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Asia Open RAN Academy Delivers Curriculum to Philippines and Indo-Pacific region in Partnership with Rakuten Symphony

Asia Open RAN Academy Delivers Curriculum to Philippines and Indo-Pacific region with university-level courses available through Rakuten Symphony Learning Hub.

Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten Symphony Demonstrate 25% Energy Savings Through AI Model on RAN Intelligent Controller

Rakuten Mobile and Rakuten Symphony announce successful demonstration of AI and ML model enabling up to 25% energy savings on RAN Intelligence Controller (RIC).

UK DSIT Selects Rakuten Symphony Open RAN Solutions for UK Telecoms Lab Deployment

The United Kingdom’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has procured Rakuten Symphony's Open RAN Solutions for UK Telecoms Lab Deployment.

Telecom Egypt Completes North Africa’s First Successful Open RAN-based 4G Call

Telecom Egypt completes North Africa’s First Successful Open RAN-based 4G Call in collaboration with Rakuten Symphony, Cisco, and the Telecom Infra Project.

Past Press Releases

zTouch to deploy AI-powered RAN Intelligent Controller applications on Rakuten Symphony Telecom Platform

zTouch will launch its AI-powered rApps and xApps portfolio integrated with Rakuten Symphony’s Service Management and Orchestration and RIC platforms

Rakuten Symphony Unveils Revolutionary Network Monitoring Solution Powered by eBPF Technology

Rakuten Symphony announces the successful implementation and testing of its innovative eBPF technology within the fully virtualized RAN of Rakuten Mobile.

Rakuten Symphony and NOW Telecom Sign MoU for 5G Open RAN Pilot in Philippines

NOW Telecom and Rakuten Symphony today signed a MOU to establish collaborative framework for the deployment of a 5G Open RAN Pilot Deployment in the Philippines

Rakuten Symphony Launches "Real Open RAN Licensing Program" Featuring Award-Winning, Extensively Deployed Software to Accelerate Global Open RAN Adoption

Rakuten Symphony announces the launch of its "Real Open RAN Licensing Program," a ground-breaking initiative designed to democratize RAN technology worldwide.

Rakuten Symphony and Kyivstar Sign Letter of Intent to Deploy Open RAN to Rebuild Ukraine’s Digital Infrastructure

Rakuten Symphony and Kyivstar announce signing of Letter of Intent that confirms Kyivstar's interest in procuring and deploying Rakuten Symphony's Open RAN tech

Japan OTIC Awards Rakuten Symphony with World’s First 4G/5G NSA O-RAN End-to-End Certification Badge

Rakuten Symphony awarded world first O-RAN compliant certification badge for 4G/5G NSA by Japan OTIC, an O-RAN ALLIANCE testing and certification partner.

Rakuten Symphony Announces Full-Scale Commercial Launch of File Storage Cloud Service “Rakuten Drive” in Japan

Tokyo, February 6, 2024 – Rakuten Symphony, Inc. today announced the full-scale commercial launch of Rakuten Drive, a file storage cloud service, in Japan.

Rakuten Symphony Successfully Demonstrates Multi-vendor Connectivity using RIC in Open RAN Lab

Rakuten Symphony announced successful demonstration of RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) multi-vendor connectivity in Rakuten Mobile's testing environment.

Europe's first Open RAN is fully functional - Rakuten and Mavenir are technology partners in 1&1's cloud-native mobile network

Rakuten Symphony and 1&1 launches first Open RAN in Europe, providing customers in Germany with secure, reliable and low-cost mobile services

Rakuten Symphony Announces Symcloud™ SDS Integrated into Google Distributed Cloud Edge

Rakuten Symphony announced the integration of Rakuten Symphony Symcloud™ Storage as a foundational software-defined storage in Google’s Distributed Cloud Edge.

Druid Software tested and validated on Rakuten Symphony Symcloud™ Platform

Druid Private 5G Core platform, Raemis, successfully tested and validated Rakuten Symphony Symcloud Platform, containerized deployment

Rakuten Symphony Announces Leadership Transition, Appoints Mickey Mikitani as CEO and Sharad Sriwastawa as Acting President

Rakuten Symphony Announces Leadership Transition, Appoints Mickey Mikitani as CEO and Sharad Sriwastawa as Acting President

Rakuten and VEON to Cooperate in Open RAN and Digital Services to Rebuild Ukraine’s Infrastructure

Rakuten Symphony, today announced that it has signed a MoU with VEON Ltd. a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services.

Rakuten Mobile Selects Oracle Policy and Charging on Rakuten Symphony Symcloud to Accelerate 4G and 5G Services

Rakuten Mobile Selects Oracle Policy and Charging on Rakuten Symphony Symcloud to support its fast-growing 4G and 5G services.

Rakuten Symphony Partners with Google Distributed Cloud to offer resilient persistent storage

Rakuten Symphony, Inc., today announced it has partnered with Google Cloud to provide a persistent storage solution for Google Distributed Cloud offerings.

Rakuten launches Open RAN Customer Experience Center in UK, heralding major step forward in Japan-UK tech partnership

Rakuten launches the Rakuten Open RAN Customer Experience Center in UK, heralding major step forward in Japan-UK tech partnership.

Axiata Enterprise Selects Rakuten Symphony to Deliver Enterprise and Private Network Services Across Six (6) Asian Countries

Axiata Enterprise Selects Rakuten Symphony to Deliver Enterprise and Private Network Services Across Six (6) Asian Countries

Salam and Rakuten Symphony Announce Strategic Alliance to Deliver "Open RAN" Services in Saudi Arabia and the GCC

Salam and Rakuten Symphony Announce Strategic Alliance to Deliver Open RAN Services including network planning and implementation in Saudi Arabia and the GCC

Rakuten Symphony and Zain KSA Announce MoU to Develop Next-Gen Telco Network at MWC 2023

Rakuten Symphony and Zain KSA announced today the signing of an MoU to develop a next-gen telco network based on open standards and network infrastructure.

Rakuten Symphony’s New Symware 2.0 Next-Generation Distributed Unit Achieves 3x RAN Capacity using 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor with Intel® vRAN Boost

Symware 2.0 platform is based on 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with Intel vRAN Boost enabling three times the capacity of Symware 1.0 platform.

Rakuten Symphony Solution Automates 90% of Incident Response and Resolutions

Rakuten Symphony Symworld™ Automated Service Desk automatically manages the entire lifecycle of 90% of mobile network incidents.

Rakuten Symphony Automates Network Site Lifecycle For 30% OPEX Saving

Announcing the general availability of Symworld™ Site Management for automated mobile network site lifecycle management.

Rakuten Symphony Proves 4x Productivity Boost for Radio Access Network Planning

Rakuten Symphony, Inc., today announced general availability of its Symworld™ RAN Commander solution for automated 5G mobile network planning and optimization.

Rakuten Mobile and Rakuten Symphony to Build Open RAN Customer Experience Center in the UK

Rakuten plans to build an Open RAN Customer Experience Center at the Rakuten Symphony offices in the United Kingdom by March 2023.

Rakuten Mobile obtains preliminary licenses for testing of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 Low-Earth Orbit Satellite for Direct-to-Mobile Communications

Rakuten Mobile obtained preliminary licenses to conduct mobile communication tests in Japan using AST SpaceMobile’s low earth orbit satellite, BlueWalker 3.

Rakuten Symphony and Juniper Networks Partner to Drive Change to RAN Intelligent Controller Business Model

Rakuten Symphony and Juniper Networks are bringing a much-needed change to the current adoption model of the RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC).

Rakuten Symphony and CIQ Bring Back Open Source and Open Community to Open RAN Deployments with CentOS Successor, Rocky Linux

Rakuten Symphony and CIQ announced the availability and support of the Rocky Linux OS for handling demanding radio signal processing software workloads.

Rakuten Symphony Publishes “The Definitive Guide to Open RAN Security”

Rakuten Symphony publishes industry-first “A Definitive Guide to Open RAN Security" based on standards development experience and real-world learnings.

Fyuz 2022: Rakuten Symphony & Rakuten Mobile Executive Speakers Spotlight Open RAN Outcomes

Join us at FYUZ2022 (Oct 25-27), where Rakuten Symphony and Rakuten Mobile will share our experience with Open RAN that can serve as an example for the industry

Rakuten Symphony Symware™ Phase Two Begins with Plans to Commercially Deploy 30,000 Units in Japan

Rakuten Mobile will rapidly expand coverage with plans to deploy Symware™ multipurpose edge appliances across 23,000 new sites in just 10 months. 

Rakuten Symphony to Accelerate Cloud Native Telecom Transformation with AWS

Rakuten Symphony, a Rakuten Group company, announced it will work with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to make available on AWS the Rakuten Symphony Symworld platform

Rakuten Symphony Announces Symops™ Service Assurance, Designed for the Next Generation of Telecom Operations and Cloud

Rakuten Symphony today announced the general availability of Symops Service Assurance suite of products, designed for next generation telco operations

MWC Las Vegas 2022: Rakuten Symphony Brings Exec Speakers and a Focus on Business Outcomes

Join Rakuten Symphony at MWC Las Vegas (Sept 28-30), where demonstrate the powerful business outcomes in modern telecom.

Virgin Media O2, NEC and Rakuten Symphony drive multi-vendor Open RAN innovation in the UK

Virgin Media O2, NEC Corporation and Rakuten Symphony have announced their joint multi-vendor Open RAN deployment is entering the field phase.

Rakuten applauds the signing of the CHIPS and Science Act into law

The CHIPS and Science Act is an important step for realizing a secure and reliable supply chain that supports the future of telecoms, says Rakuten Group CEO.

Rakuten Symphony to expand in India with the establishment of Global Innovation Lab and new engineering development facilities in Bengaluru

Rakuten Symphony to expand in India with the establishment of Global Innovation Lab and new engineering development facilities in Bengaluru

Rakuten Symphony Names Zia Syed President of Symworld™ Platform Business Group to Accelerate Telco Industry Change

Rakuten Symphony today announced the appointment of Zia Syed as President of its Symworld™ Platform Business Group to accelerate telco industry change.

Rakuten Symphony and F5 Accelerate Supply Chain Diversity With Availability of F5 Cloud-Native Solutions in Symworld™

Rakuten Symphony and F5 today to bring F5’s new BIG-IP Next Cloud Native Network Functions (CNFs) to a global customer base through SymworldTM marketplace.

MTN Group and Rakuten Symphony sign a Memorandum of Understanding to conduct 4G and 5G Open RAN trials in South Africa, Nigeria and Liberia

MTN Group and Rakuten Symphony signed a Memorandum of Understanding to conduct live 4G and 5G OpenRAN trials in South Africa, Nigeria and Liberia

Former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai To Join Rakuten Symphony Board of Directors

Rakuten Symphony announced the appointment of former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to newly-formed board of directors effective April 1, 2022.

Nokia is the first Symworld™ partner to be selected by Rakuten Symphony for cloud-native Core software

Rakuten Mobile and Rakuten Symphony™ announce Nokia cloud-native Core software on Rakuten Symphony’s Symworld™ marketplace

Cisco and Rakuten Sign Strategic Agreement to Accelerate Open RAN and Telco Cloud Market

Cisco and Rakuten sign strategic agreement to accelerate Open RAN and Telco Cloud market, combining tech portfolios, expertise, and services.

Rakuten Symphony agrees to acquire leading US-based cloud technology company Robin.io to deliver highly integrated telco-cloud for mobile

Rakuten Symphony agrees to acquire leading US-based cloud technology company Robin.io to deliver highly integrated telco-cloud for mobile

AT&T and Rakuten Symphony Collaborate to Enhance Network Design and Build Solutions for Operators  

AT&T and Rakuten Symphony Collaborate to Enhance Network Design and Build Solutions for Mobile Network Operators Globally

Rakuten Symphony and Qualcomm to Offer Solutions for Open RAN Deployments Worldwide

Rakuten Symphony selects Qualcomm Technologies to commercialize Massive MIMO RU and DU to be made available for Next Generation 5G Mobile Infrastructure.

Rakuten Symphony Expands Operations in Europe

Rakuten Symphony’s operations in key European markets will strengthen the company’s local presence and its ability to serve customers in the region.

Powering Mobile Networks at Scale and Speed of Cloud: Rakuten Symphony Launches Symworld™

Introducing Symworld™, a platform to help telecom operators scale faster as cloud sets the pace for speed, innovation and network expectations.

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