# Rakuten Symphony

> Rakuten Symphony is Rakuten Group's business-to-business telecom technology company, packaging the software, cloud infrastructure, automation and systems-integration experience behind Rakuten Mobile's cloud-native network for other operators, enterprises and governments. Its portfolio spans Open RAN software, Kubernetes-based telco cloud and storage, network planning and deployment, autonomous operations software, RIC orchestration, private 5G and adjacent services. The pitch is practical: separate software from proprietary hardware, give operators more vendor choice, automate repetitive network work and shorten the path from planning to live service.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Tokyo, Japan
- **Team size:** Approximately 3,200 employees in the supplied company data; LinkedIn lists the company in the 1,001-5,000 employee band.
- **Products:** Open RAN software and integration, Rakuten Cloud-Native Platform, Rakuten Cloud-Native Storage, Cloud-Native Orchestrator, Rakuten Site Management
- **Notable:** Converted technology and operating experience from Rakuten Mobile's national cloud-native Open RAN deployment into a commercial global portfolio., Served as end-to-end technology partner and systems integrator for 1&1's fully virtualized Open RAN mobile network in Germany., Helped demonstrate North Africa's first successful Open RAN-based 4G call with Telecom Egypt, Cisco and Telecom Infra Project in 2024.

## Products & services

- **Open RAN software and integration** — Cloud-native 4G and 5G radio access software, RIC capabilities, multi-vendor validation, licensing and end-to-end deployment support.
- **Rakuten Cloud-Native Platform** — A Kubernetes-based platform for onboarding, placing and operating network functions and enterprise workloads across distributed cloud sites.
- **Rakuten Cloud-Native Storage** — Software-defined block, file and object storage designed for stateful, network-intensive and edge workloads.
- **Cloud-Native Orchestrator** — Multi-domain and multi-site lifecycle automation for bare metal, Kubernetes clusters and network functions.
- **Rakuten Site Management** — Digital workflow software for planning, materials, field execution, commissioning and lifecycle management of network sites.
- **Rakuten Intelligent Operations** — Unified observability, service visibility, closed-loop automation and AIOps for telecom operations.
- **Rakuten AI-Telecom** — Data, machine-learning, large-language-model and agent orchestration capabilities aimed at increasingly autonomous network operations.
- **Rakuten Drive** — A cloud file-storage service commercially launched in Japan.
- **Rakuten NEO** — An AI- and IoT-based space-management product for Japanese enterprise customers.
- **Rakuten Maritime** — Cybersecurity monitoring and services for vessels and maritime operators across the vessel lifecycle.

## Achievements

- Converted technology and operating experience from Rakuten Mobile's national cloud-native Open RAN deployment into a commercial global portfolio.
- Served as end-to-end technology partner and systems integrator for 1&1's fully virtualized Open RAN mobile network in Germany.
- Helped demonstrate North Africa's first successful Open RAN-based 4G call with Telecom Egypt, Cisco and Telecom Infra Project in 2024.
- Received the first Japan OTIC 4G/5G NSA O-RAN end-to-end certification badge in 2024 and added conformance and interoperability badges in 2026.
- Deployed an in-house RIC platform on Rakuten Mobile's nationwide 4G and 5G network and expanded it to third-party rApps.
- Reported its first full-year non-GAAP operating profit for 2025.
- Expanded Rakuten Cloud-Native Storage through Google Cloud Marketplace and Google Distributed Cloud integrations.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Appointed telecom veteran Amit Bhardwaj to lead the RAN business unit.
- **2026-06** — Published an industry growth report arguing that telecom's growth problem is rooted in business models and measurement, not only technology.
- **2026-06** — Named former Telefónica technology executive Enrique Blanco as a strategic advisor.
- **2026-04** — Announced a Celona collaboration for end-to-end Open RAN private 5G and received a METI grant for trials across seven Global South countries.
- **2026-03** — Launched a dedicated Japan organization for cloud and OSS, while announcing integrations or collaborations with Google, Nokia, Samsung, Wind River and Lightstorm.
- **2026-02** — Rakuten Mobile and Rakuten Symphony announced nationwide third-party rApp integration on their RIC platform.
- **2026-01** — Received O-RAN conformance and interoperability badge certifications from Japan OTIC.

## Links

- Website: https://symphony.rakuten.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rakuten-symphony
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/RakutenSymphony
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/rakuten/

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Last updated: 2026-08-10