Rakuten and AST SpaceMobile to launch satellite-to-mobile service in Japan by 2026
The threat of natural disasters makes the case for space comms, operator says
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Rakuten to issue new shares in bid to raise over $2bn
Funds will be used to shore up loss-making mobile unit
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AST SpaceMobile dials in satellite call with AT&T and Rakuten
Vodafone engineers also participated in the 'industry first' call
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NTT Docomo and Rakuten to help develop Britain's Open RAN push
The partnership aims to provide an alternative to what China can offer
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Virgin Media O2 works with NEC and Rakuten to switch on UK Open RAN sites
The multi-vendor partnership has led to the activation of the first Open RAN macro sites within Virgin Media O2's commercial network
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1&1 achieves speeds of more than 1Gbps in Open RAN network testing
The results exceeded the operator's initial expectations