniest and most family-friendly entertainment from Nickelodeon.

2 weeks ago

Rakuten and ViacomCBS team up to bring Nickelodeon content to Japan

Starting today, fans in Japan now have easy access to some of the funniest and most family-friendly entertainment from N…

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Drones are a key part of Rakuten Mobile's solution for readying a network that covers 96% of Japan's population by summer 2021.

2 weeks ago

Rakuten Mobile deploys drones to help accelerate base station rollout

Rakuten Mobile’s revolutionary cellular network just celebrated its first birthday. But that doesn’t mean work is slowin…

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Marie Kondo shares key insights into the how and why of keeping a tidy workspace during a visit to Rakuten's headquarters to kick off a new employee program

3 weeks ago

Sparking joy in the workplace: Marie Kondo debuts new program for Rakuten employees

Since releasing The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up more than a decade ago, Marie Kondo has touched the lives of milli…

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Rakuten Mobile Interoperability: How the telco is integrating technologies from different vendors, including more than 200 individual network applications.

3 weeks ago

Mobile tech explained: Interoperability

This article is part of a series breaking down the complex systems and technologies that make up the Rakuten Mobile…

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If you’re not sure what to do next, ask “why?” - Rakuten CEO Mickey Mikitani shares inside insights on the importance of staying curious, from Business-Do.

3 weeks ago

Always be curious and ambitious: Inside insights on Business-Do

Mickey Mikitani, Chairman and CEO, Rakuten Group If you’re not sure what to do next, ask “why?” “Why” questions are the…

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Rakuten's new partnership with Japan Post will bring together the online and offline expertise of both parties to accelerate digital transformation in Japan

4 weeks ago

Online, meet offline: Rakuten is teaming up with Japan Post to converge expertise

Rakuten is partnering with one of Japan’s oldest, most respected institutions: Japan Post. As part of a capital alliance…

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Rakuten Mobile has been named a “Global Leader” in two categories in Opensignal’s Global Mobile Network Experience Awards 2021.

April 9, 2021

Rakuten Mobile named Global Leader in Opensignal’s Global Mobile Network Experience Awards 2021

When Rakuten Mobile announced it would deploy the world’s first end-to-end fully virtualized 4G and 5G commercial m…

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How the world is watching, reading, chatting and shopping during the pandemic: Rakuten Insight Data

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Opensignal Japan Mobile Network Experience Report: Rakuten Mobile wins in Voice App and Upload Speed Experience

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Rakuten and ViacomCBS team up to bring Nickelodeon content to Japan

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Rakuten Mobile deploys drones to help accelerate base station rollout

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Sparking joy in the workplace: Marie Kondo debuts new program for Rakuten employees

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Mobile tech explained: Interoperability

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Always be curious and ambitious: Inside insights on Business-Do

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Online, meet offline: Rakuten is teaming up with Japan Post to converge expertise

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Rakuten Mobile named Global Leader in Opensignal’s Global Mobile Network Experience Awards 2021