Rakuten wesentlich besser als Rocket

19.07.2021

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Airtel leading ORAN initiative in India with best partners

NSE -0.58 % is leading the O-RAN initiative in the country by partnering with the "best companies" such as Intel, Qualcomm, Mavenir, Altiostar and Red Hat, chief executive Gopal Vittal said on Wednesday

"We have built a network that’s fully ready for 5G. It’s a capability we have already demonstrated by conducting India’s first 5G demo over a LIVE network and are now conducting trials in multiple cities," Vittal said during the Q1 earnings call.

Vittal said that the telecom operator has made substantial investments in our transport layer over the last few years to be ready to deploy 5G when needed.

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Bei den 18- bis 25-Jährigen ist second hand kein Modephänomen, dochfast 9 von 10 Personen (86%) haben bereits gebrauchte Produkte gekauft. Eine sehr starke Dynamik, denn 94% der Käufer gebrauchter Produkte beabsichtigen, diese Art des Verbrauchs fortzusetzen, und 28% beabsichtigen sogar, diese Art des Einkaufs zu intensivieren.

Dieser Trend konzentriert sich jedoch besonders auf kleine Käufe (8 von 10 Käufern entscheiden sich für Secondhand-Käufe unter 50 EUR), wobei junge Menschen ohne Garantien eine Form des Misstrauens und der Besorgnis über die Qualität gebrauchter Produktehaben.

Die Vorliebe für den Kauf neuer Produkte, das mangelnde Vertrauen in die Qualität der Produkte und das Misstrauen gegenüber der Hygiene der produkte, die bereits verwendet wurden, werden von 66, 65 bzw. 59% der Befragten als die drei Haupthindernisse für den Einkauf genannt.

Die von Rakuten vorgeschlagene neue Konditionierte CeRtifie-Garantie wurde entwickelt, um diese Hemmnisse zu beseitigen und die Demokratisierung eines verantwortungsvolleren Konsums bei allen Verbrauchern zu fördern.

Eine Garantie, die Teil eines positiven Ökosystems für die Kreislaufwirtschaft ist
Das umverpackte CeRtifiziert ergänzt die Verpflichtungen von Rakuten im Bereich der Kreislaufwirtschaft. Die Garantie folgt auf die Einführung des Vision 'R-Ausweises Anfang Juli, der die einzigartige Investition von Rakuten in die Kaufkraft durch die Belohnung des Kaufs von Gebrauchtprodukten einen Schritt weiter vorantreibt und damit eine tugendhafte Dynamik des verantwortungsvollen Verbrauchs fördert.

Mit 2 von 3 auf der Plattform verkauften Produkten, die aus zweiter Hand erhältlich sind, und einem Katalog von 45 Millionen verfügbaren Produkten,von denen fast die Hälfte von Privatpersonen angeboten wird, ist Rakuten heute einer der führenden Anbieter der zweiten Hand auf dem französischen Markt.

"Inzweiter Hand wollen wir noch weiter gehen und das Wachstum in Frankreich tragen. Sie steht im Mittelpunkt unseres Versprechens eines Handels mit positiven Auswirkungen, insbesondere in ökologischer, aber auch in sozialer Hinsicht. Unser Ziel ist es, durch die Rekonditionierte Garantie CeRtifiziert, das Vision 'R-Badge und die Angebote, die wir in den kommenden Monaten auf den Markt bringen werden, einen Beitrag zu leisten und zu fördern, indem wir die Erwartungen der Verbraucher erfüllen ", so Fabien Versavau, CEO von Rakuten France.

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Thor Group startet die Mocasa Online P2P Investment Plattform in Europa

TALINN, Estland, 1. Sept. 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Die Thor Group, ein in Singapur ansässiger Internetdienstleister, hat die offizielle Einführung von Mocasa, einer renditestarken alternativen Online-Investitionsplattform, bekannt gegeben. Mocasa ist in Estland angesiedelt und bietet europäischen Anlegern Tausende von Anlagemöglichkeiten in sich schnell entwickelnden Märkten und ermöglicht ihnen, mit ihren Investitionen hohe feste Zinssätze plus Boni zu erzielen.

„Kreditmärkte und Startup-Projekte in Asien brauchen Kapital und können hervorragende Renditen bieten. Mocasa gibt europäischen Investoren Zugang zu diesen aufregenden neuen Anlagemöglichkeiten und bietet gleichzeitig eine niedrige Eintrittsbarriere, hohe Zinssätze und eine 100%-Rückkaufgarantie", sagte Robin Wong, VP von Thor Group.

Europäische Anleger erhalten in der Regel eine annualisierte Rendite zwischen einem und fünf Prozent für Anlagekategorien mit geringem bis mittlerem Risiko. Investitionen in Aktien können zwar manchmal eine höhere Rendite bringen, allerdings sind die Risiken viel höher und die Marktbewegungen können extrem volatil sein. Mocasa ist eine ideale Alternative für Privatpersonen und kleine Unternehmen, die ihre Barmittel verwalten und mehr passives Einkommen erzielen möchten.

Mocasa ist ein Unternehmen der Thor Group, einer in Singapur ansässigen Internet-Dienstleistungsgruppe. Die Thor Group ist in den vier Bereiche Finanzen, Online-Spiele, soziale Netzwerke und E-Commerce aktiv. Seit dem vierten Quartal 2020 verzeichnete die Thor Group positive Ergebnisse und weist eine starke finanzielle Performance auf. Etablierte institutionelle Investoren, darunter Lightspeed Venture Partners, Rakuten Ventures, JAFCO Asia und Gobi Partners haben insgesamt 100 Millionen USD in die Thor Group investiert.

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hinzugefügt werden:

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„Affiliate Marketing Platform Market is growing at a faster pace with substantial growth rates over the last few years and is estimated that the market will grow significantly in the forecasted period i.e. 2021 to 2028.“

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In general, the past year and a half has provided us with a lot of opportunities to help retailers and brands in affected industries navigate opportunities for growth, and we’ve appreciated the opportunities to help brands find success. One good example is our client Overstock, which leaned into cash back as a revenue driver during the pandemic. As a result, the business saw significant site traffic increases in 2020, growing 75% in sales YOY at a time when many retailers struggled. With e-commerce exhibiting a 5+ year growth evolution as a by product of the pandemic, spending continued and even strengthened in certain categories. Brands and retailers who didn’t suffer as much from inventory and fulfillment issues were able to use mechanisms like cash back to attract and gain market share in many highly meaningful instances.

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Since then, the firm has expanded its logistics services to connect retailers’ stores and warehouses with customers for last-mile delivery in a series of trials in select markets in Spain, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru.

Putting the challenges of the pandemic behind him, Mr de Antonio points out that technology is generating huge transformation in society. “We need to embrace it. We need more unicorns, and society needs to recognise and support innovation, start-ups and scale-ups. Cabify is already active in this area, and a member of a new EU Unicorns Group to create a more resilient, digital, greener future.”

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ShopBack’s earnings: 150% revenue growth + 5x advertising income

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• I took a personal risk when I left my job at the Industrial Bank of Japan to found my own company. Many people advised me against it. And when I said I was going to start a company that would put retail on the Internet, many were aghast. After all, many big brands of the time, such as IBM, had already tried and failed to bring retailing to the Internet. Today, Rakuten Ichiba’s annual gross merchandise sales (GMS) are on track to surpass five trillion yen in 2021 and growth of this unique ecosystem of diverse services continues to accelerate.

Risk and reward: Two sides of the same coin

To be sure, not every risk has paid off. There have been times over the years when we have tried something bold and the result is not what we had hoped. That happens. When you attempt ambitious projects, you have to expect that some of them will end in failure. This is not a reason to avoid risk-taking. Failures are not signs that you should stop and be more conservative. Instead, failures offer you lessons on how you can improve and how you can be more certain of success the next time around.

“THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES IN LIFE OR IN BUSINESS. BUT THERE IS A REASON THE WORD ‘RISK’ IS OFTEN PAIRED WITH THE WORD ‘REWARD.'”

When you stand at the base of the mountain, the edge of a life change, or the cusp of a new business venture, consider all the risks — not just the risks that come if you move forward, but also the risks of doing nothing. Often inaction is the biggest risk of all.

There are no guarantees in life or in business. But there is a reason the word “risk” is often paired with the word “reward.” They are two sides of the same coin. You can’t have one without the other.

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Operating profit of Rakuten without Rakuten Mobile were $362 million in Q2/2021 – that are $1.450 billion on a yearly base

Rakuten announced its Q2 financial results today, which saw the whole group having generated the “highest revenue in the second quarter of a fiscal year”. Meanwhile, Rakuten Mobile, Japan’s newest and greenfield mobile operator, reported an 85% expansion over the JPY 53,825 million ($485.9 million) operating loss reported in the same quarter last year, despite growing revenue by 17%. The total operating loss reached JPY 99,686 million ($899.8 million). Once again, the loss from Rakuten Mobile more than wiped out the operating profit generated by other business units and took the whole group to an operating loss of JPY59,539 million ($537.4 million).

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If the break even of mobile will come in 2023, there will be near $ 2 billion net income from the other businesses of Rakuten and additional increasing net incomes from mobile in the following years.

But speaking in a pre-recorded interview with Credit Suisse, Mikitani made it clear that the problem is short term.

There are two sides to Rakuten Mobile’s business, he reminded us: the Japanese mobile operations and the company’s role as an exporter of its mobile platform. “When both of these businesses are in full swing we will be capable of driving tremendous profitability,” he said.

His sentiments were echoed by Rakuten Mobile president Yoshihisa Yamada on the firm’s results call. “Mobile business losses are expected to decline gradually after 2021,” he said. “We aim to achieve breakeven in fiscal year 2023,” aided by subscriber growth, he added.

As it stands, Rakuten is still spending heavily on network rollout and the costs associated with domestic roaming, both of which should decline as the network build progresses. The firm has achieved 80% population coverage on 4G and aims to hit 96% this summer. Meanwhile, the award of additional spectrum at 1.7 GHz will enable to speed up 5G rollout; it launched a limited 5G service in March.

At the same time, the telco’s customer base and revenues are growing. Q1 turnover came in at 56.7 billion yen, up 45% year-on-year, and as of 11 May it had clocked up 4.1 million customer applications, the only metric it provides on that front. Customer applications have accelerated this year – the company had just over 2 million at the end of last year – and it attributes this to the launch of its newest plan, UN-LIMIT IV in January.

“This has been very well received,” Yamada said. Even when rival operators launched value plans of their own in March, “the pace of the applications for Rakuten Mobile was not impacted,” he said.“

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GSA sees acceleration in 5G private networks globally

By Juan Pedro Tomás on AUGUST 12, 2021

The industry organization Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) said that it is tracking at least 370 companies around the world that have been or are investing in private mobile networks, with 5G deployments beginning to gain momentum.

The number includes trials and pilot deployments, commercial network launches or investment in licenses that would enable deployment of private LTE or 5G networks. GSA has identified 45 countries with private network deployments based on LTE or 5G or where 5G-suitable private network spectrum licenses have been assigned.

GSA is also reporting that while LTE still accounts for the majority of private mobile networks deployments, the market share of 5G is growing. LTE is being used in 64% of the identified private mobile networks, down from 81% in October 2020, in contrast to 5G — which is now being deployed (or planned for deployment) in 44% of private mobile networks, including 8% which are both LTE and 5G.

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Cash of Non-Financial Business increased 216.7 billion JPY in the first half of 2021 as a result of negative 168.4 billion JPY operating cash flow, positive 21.4 tax cash flow, negarive 191.0 cash flow from investing and positive 554.8 billion JPY from financing (about 242.3 billion JPY from the offering of new shares to Japan Post and others).

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After my opinion, after the first half of 2021 Rakuten is in a better condition as before - especially through the 242.3 billion JPY of the share offering to Japan Post, Tencent, Walmart and parts of the Mikitani-family.

And I can't understand the downgrade of S&P, which was not done from the Japanese rating-companies, who didn't follow S&P.

„We also plan to continue to make significant capital investments to accelerate the expansion of coverage for our MNO network, and we currently expect that our 4G network will cover approximately 96% of the Japanese population by summer 2021 (as compared to the initial target of March 31, 2026 that we previously submitted to Japan’s regulatory authorities). In order to improve quality with a higher 5 density of base stations and to respond to the expected increase in users, we plan to construct a total of approximately 44,000 4G outdoor base stations (as compared to the initially planned 27,397 base stations). We expect the total capital investments for coverage infrastructure to consist of approximately ¥200 billion for 5G-related infrastructure expenses and approximately ¥600 billion for 4G-related infrastructure expenses as well as investments to improve the density of base station coverage for our 4G network that we expect to result in additional expenses of approximately 30-40% of such 4G-related infrastructure expenses. Our total cumulative capital investments in the Mobile segment since the year ended December 31, 2018 have been approximately ¥532 billion, which includes ¥126 billion of right-of-use assets, funded with the corresponding lease liabilities and accounted for in accordance with IFRS 16.“

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Cash of Non-Financial Business increased 216.7 billion JPY in the first half of 2021 as a result of negative 168.4 billion JPY operating cash flow, positive 21.4 tax cash flow, negarive 191.0 cash flow from investing and positive 554.8 billion JPY from financing (about 242.3 billion JPY from the offering of new shares to Japan Post and others).

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wie in #7292 geschilderte "negative 168.4 billion JPY operating cash flow, positive 21.4 tax cash flow, negarive 191.0 cash flow" in Q3/2021 auch ergeben würde, wobei man wegen des Quartals gegenüber den Halbjahreszahlen halbieren müsste, wären die 169 million negativer Cash Flow allein schon noch durch die übrige Cash of Non-Financial Business Erhöhung von 216.7 billion JPY aus dem ersten Halbjahr abgedeckt.

Uber is often dragged through the dirt over its ethical practices. Is Cabify any better?

BY TIM SMITH IN BARCELONA 15 MARCH 2021

Ride hailing apps and other gig economy platforms aren’t having an easy start to 2021.
A growing tide of public opinion, court cases and government regulation is challenging tech companies’ assertions that couriers and drivers are self-employed workers.

This model — which has helped keep the cost of taxi rides and takeaway deliveries low — is increasingly seen as creating precarious work and denying people basic rights like sick pay and a minimum wage.

“We’ve tried to play a different game,” says founder and chief executive Juan de Antonio. “We are not the kind of company that thinks the end justifies the means.”

“Cabify is recognised by drivers as the network where their income per hour is higher,” he adds.

Moving away from the gig economy

De Antonio is keen to highlight Cabify’s business model in its home market of Spain.
“Cabify is the only one in the industry that has made strong progress toward vertical integration,” he argues. “In Spain we own a fleet of several thousands of vehicles and in Spain the drivers that operate those vehicles are fully employed.”

It’s worth noting that it would be impractical for Cabify to employ a typical, self-employed gig economy in Spain (Uber also doesn’t).

Cabify, a Madrid-based ride hailing startup, likes to think it does things differently.

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Love Hemp Group PLC (AQSE: LIFE) Asia Distribution Partnership with eCargo

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Love Hemp Group PLC (AQSE: LIFE) (OTCQB: WRHLF ) , one of the UK’s leading CBD and hemp product suppliers, is pleased to announce it has signed a distribution partnership for Asia with eCargo Holdings Limited (“eCargo”).

Love Hemp’s initial launch into the region will be anchored around both online and offline presences in Hong Kong and South East Asia retail channels, before expanding into India and Japan later, through strategic partnerships with eCommerce marketplaces such as Flipkart and Rakuten in 2022.

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I am sure, the IPO-market-cap will be between $ 3 billion and $ 5 billion

Cabify, Madrid ($1,4 billion)

Founded in 2011, this "Latin Uber-rival" as media likes to call them because of their market leadership in LATAM, reached a valuation of $1,4 billion in the beginning of 2018, after having raised $160 million.

In April 2021, Cabify got into the very hot and competitive last-mile delivery space "to build up a new business unit beyond traditional ride-hailing". According to Forbes, "the logistics service is being expanded to take advantage of the surge in e-commerce and online shopping during the Covid-19 pandemic."

The same article reveals that Cabify has hired a new chief financial officer to finally do an IPO, something that the Spanish startup ecosystem has eagerly been waiting for since early 2019, when rumors of the company reaching this important milestone first started.

In September 2019, Cabify implied to Spanish newspaper Cinco Días that they had learnt from its American competitor Uber what not do, saying that "it would be optimal to reach profitability before doing an IPO to become a publicly traded company". Instead Management started planning for an IPO in 2020, then in March 2020, well, you know.

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But the message has spread. A data centre with the appropriate software is what you need to run a cloud-based telecoms system. Yes, you still need to connect the users, via copper if you must, or fibre, or 4G or 5G waves, but you don’t need something in every district of every city that you can label “telephone exchange”. And we have the infrastructure that connects homes and offices to the system – it’s the internet.

This year, we have seen start-ups such as Japan’s Rakuten Mobile launch services in the cloud. It’s even buying a software company, Altiostar, for $1 billion, so it can spread the word. One of the adopters is Dish Network, now being built up as a rival to the three big mobile operators in the US – AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon.

It’s harder for companies with existing, traditional infrastructure. But note how AT&T itself agreed a deal in late June to sell the network on which it already runs its 186 million mobile customers to Microsoft.

This is not an exclusive AT&T-Microsoft deal. The company behind Windows, Excel and Word will be using what it has acquired from AT&T to sell cloud telecoms to other operators around the world. It will be part of Microsoft’s cloud offer, as Azure for operators. Everything is going into the cloud.

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Rakuten India Concludes The Largest-Ever Virtual Conference On Applied AI With 5000+ Attendees
14/09/2021

The key highlights of this two-day action-packed applied AI conference were the exciting Advances in AI, Customer & Product Sciences, and Data Science Platforms & Analytics tracks which touched upon every aspect in the field of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science.

The conference witnessed participation from more than 5000 attendees, 15+ companies and 40+ speakers across two days. The key highlights of the conference were the three tracks, including — the Advances in AI; Customer & Product Sciences; and Data Science Platforms & Analytics, which touched upon every aspect in the field of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science. With more than 30+ talks, the conference created a dialogue and generated premium content in the form of keynotes, tech talks, knowledge talks, and panel discussions.

About Rakuten India Enterprise:
Rakuten India — the development centre and key technology hub of the Rakuten Group, Inc. — enables businesses with the depth of knowledge in multiple streams of technology such as mobile and web development, web analytics, platform development, backend engineering, data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and much more. Its unique 24/7 support centre ensures the reliability and sustenance of the Rakuten Ecosystem. With dedicated centres of excellence for mobile application development, data analytics, engineering, DevOps, and information security, the company ensures the success of multiple units of Rakuten Group, Inc. With 1500+ employees and growing, Rakuten India is housed in Crimson House, Bangalore.

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