Rakuten: 5G system joint development with NEC: SA method/5G provided
Rakuten: NEC
Rakuten has developed a new communication standard, 5G system, in collaboration with NEC, and will put it into practical use within next year.
Clarified that it will sell to overseas telecommunications companies.
Development and collaboration in the 5G field:
Rakuten and NEC collaborate in the field of the new high-speed, large-capacity 5G communication standard and jointly develop communication control equipment.
Inquiries from overseas:
Rakuten has already received inquiries from overseas carriers.
We aim to provide a reliable 5G system to the world.
NHK news
Rakuten Mobile and NEC Agree to Jointly Develop Containerized Standalone 5G Core Network
Tokyo, June 3, 2020 –
Rakuten Mobile, Inc. and NEC
today announced that the two companies have reached an agreement to jointly develop the containerized standalone (SA) 5G core network (5GC)
to be utilized in Rakuten Mobile’s fully virtualized cloud native 5G network.
Based on the agreement,
Rakuten Mobile and NEC will jointly develop the containerized SA 5G mobile core to be made available on the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP), Rakuten Mobile’s fully virtualized and containerized cloud-native mobile network platform.
The two companies
will collaborate to build a Japan-made, highly reliable 5GC, based on the 5GC software source code developed by NEC.
- Subsequent to the launch of its non-standalone (NSA) 5G service in 2020,
- Rakuten Mobile aims to provide its SA 5G service in Japan in 2021.
The containerized 5GC
will also play a key role in the global expansion of RCP, a platform aimed at offering solutions and services for the deployment of virtualized networks at speed and low cost by telecom companies and enterprises around the world,
tailored for their unique needs.
The 5GC will be offered as an application on the RCP Marketplace, allowing customers to quickly and easily “click, purchase and deploy” a fully virtualized SA 5G core network solution.
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