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Rakuten Super Logistics Announces the Launch of Xparcel Priority

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New Delivery Service Offers Lower Costs, Faster Shipping

Rakuten Super Logistics (RSL), a premier nationwide third-party logistics provider (3PL), today announced the launch of its Xparcel Priority delivery service.

A leader in the 3PL industry, RSL currently offers cost-saving order fulfillment, including pick/pack and ship, kitting, returns, and freight services. In today’s competitive eCommerce business vertical, shipping can add significant costs to doing business. That’s why RSL’s Xparcel Priority is designed to offer eCommerce retailers a method of both lowering their shipping costs—and increasing the speed—of delivering products to customers.

www.martechcube.com/...ounces-the-launch-of-xparcel-priority/

kazuhiro matsumoto
um 11:30 uhr 19. januar 2022

Rakuten Mobile wird am 21. Januar das AQUOS Wish 5G-Smartphone von sharp auf den Markt bringen. Der Preis beträgt 29.800 Yen, und Ratenzahlungen sind ebenfalls verfügbar. Neben physischen Geschäften wird es auch in Online-Shops und im "Rakuten Mobile Official Rakuten Ichiba Store" verkauft.

"AQUOS wish" ist ein Smartphone mit dem Konzept des "einfachen und schmucklosen Smartphones". Der Chipsatz ist ein Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G mit einem 5,7-Zoll (1520×720) Display. Es ist auch kompatibel mit Oifu-Keitai und wasserdicht und staubdicht.

k-tai.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1381591.html

Consolidated and Major Subsidiaries Balance Sheet As of September 30, 2021

Cash and cash equivalents of Rakuten Inc (non-financial) was 187.4 billion JPY (= $ 1.65 billion)

global.rakuten.com/corp/investors/
Latest IR Materials
Third Quarter 2021
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Earnings release, presentation material and supplement

And additional there exist 300 billion JPY (= $ 2.64 billion) from bonds, issued after of September 30, 2021 on December 2, 2021 (a portion of this 300 billion JPY was used to pay back other debts).

global.rakuten.com/corp/investors/stock/bond.html

If Cabify were valued like Uber with the 4.72-fold of revenues of $ 516 million in 2021 the market-cap must be $ 2.436 billion.

Market Cap of Uber of $ 70.009 billion is the 4.72-fold of revenues of $ 14.842 billion

The Market Cap of Uber is $ 70.009 billion

finance.yahoo.com/quote/UBER?p=UBER&.tsrc=fin-srch

Income Statement
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All numbers in thousands
Breakdown
TTM
12/30/2020
12/30/2019
12/30/2018
Total Revenue
14,842,000
11,139,000
14,147,000
11,270,000

finance.yahoo.com/quote/UBER/financials?p=UBER

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Mi 11i 5G: the Xiaomi smartphone drops below €400 during the sales

Deepak GuptaJanuary 21, 2022

During the 2022 winter sales, Boulanger and Rakuten offer the Xiaomi Mi 11i on sale. While its original price is 699 euros, an immediate reduction of 300 euros allows the price of the smartphone to drop below 400 euros; at exactly 399 euros.

It was on the occasion of a promotional offer of indefinite duration that Boulanger and Rakuten aligned themselves to allow their respective customers to obtain the Xiaomi Mi 11i at a discount.
Indeed, the 5G compatible smartphone and available in two colors to choose from is sold by the merchant sites mentioned at the price of 399 euros instead of 699 euros. By going through Rakuten, ClubR members will have a voucher of 19.95 euros to pay during a next order placed on the e-commerce site.

techunwrapped.com/...phone-drops-below-e400-during-the-sales/

„Parallel dazu haben wir die "Rakuten Hand 7,980 Point Giveaway Campaign" für Nutzer ins Leben gerufen, die sich zum ersten Mal für den Tarifplan "Rakuten UN-LIMIT VI" angemeldet und sich für rakuten Hand set beworben haben. Bis zu 12.980 Punkte werden zurückgegeben, wenn sie mit den Kampagnenvorteilen von "[Rakuten UN-LIMIT VI Application Privilege] Anyone Presents 5,000 Points" kombiniert werden, und Rakuten Hand kann für praktisch 0 Yen erworben werden.“

www.itmedia.co.jp/mobile/articles/2201/14/news113.html

It goes without saying that the travel industry was hit hard by the pandemic. Despite new variants, consumers were optimistic about travel in 2021. As lockdown restrictions lifted across regions, consumer confidence grew, and travelers started to book their next adventure.  

Our US network saw the travel vertical grow 56% YoY throughout 2021, with sales increasing 78% in the fourth quarter.  Consumers were just as optimistic about travel in the UK and Canada, with sales rising 99% and 103% YoY, respectively.  

In Asia-Pacific, where travel bubbles between specific countries in the region opened, sales in the travel vertical increased more than 200% YoY, revealing a healthy appetite for exploration.  

Affiliate orders soar in Q4  

The flexibility of the affiliate channel combined with the low-risk, low-cost model has allowed brands to react to market changes and continue driving performance aligned to their campaign goals. For this reason, affiliate marketing has taken center stage as a strategic digital channel, and November of 2021 demonstrated just how powerful it can be.  

Across North America, Europe, LATAM and APAC, Q4 orders from same-store clients surpassed 2020 and 2019 levels. The growth in orders from 2019 reveals that consumers are, or rather have, returned to pre-pandemic purchasing levels. And they’re increasing their purchasing via affiliate partners who enhance their experience, whether through product reviews, vouchers or incentivizing loyalty with cashback.  

Drilling down to November, a key retail month globally, we can see how each network grew:

         •§APAC 42%
         •§Brazil 48%  
         •§Canada 16%  
         •§France 28%
         •§Germany 169%
         •§UK 88%  
         •§US 35%  

The strength and flexibility of the affiliate channel give advertisers and publishers a unique opportunity to adjust to shifting patterns and engage their consumers. When the unexpected happens, affiliate data reveal new behaviors, allowing the strategies to be adjusted and successful campaigns to be delivered.  

blog.rakutenadvertising.com/insights/global-affiliate-data-q4/

Keine 189%, sondern "nur" 169% plus

Anshel Sag
Contributor

Jan 18, 2022,01:19pm EST

Japan has four operators offering 5G: NTT DoCoMo, Rakuten, and Softbank. 5G availability in Japan is still not great in terms of overall coverage. Rakuten offers the best average download speeds (224.3 Mbps, but has the least reach of any operator and isn’t available in many areas. What makes coverage so difficult in Japan is the fact that the country does not have any low-band 5G spectrum. Japan’s currently available bands are 3.6 GHz to 4.1 GHz, 4.5GHz, and 28 GHz, all of which have a more challenging time propagating than lower bands. Japan’s coverage problem could potentially be solved by introducing more open-source, low-cost commodity equipment. It appears that Rakuten is taking this tack as part of its Symphony business, which it plans to offer around the world. Leveraging Open RAN, Symphony's goal is to accelerate network deployments, make them more cost-effective, and promote competition. Ideally, this should enable faster and cheaper coverage across Japan and other regions. Future plans aside, Japan’s coverage is still fairly abysmal. Hopefully, 2022 offers a change for Japanese 5G users.

www.forbes.com/sites/moorinsights/2022/01/...?sh=419a0af35652

Statistics of Viber in Ukraine in 2021: 3100 messages and more than 200 calls per second

January 12, 2022

Rakuten has announced the results of using Viber in 2021 in Ukraine. According to the report, in 2021, Ukrainians sent 97.5 billion messages via Viber. That’s about 3,100 messages per second. The number of reports increased by 11% compared to 2020.

According to the company, over 6.7 billion calls were made in Ukraine during the year, more than 200 calls per second. The number of calls in Ukraine increased by 11.5% compared to 2020.

In 2021, group chats had almost 19 million participants. During the year, Ukrainians sent more than 3.8 billion stickers via Viber. This is 13% more than in 2020. Chatbots have grown the most – 27% more than in 2020.

www.aroged.com/2022/01/12/...han-200-calls-per-second-aroged/

Strong growth of Rakuten Viber in Philippines

Citing the favorable impact of local partnerships, Viber recorded 57.37 percent growth in calls in 2021, while the use of messages expanded by 31 percent. Group chats also grew by 17 percent while group chat messages recorded a growth of 19 percent.

Over half of Viber’s users in the Philippines are part of the younger demographic, with 40 percent belonging to the 25 to 34 age group, followed by those from the 35 to 50 age group at 30 percent.

Filipinos below 24 years old have also started using the app more, accounting for 17 percent of its users, while the remaining 13 percent are 52 years old and up.

“Viber is truly becoming an all-in-one app. It is not only a platform for users to express themselves, but it has also enabled them to transact and be entertained at the same time,” Tse explained. “What matters to us most is the user journey and how relevant we are to their daily lives. Our users remain and will always be at the forefront of our developments.”

Given Viber’s performance in 2021, Tse is optimistic that Viber will be able to move into 2022 in a position of strength. Even when restrictions are lifted, he said the pandemic had already shown people how messaging apps like Viber could unlock efficiencies—like cutting business travel costs and allowing educators to maximize online chats.

Read more: newsinfo.inquirer.net/1541638/...p-to-may-polls#ixzz7Ijd5aTDY

Viber application is one of the most used messaging applications by Algerians

In a statement to Nadia Labidi, Director of the Middle East and North Africa at Viber, “Viber celebrates eleven years of excellence, development and growth all over the world, including Algeria, where the Viber application is one of the most used messaging applications by Algerians.”

And because Viber is keen to celebrate this long march of success with its users in Algeria, the Awards Festival this year brings gifts and great surprises, including T-shirts signed by the star Riyad Mahrez, Smart TV devices, Nespresso coffee machines provided by Hammoud Boualem Company, and many discounts from Yeser and Nexttimes.”

pipanews.com/...tion-launches-the-awards-festival-in-algeria/

Paris, France – Thursday 20th January 2022 – Infovista, the global leader in network lifecycle automation (NLA), today announced Planet Cloud, delivering the RF planning and optimization algorithms of its award-winning Planet solution in a cloud-native, API-based application to bring unparalleled scalability and automation. This allows operators to dynamically scale 4G and 5G network models to the size of whole countries, as well as provide automated network planning services within workflows such as nationwide coverage and throughput analyses, as well as nationwide optimizations.

Using Planet’s state-of-the-art modelling and AI/ML-powered automated mobile network planning algorithms, the cloud-native architecture of Planet Cloud means it can be easily deployed in any public, private or hybrid cloud environment. This delivers the high availability, openness and interoperability and dynamic scalability that allows operators to not only have detailed insights into their nationwide networks, but also integrate network planning into other workflows and processes throughout the network lifecycle. The cloud-native planning engine can be accessed using the Planet desktop application, lightweight web-based UI, or from 3rd party applications via the API such as utilized by Rakuten Mobile.

www.realwire.com/releases/...ringing-unparalleled-scalability

Dell’Oro Group, Kenneth Research and Heavy Reading’s optimistic forecasts for Open RAN

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Alan Weissberger

Dell’Oro Group recently published the January 2022 edition of its Open RAN report. Preliminary findings suggest that total Open RAN revenues, including O-RAN and OpenRAN radio and baseband, surprised on the upside both in 2020 and during 2021, bolstering the thesis that Open RAN is here to stay and the architecture will play an important role before 6G (this author disagrees).

Open RAN revenues are expected to account for around 15 percent of the overall 2G-5G RAN market by 2026 (see chart below), reflecting healthy traction in multiple regions with both basic and advanced radios.

With the growing demand for 5G technology worldwide, the need for open radio access network (O-RAN) is expected to increase significantly, and in turn, drive the growth of the global open radio access network (O-RAN) market in the coming years. The market registered a revenue of $180 Million in the year 2020 and is further expected to reach a revenue of $22500 Million by the end of 2028, by growing with a CAGR of 85% during the forecast period.

The global open radio access network (O-RAN) market is segmented by region into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa.

techblog.comsoc.org/2022/01/21/...tic-forecasts-for-open-ran/

Ride-Hailing Player Cabify Eyes Profits By Year’s End

Jonathan Keane
Dec 1, 2021,02:30am EST

While the world attempts to take stock of the omicron variant and its impact on travel, ride-hailing giant Cabify said it expects to close out the year with a profit.

Cabify is headquartered in Spain but its operations, which include grocery delivery and micromobility rentals, are largely in Latin America.

The company said in a statement that it expects to close the final quarter of 2021 with turnover of $167 million and full year revenue of $516 million.

Cabify has raised over $470 million from investors including Rakuten Capital.

www.forbes.com

Altiostar is a component

Zusammenarbeit zwischen Telefónica und NEC

„Wir haben die inno¬vative Zukunftstechnologie Open RAN als erster Netzbetreiber aus dem Labor ins Live-Mobilfunknetz geholt. Der Einsatz von Open RAN ist ein zentraler Faktor der Virtualisierung unseres o2-Netzes, die wir mit dem neuen 5G-Kern¬netz gestartet haben. Beides spielt perfekt zusammen und wir werden neue Dienste und Services deutlich schneller ins Netz integrieren können“, erklärt Mallik Rao, der neue Technik-Chef von o2, der über langjährige Erfahrungen im Bau und Ausrollen von Netzen verfügt und seiner (relativ) kurzen Amts¬zeit bei o2 schon einiges in Bewegung gebracht hat.

Was früher durch den Austausch von Hardware mehrere Wochen dauerte, werde mit Open RAN und einem Cloud basierten Kernnetz in wenigen Tagen oder sogar in Stunden möglich sein.

Im Stadtgebiet von Landsberg am Lech hat o2 aktuell eine Basisstation mit dem Open RAN verbunden, weitere sind vorbereitet und werden zeitnah folgen. Aus der Art und Weise, wie die Kunden das Netz nutzen, kann Telefónica Rückschlüsse auf weitere Optimierungsmöglichkeiten der Open-RAN-Technologie ziehen.

An der weltweiten Entwicklung von Open RAN beteiligt sich unter anderem der japanische Hersteller NEC, den o2 als Technologie-Partner für den Raum Landsberg ausgewählt hat. NEC wird den Aufbau und Betrieb des Open RAN an den Landsberger Mobilfunkstandorten koordinieren sowie die einzelnen Hardware-Baugruppen und die Software der weiteren beteiligten Unternehmen wie z.B. Dell, Intel, Altiostar,Xilinx, Red Hat, GigaTera und Supermicro zu einem Gesamtsystem zusammenführen.

„Wir sind stolz darauf, Open RAN anzubieten, das unseren Kunden einen enormen Mehrwert bringt", betont Mayuko Tatewaki, verantwortlicher Manager bei NEC.

www.teltarif.de/telefonica-open-ran-nec/news/82902.html

Altiostar, which has over 500 engineers at its development centre in Bengaluru, is planning to triple its headcount in India over the next year

After acquisition by Rakuten, Altiostar to further expand in India

Shilpa Phadnis

11-08-2021

BENGALURU: Japanese technology giant Rakuten Group that acquired US mobile technology company Altiostar Networks for over a $1 billion, is expanding its footprint in India. Altiostar, which has over 500 engineers at its development centre in Bengaluru, is planning to triple its headcount in India over the next year, said Srinivas Gudladana, head of India operations at Altiostar Networks. He said Altiostar built RAN (radio access network) ground-up from Bengaluru.

Between 2012-2017, Altiostar did the first step of RAN disaggregation, by having CU on COTS (common off the shelf) hardware and virtualising CU. We revolutionised products on off-the-shelf hardware and created open interfaces. Virtualised DU and CU have been deployed across Japan, and now are going to other countries including India,” said Gudladana, who was instrumental in setting up the India centre.

Gudladana said the company will increasingly focus on two strategic priorities -- 5G protocols and virtualised services for the mobile industry. So far, India was the only development centre for the US-based network infrastructure major, but it now plans to hire aggressively in the UK.

www.msn.com/en-in/money/topstories/...and-in-india/ar-AANbl2h

Darüber hinaus erhalten diejenigen, die neu bei Rakuten Mobile Line sind, zusätzlich zu Gutscheinen eine Rückerstattung von Rakuten-Punkten in Höhe von 5.000 Punkten. Wenn Sie den Plan nach der Ankunft des Produkts und der SIM-Karte nutzen und einen Anruf von 10 Sekunden oder mehr mit der dedizierten Anruf-App"Rakuten Link" tätigen,haben Sie Anspruch auf Punkterückgabe. Prämienpunkte werden gegen Ende des Monats vergeben, der auf den Beginn des Plans und die Bestätigung des Anrufs auf Rakuten Link folgt.

appllio.com/news/2022-01-24-22611-rakuten-mobile-apple-coupon

Main investor Rakuten

By Reuters| Published: 29-Oct-21 04:45 PM IST

Madrid-based venture capital firm Seaya Ventures and Japanese online retailer Rakuten - also a lead investor in ride-hailing app Lyft - are Cabify's main investors, according to a source familiar with the company.

www.carandbike.com/news/...ivery-amid-e-commerce-boom-2592389

In the United States, the big three telecom operators are all involved, albeit cautiously in Open RAN standards and technology development. Small, rural operators in Alaska and the Mountain West have installed Open RAN networks. However, the major experiment that will likely spell success or continued languishing of Open RAN is Dish Network. The television and broadband pioneer Charles Ergen has committed, as part of an agreement with the antitrust division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), to build out the fourth nationwide 4G-5G network and has chosen Open RAN for its operating system. Dish is partnering with U.S. electronics, cloud and telecom innovators such as Qualcomm, Dell Technologies, IBM, Intel and Mavenir to build its network. Its commitment to DOJ is to have a functional nationwide network by 2023 which covers 70% of the U.S. population. It has already spent more than $10 billion on its infrastructure and is building out final networks in 42 urban areas. Its first broad, live rollout is planned for April in Las Vegas, and it plans to have operations covering 20% of the population by summer of this year.

In Germany, the upstart telecom operator 1&1 Drillisch AG is committed to building out its own nationwide mobile high speed services using Open RAN technology. The firm is 75% owned by United Internet which has 26 million subscribers, and already operates a landline and mobile telecom service largely based on leasing infrastructure from Telefónica and Vodafone. It is now building its own greenfield 5G network. 1&1 has established goals of serving at least 25% of the German population by 2025 and 50% by 2030 with its new Open RAN network. These goals are part of its commitment, which it hopes to exceed in terms of timing, made as part of its agreement with the government when it purchased needed 5G spectrum. 1&1 is working with Rakuten and NEC to build out the new network and plans at least $10 billion in investment this decade."

www.forbes.com/sites/thomasduesterberg/...an/?sh=5a798ec278c6

Thoughts about the amount which Nielsen had to pay to Rakuten?

nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/2021/...ement-revolution/

Tokyo’s Rakuten Mobile OpenRAN network convinces compared to other metropolitan networks worldwide

In the latest umlaut Audit Report, Rakuten Mobile achieves in Tokyo 920 out of 1,000 points and scores “very good” only about one year after launch and shows the potential of OpenRAN under real-life conditions.

www.pressebox.com/pressrelease/...rks-worldwide/boxid/1062431

hoher Kreditaufnahme.

Dabei übersehen sie, dass sich Rakuten über die Kapitalerhöhung (Japan Post, Tencent und andere) in 2021 mehr als 2 Milliarden US-Dollar Eigenkapital verschafft hat und noch einmal zwischen 2,5  und 3 Milliarden US-Dollar Fremdkapital zu günstigen festen Zinssätzen zusätzlich.

Das reicht m.E. bis zu dem Zeitpunkt, wo der Cash Flow von Rakuten wieder positiv wird, den ich irgendwie in der zweiten Hälfte von 2022 ansiedele, wo dann der immer positive gewesene Cash Flow des Kerngeschäfts den negativen Cash Flow von Rakuten Mobile wieder ausgleichen wird. Und selbst Rakuten Mobile wird m.E. bereits 2023 einen positiven operativen Cash Flow haben, und zwar wegen der hohen Abschreibungen, die nicht zu Zahlungen führen, bereits einige Zeit vor einem operativen Gewinn.

permanent meine Bestände erhöht - heute wäre das günstiger gewesen, aber man kann eben nicht exakt die Tiefpunkte treffen.