Rakuten Mobile

Rakuten Mobile, Inc. (commonly known as Rakuten Mobile) is a Japanese mobile network operator (MNO) headquartered in Setagaya, Tokyo. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten. Currently, Rakuten Mobile offers 4G and 5G  services. In December 2023, it expanded into Europe launching a network in Germany.

History
Rakuten Mobile was founded in January 2018 in Tokyo.

Rakuten Mobile and German telecommunications company 1&1 launched a mobile network based on Open RAN technology in December 2023.

LTE (4G)
Rakuten Mobile launched its cellular service in Japan (which was LTE) in April 2020 and with this, it became the 4th telecom operator in the country.

5G
Rakuten mobile started rolling out its 5G service in October 2020 in selected regions of Japan.