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Samsung Wins Rakuten Mobile Japan Nationwide Open RAN 5G Equipment Order
Summary
Samsung Electronics will provide O-RAN compliant 5G radio equipment to Rakuten Mobile Japan, including 700MHz low-band, 1.7GHz mid-band, and 3.8GHz massive MIMO solutions. The equipment will integrate into Rakuten's fully virtualized cloud-native Open RAN network for nationwide 5G deployment.
Key Takeaways
Samsung Electronics announced winning Rakuten Mobile Japan's nationwide Open RAN 5G equipment order. Will supply full set of O-RAN compliant equipment including 700MHz low-band, 1.7GHz mid-band and 3.8GHz massive MIMO. Equipment features compact design for dense urban deployment. Will integrate into Rakuten's fully virtualized cloud-native Open RAN network.
Why It Matters
Samsung consolidates its competitive position in the Open RAN field...