Rakuten wesentlich besser als Rocket
Joint venture to manage inventory in potential boon for partnership
May 27, 2025 06:58 JST
TOKYO -- Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Group will partner with Japan Post to sell rice from the national government's emergency reserves as soon as early June.
Once Rakuten has a contract to buy stockpiled rice, the group will sell it through the Rakuten Ichiba online marketplace, with Japan Post among the companies handling delivery.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Food-Beverage/...ing-with-Japan-Post
Mar 07, 2025, 10:30 ET
Highly Anticipated Webcomic Adaptation to Debut in 2025, Comes as Rakuten Viki Reaches 100 Million Registered Users
SAN FRANCISCO, March 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rakuten Viki, the leading destination for Asian entertainment, has announced the latest addition to its lineup of original content: a new K-drama series titled My Girlfriend is The Man!, in partnership with Korean production company Studio N. Based on the popular webcomic with more than 379 million global views, the series will debut exclusively on Viki later this year. The co-production comes as Viki celebrates its rapidly growing global audience, recently reaching 100 million registered users.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/...0later%2520this%2520year.
Rakuten Mobile and its vendor offspring Rakuten Symphony have deployed a RAN intelligent controller (RIC) platform to manage Rakuten Mobile’s 4G and 5G Open RAN infrastructure in Japan. The RIC has been in development by the Rakuten team since 2023 and its impending commercial deployment was highlighted during a presentation last November by the operator’s co-CEO, Sharad Sriwastawa, who is also president of Rakuten Symphony – see Rakuten Mobile turns to its RIC for energy-efficiency gains.
According to Rakuten Mobile, using the RIC “is expected to enable up to 20% reduction in network energy consumption and marks a significant step towards more sustainable and intelligent mobile networks of the future”. Those gains come from the use of specific RIC applications known as rApps (RAN apps) that “analyse subscriber traffic patterns, predict demand and dynamically adjust base station utilisation for optimal network efficiency,” noted the operator, which has about 8.6 million customers and recently achieved its first quarter of EBITDA profitability. Commenting on the RIC deployment, Sriwastawa stated: “From day one, Rakuten Mobile has been committed to building, deploying and operating an automated, cloud-native, intelligent and open network powered by software. This RIC deployment is a major milestone in our journey to build a fully automated, sustainable and intelligent mobile network. By leveraging AI and Open RAN, we are not only reducing our environmental footprint but also creating a more agile and cost-effective infrastructure that will enable us to deliver innovative services to our customers.” You can find out more about the potential of RIC platforms and their associated applications in TelecomTV’s free-to-download DSP Leaders Report, Open RAN: Advances in the RAN Intelligent Controller.
Sriwastawa noted in his comments that Rakuten Mobile has always been committed to building and operating a cloud-native network, but is it recognised as a cloud-native telco pioneer by its peers? You can find out by downloading our latest free-to-download industry research publication, The Cloud-Native Telco Market Perception Report.
https://www.telecomtv.com/content/...for%2520customers%2520in%2520the
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Poster presentation to highlight the ongoing global Phase 3 ASP-1929-381 study at ASCO 2025
Global patient enrollment continues, with Taiwan now actively enrolling following the U.S., and Japan expected to follow as part of global study start-up
SAN DIEGO, May 22, 2025 Rakuten Medical, Inc., a global biotechnology company developing and commercializing Alluminox platform-based photoimmunotherapy, today announced that it will present a Trial in Progress poster at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, which will take place May 30 – June 3, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/...p-1929-381-302463811.html
22 May, 2025
Recent market projections underscore this momentum. The Open RAN market is expected to be worth between $3.98 billion and $6.53 billion this year according to recent industry reports, with forecasts pointing towards significant growth, possibly even reaching between $19.58 billion and $41.5 billion by the end of the decade! In terms of its share of the total RAN market, Open RAN currently accounts for about 5-10%, but that figure could grow to as much as 30% by 2028 according to Dell'Oro Group. These numbers highlight not only growing confidence in the technology, but also the need for telecom operators to adapt to an open, disaggregated model.
https://www.firstpointgroup.com/resources/blog/open-ran-market-update/
https://mobile-contract-guide.com/en/...rakuten-mobile-2024-survey-en
Cabify steigerte seinen Bruttogewinn im Jahr 2024 um 14,3 % auf 112 Millionen Euro, obwohl der Umsatz bei 760 Millionen Euro lag, 4,6 % weniger als vor einem Jahr, wie das Unternehmen selbst am Mittwoch in seinem Impact Report 2024 bekannt gab.
In Bezug auf diesen Umsatzrückgang hat das Mobilitätsunternehmen hervorgehoben, dass dies auf die Auswirkungen des Wechselkurses in Argentinien zurückzuführen ist und dass der Umsatz durch deren Isolierung auf dem Niveau des Vorjahres bleibt.
Auf der anderen Seite hat das Unternehmen seinen Bruttobetriebsgewinn (EBITDA) weltweit gesteigert, sich gegenüber den Daten für 2023 verbessert und "sein höchstes Rentabilitätsniveau" erreicht.
Was Cabify Logistics betrifft, so verzeichnete dieser Geschäftsbereich ein Umsatzwachstum von 54 %, obwohl er immer noch einen "kleineren Teil des Gesamtgeschäfts" darstellt.
Die Aussichten für dieses Jahr sind jedoch eine Steigerung des Wachstums, wofür das Unternehmen technologische Entwicklungen und Integrationen gefördert hat, die diesen Anstieg erleichtern werden.
https://www.elmundo.es/economia/empresas/2025/05/...a0375e8b456f.html
Publishers and brands alike will receive greater visibility into publisher value, elevated brand safety, stronger connections with creators, and AI-driven custom reporting
NEW YORK, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rakuten Advertising, the leading global affiliate marketing network, revealed several new solutions helping advertisers and publishers navigate affiliate marketing industry challenges and demands. Announced at Rakuten Optimism 2025, these new solutions provide publishers with enhanced data transparency, help advertisers remain brand-safe and compliant, and bridge the gap between creator and affiliate marketing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/...nches-industry-first-130000355.html
2 days ago
Agentic AI – the concept of AI systems that can autonomously plan and execute tasks – is rapidly moving from research labs to real-world applications. At Rakuten Product Conference 2025, the panel “What’s Next in AI: The Agentic Revolution,” featuring Ting Cai, Rakuten Chief AI & Data Officer; Taku Okoshi, Executive Officer, Director of the AI Services Supervisory Department at Rakuten; and Caitlin Cai, Head of Product at the AI Lab, Rakuten Asia; along with Praful Chavda, Founder and CEO of Chisel, explored the practical implications of this emerging technology, focusing on the challenges and opportunities for businesses looking to leverage its potential.
Their collective vision for agentic AI aims not only to redefine product management but also to empower every employee and partner with a transformative digital toolkit.
A global leader in AI innovation
Rakuten Group’s long-standing strength lies in its ability to harness vast amounts of data and translate that into innovative products and services. At RPC 2025, this panel underscored how this data-driven approach continues to fuel breakthroughs in AI.
“AI is touching every aspect of our life,” remarked Ting Cai, emphasizing that advances in AI agents are already impacting daily routines — from assisting in searching for train schedules to revolutionizing the advertising industry. This shift, he believes, presents an immense strategic opportunity for Rakuten, and sets the stage for a deeper exploration into agentic AI. Ting further elaborated on this emerging trend, noting that agentic AI is evolving to autonomously perceive, reason, plan and act. He emphasized that these capabilities will not only streamline workflows but also empower individuals and startups alike, unlocking a new era of innovation within the Rakuten Ecosystem.
https://rakuten.today/blog/...r-a-new-era-of-innovation%ef%bf%bc.html