Rakuten Mobile

Rakuten Mobile, Inc. (commonly known as Rakuten Mobile) is a Japanese mobile network operator (MNO) headquartered in Setagaya, Tokyo. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten. Currently, Rakuten Mobile offers 4G[5][6] and 5G[7][8] services.

This article is about the mobile network operator in Japan. For e-commerce brand, see Rakuten.

Rakuten Mobile, Inc.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded10 January 2018 (2018-01-10)
HeadquartersRakuten Crimson House, 1-14-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku,
Tokyo
,
Japan
Area served
Japan
Key people
Products
OwnerRakuten Group, Inc. (100%)
Number of employees
4,830 (as of 1 January 2023)
Subsidiaries
  • Rakuten Communications Corp.
  • Rakuten Symphony, Inc.
  • Rakuten Mobile Customer Service, Inc.
  • Rakuten Mobile Engineering, Inc.
  • Rakuten Mobile Infra Solution, Inc.
Websitecorp.mobile.rakuten.co.jp/english/
Footnotes / references
[1][2][3][4]

History

Rakuten Mobile was founded in January 2018 in Tokyo.

Services

LTE (4G)

Rakuten Mobile launched its cellular service in Japan (which was LTE) in April 2020 and with this, it became the 4th telecom operator in the country.[9]

5G

Rakuten mobile started rolling out its 5G service in October 2020 in selected regions of Japan.[7]

References
  1. "Rakuten tips Tepco tie-up to tap into mobile business". TeleGeography. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. "Rakuten mobile network to launch Oct-19; revises target to 10m subscribers". TeleGeography. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. "Rakuten Mobile hits 96% population coverage in Japan". Fierce Wireless. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. "The risky new way of building mobile broadband networks, explained by Rakuten Mobile CEO Tareq Amin". The Verge. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. "Rakuten Mobile launches low-cost mobile plans in Japan". TeleGeography. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. "Rakuten Mobile reaches coverage target for its 4G network". RCR Wireless News. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. "Rakuten Mobile launches 5G in a number of regions; more to follow". TeleGeography. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  8. www.ETTelecom.com (16 September 2020). "Rakuten Mobile: Rakuten, Telefonica partner to jointly develop OpenRAN architecture in 5G networks, Telecom News, ET Telecom". ETTelecom.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  9. "Rakuten Mobile launches low-cost mobile plans in Japan". TeleGeography. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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