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Rakuten Symphony and Grameenphone have announced that they will collaborate on a pilot project to build an Open RAN comprising 4G and 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) sites in Bangladesh

September 19, 2025

Rakuten Symphony and Grameenphone have announced that they will collaborate on a pilot project to build an Open RAN comprising 4G and 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) sites in Bangladesh

Rakuten Symphony and Bangladesh-based mobile network operator Grameenphone, a Telenor Group Company, have announced that they will collaborate on a pilot project to build an Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) comprising 4G and 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) sites within the country.

The pilot project will position Grameenphone – who currently boasts over 86 million mobile network subscribers – as one of the first mobile operators in South Asia to deploy Open RAN and will serve as a precursor to a nationwide Open RAN deployment in Bangladesh.  

Rakuten Symphony will supply the Centralised Unit (CU) and Distributed Unit (DU) infrastructure, the 4G/5G Radio Units, along with its OSS solutions. Rakuten Symphony will engage its partners to support the project and provide necessary expertise throughout the pilot phase.

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Rakuten Travel Launches “Tokutabi Campaign” Offering Up to 15x Points on Domestic Stays in Japan

Saturday, February 21, 2026

Rakuten Group will hold the “Tokutabi Campaign” on its Japanese travel booking site “Rakuten Travel,” offering up to 15 times more Rakuten Points on domestic hotel stays in Japan.

For stays, including day-use and daytime-only plans, at properties featured on the campaign page, guests will receive 10 times the points for check-ins from February 5 to check-outs on March 31, and 15 times the points for check-ins from March 31 to check-outs on April 30. The entry and booking period runs from 10:00 a.m. on February 5 to 9:59 a.m. on February 26.

Entry into the campaign is required to participate. The usual 1% equivalent in base points is included in these rates. The maximum number of bonus points that can be earned through the campaign is 100,000 points, while Rakuten Diamond members can earn up to 500,000 points.

In addition, for check-ins from February 28 to check-outs on March 31, Rakuten Mobile subscribers will receive an extra 1% in points.

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Originally announced in February 2022, the extended agreement aims to replace legacy systems and software with the implementation of Rakuten Symphony’s automated platform. This tool enhances productivity for AT&T employees and contractors managing cell site builds, offering real-time data visibility to lay the foundation for future AI-led operations, the Japanese company said.

AT&T plans for 70% of its wireless traffic to run over open and interoperable platforms by late 2026. To achieve this, the operator needed to consolidate fragmented legacy tools supporting site design and construction. With Rakuten Symphony site management platform, AT&T has transitioned to an end-to-end integrated solution — a move completed in just 18 months from pilot to full deployment, with no service disruptions.

Now used by more than 10,000 registered users across AT&T and its contractor network, Rakuten Symphony’s platform also supports AT&T’s massive fiber expansion initiative.

Rakuten Symphony site management platform provides lifecycle management of telecom sites, from planning to deployment. It uses artificial intelligence (AI) and digital workflows to streamline network builds and maximize efficiency.

www.rcrwireless.com/20250617/carriers/rakuten-att-partnership

Rakuten Symphony achieved profitability at the non-GAAP operating income level for fiscal year 2025. In RAN, we have steadily shifted our revenue structure from delivery of low-margin hardware to a major customer to high-margin software and its customization and maintenance. In the Cloud segment, we are expanding our sales channels through Google Cloud Marketplace and we'll continue to expand our revenue base for various services.

Source: Conference Call

Warum das net-income ein schlechter Maßstab ist,

hängt u.a. mit der von Rakuten vorgenommenen Kurssicherung von in Dollar begebenen Anleihen zusammen. Rakuten hat diese Kreditaufnahmen bei ihrer Entstehung sofort gegen einen Kursrückgang des Yen mit Hilfe von Derivaten abgesichert.

Durch die Yen-Abwertung ist der Wert der zur Kurssicherung verwendeten Derivate gestiegen, aber diese Wertsteigerung fließt nicht in das net-income ein – sondern diese Werte werden erst dann wieder freigesetzt, wenn das Darlehen getilgt und die Kurssicherung aufgelöst wird.

Der in Dollar aufgenommene Kreditbetrag führt aber bei einer Abwertung des Yen zu einer höheren Kreditsschuld in Yen, die wiederum ausgewiesen werden muss.

Es entsteht also ein auszuweisender Einkommensrückgang, der real gar keiner ist.

Käme es dagegen wieder zu einer Yen-Aufwertung würde der Wert der zur Kurssicherung eingesetzten Derivate fallen, aber diese Wertminderung  fließt nicht in das net-income ein – sondern kommt erst dann ans Licht, wenn das Darlehen getilgt und die Kurssicherung aufgelöst wird.

Der in Dollar aufgenommene Kreditbetrag führt aber bei einer Aufwertung des Yen zu einer niedrigeren Kreditschuld in Yen, die wiederum ausgewiesen werden muss.

Es entsteht also ein auszuweisender Einkommensanstieg, der real gar keiner ist.