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Rakuten Mobile network's performance shines through in new independent research by umlaut comparing major city networks around the globe.

7 days ago

Rakuten Mobile Network Performance Shines Through in Study Comparing Major City Networks Around the Globe: umlaut report

Mobile networks are undergoing a significant transformation, with a movement away from the closed, proprietary systems o…

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Can a software-driven network work in cities? Will it slow adoption of 5G? Is it secure? Rakuten Mobile CTO Tareq Amin offers answers about open RAN.

7 days ago

Setting the record straight about Rakuten Mobile’s Open RAN Network: Tareq Amin at IIC/BEREC Forum

Success sometimes breeds skepticism. As Rakuten’s world-first revolutionary, Open RAN mobile network continues to roll o…

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Rakuten partners with private industries, academia and the government to launch a vaccination program designed to stop the spread of COVID-19.

1 week ago

Kobe City, Kobe University, Rakuten and partners open COVID-19 mass vaccination center at Vissel Kobe home stadium

The government of Japan has set a target of one million vaccinations per day in order to ensure that every citizen aged…

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Rakuten Mobile partners with Queen’s University Belfast, launches Edge Computing Hub

2 weeks ago

Faster, more sustainable internet through Edge Computing: Rakuten Mobile partners with Queen’s University Belfast

Rakuten Mobile has partnered with Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland to launch a brand-new Edge Computing Hu…

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Rakuten Travel Conference, an annual event for accommodation providers in Japan, returned this spring with an optimistic message and new online-only format.

2 weeks ago

Rakuten Travel Conference 2021 highlights: Market share growth and first-ever online awards ceremony

Following a year that challenged the global hospitality industry to rethink almost everything, Rakuten Travel Conference…

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Rakuten Securities announces six million general securities accounts opened, now ranks second in the industry in terms of number of accounts.

2 weeks ago

Rakuten Securities reaches six million general securities accounts; Now ranking second in industry

Rakuten’s online brokerage service recently announced it has reached six million general securities accounts —…

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Rakuten is hitting the links with a new title sponsorship of a Ladies Professional Golfers’ Association of Japan (JLPGA) tournament: Rakuten Super Ladies.

3 weeks ago

Rakuten links up with new JLPGA golf tournament

Rakuten is hitting the links again with a new title sponsorship of a Ladies Professional Golfers’ Association of Japan (…

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With Kobo Elipsa’s beyond-the-page reading experience, readers can use its intuitive stylus to highlight and jot notes in eBooks, PDFs and more.

3 weeks ago

Rakuten Kobo introduces Kobo Elipsa — with a stylus for note-taking, annotating and everything in between…

Readers, when they are truly immersed in a book, can’t help but annotate what they are reading, filling in the spaces ar…

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Good coding is accessible coding: How Rakuten is working to ensure accessibility is an integral part of all design and development processes.

3 weeks ago

The internet is for everyone: Rakuten aims to create a more accessible user experience

Rakuten’s services are used by more than 1.4 billion people around the world — a number that continues to grow. With suc…

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Rakuten Mobile Network Performance Shines Through in Study Comparing Major City Networks Around the Globe: umlaut report

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Setting the record straight about Rakuten Mobile’s Open RAN Network: Tareq Amin at IIC/BEREC Forum

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Kobe City, Kobe University, Rakuten and partners open COVID-19 mass vaccination center at Vissel Kobe home stadium

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Faster, more sustainable internet through Edge Computing: Rakuten Mobile partners with Queen’s University Belfast

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Rakuten Travel Conference 2021 highlights: Market share growth and first-ever online awards ceremony

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Rakuten Securities reaches six million general securities accounts; Now ranking second in industry

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Rakuten links up with new JLPGA golf tournament

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Rakuten Kobo introduces Kobo Elipsa — with a stylus for note-taking, annotating and everything in between…

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The internet is for everyone: Rakuten aims to create a more accessible user experience