Rakuten Symphony, which provides software and network solutions globally, has been expanding its partnerships in India across R&D, cloud, and open radio access network (Open RAN) technologies
A majority of Rakuten’s 4,000 employees are in India. The company is working closely with the IITs on the development of 6G technology.
The announcement could boost the company's mobile phone business that has struggled to take market share from cash-rich incumbents known for high-quality networks.
Once the great hope for a Japanese online commerce and tech giant to match the likes of Amazon or Alibaba, Rakuten has been hamstrung for more than half a decade now with a problem entirely of its own making: the decision in 2017 to enter Japan’s already crowded mobile-carrier market