Rakuten wesentlich besser als Rocket

Most importantly, the Rakuten Mobile network, which was the first commercial scale Open RAN network, proved to the world that the technology worked at a large scale and in dense urban environments.

https://www.altiostar.com/...tter-because-of-these-5-open-ran-trends/  

https://rakuten.today/tag/rakutenmobile
 

https://en.mercopress.com/2021/04/24/...-citing-lack-of-profitability  

Starting as an influencer at Rakuten Marketing’s Linkshare, if you want to earn money

It is important to go through Rakuten Marketing reviews to understand how it works if you are starting as an influencer and want to earn money.

Many businesses are working smart to achieve a competitive edge over other competitors, and to improve their global reach. Using techniques such as influencer marketing has become crucial in helping companies to achieve such goals.

While there are various affiliate marketing programs today, not many are legitimate. Thus, this is a comprehensive Rakuten LinkShare Review and all the critical aspects of the program.

Rakuten Marketing Review: What is LinkShare?

LinkShare is a subsidiary of Rakuten Marketing LLC. It falls in the category of some of the largest pay for performance affiliate programs in the world. The platform gives both advertisers and publishers a chance to connect and engage consumers. Almost all Rakuten Marketing affiliate reviews agree that the platform is suitable for both advertisers and publishers.

It allows businesses to reach a wider audience at a lower cost by choosing the most suitable influencer. Furthermore, it also lets influencers find companies to work with.

The company is based in Tokyo with offices in 9 other locations. It’s one of the few affiliate companies to have a global reach – over 200 countries.

https://afluencer.com/...hall-i-join-this-free-program-to-make-money/
 

https://go.rakutenadvertising.com/hubfs/ASICS-ADMX-Success-Story.pdf  

Published by C. Diep, Apr 23, 2021

In the fourth quarter of 2020, the fintech sector revenue of the Rakuten Group amounted to around 151 billion Japanese yen, up almost 14 percent compared to the fourth quarter of the previous year. Rakuten offers services such as Rakuten Card, Rakuten Bank, and Rakuten Securities. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, where it was founded in 1997.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/223360/...internet-finance-sales/
 

Compare the fintech-numbers from 2010 and 2020

Q1/2010: 33.10 billion JPY
Q2/2010: 35.06 billion JPY
Q3/2010: 33.91 billion JPY
Q4/2010: 35.17 billion JPY
That are together 137.24 billion JPY in 2010.

Q1/2020: 140.0 billion JPY
Q2/2020: 141.7 billion JPY
Q3/2020: 144.0 billion JPY
Q4/2020: 150.5 billion JPY
That are together 576.2 billion JPY in 2020.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/223360/...internet-finance-sales/
An increase from 137.24 billion JPY in 2010 to 576.2 billion JPY in 2020 is an average yearly growth of excellent 15.4%.

Q1/2010: 33.10 billion JPY
Q2/2010: 35.06 billion JPY
Q3/2010: 33.91 billion JPY
Q4/2010: 35.17 billion JPY
That are together 137.24 billion JPY in 2010.

Q1/2020: 140.0 billion JPY
Q2/2020: 141.7 billion JPY
Q3/2020: 144.0 billion JPY
Q4/2020: 150.5 billion JPY
That are together 576.2 billion JPY in 2020.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/223360/...internet-finance-sales/

An increase from 137.24 billion JPY in 2010 to 576.2 billion JPY in 2020 is an average yearly growth of excellent 15.4%.
 

What is the value of revenues of a fintech-company with $ 5.3 billion in 2020?

576.2 billion JPY fintech-revenues of Rakuten in 2020 are about $ 5.3 billion (1 JPY = $ 0.0092). Umgerechnet in Euro sind 4,39 Milliarden Euro (1 Yen = 0,0076 Euro).  

von Rakuten in 2020 sind übrigens das 11,3-fache der Umsätze von Hypoport von 387,7 Millionen € in 2020, die als deutscher Fintech-Wert intensiv bei Ariva diskutiert werden.

https://www.ariva.de/hypoport-aktie/bilanz-guv

Nimmt man die momentane Marktkapitalisierung von Hypoport in Höhe von 3,25 Milliarden Euro mal 11,3 ergäbe sich allein für den Fintech-Bereich von Rakuten ein Wert von 36,7 Milliarden Euro bzw. zu 1,20 umgerechnet ein Wert von 44 Milliarden Dollar.  

 

 

As of 2021 May 02, Sunday current price of RKUNY stock is 12.710$ and our data indicates that the asset price has been in an uptrend for the past 1 year (or since its inception).

Rakuten Group stock price as been showing a rising tendency so we believe that similar market segments were very popular in the given time frame.

Our site uses a custom algorithm based on Deep Learning that helps our users to decide if RKUNY could be a good portfolio addition. These predictions take several variables into account such as volume changes, price changes, market cycles, similar stocks.

Future price of the stock is predicted at 17.577485$ (38.296% ) after a year according to our prediction system.

This means that if you invested $100 now, your current investment may be worth 138.296$on 2022 May 02, Monday.

This means that this stock is suited as a new addition to your portfolio as trading bullish markets is always a lot easier.

https://gov.capital/stock/rkuny-stock/
 

Rakuten Securities Reports Net Income Jump in the Last Quarter

The broker saw a net income of 3.57 billion yen during the last three months.

Rakuten Securities, one of the leading brokers in Japan, announced its financial results today for the three months ended 31 March 2021. The broker reported 3.57 billion yen in net income in the last quarter, compared to 2.68 billion yen for the same period last year.

According to the official announcement, Rakuten Securities recorded net operating revenue of 22.5 billion yen in the last three months, compared to 16.7 billion for the three months ended 31 March 2020.
The Japanese firm reported an operating income of 5.6 billion yen in the last quarter, compared to 3.8 billion a year ago.

In addition to a jump in quarterly financial results, the Japanese broker saw significant growth in results for the 12 months ended 31 March 2021. Rakuten Securities reported net operating revenue of approximately 75 billion yen for the 12 months ended 31 March 2021, which is a significant jump compared to 58 billion yen a year ago. For the last 12 months, the Japanese financial services provider reported a net income of 9.5 billion yen, compared to 7 billion yen in the 12 months ended 31 March 2020.

https://www.financemagnates.com/forex/brokers/...in-the-last-quarter/  

Douugh partners with e-commerce giant Rakuten

By Kate Weber
Mar 8 2021

To grow its own user base.

ASX-listed fintech Douugh is hoping to grow its user base through an affiliate marketing  agreement with Japanese-headquartered online shopping marketplace Rakuten’s advertising division.
ASX-listed fintech Douugh is hoping to grow its user base through an affiliate marketing  agreement with Japanese-headquartered online shopping marketplace Rakuten’s advertising division.
The move will see the 'smart bank account' fintech use Rakuten as a channel to increase app downloads and to fasttrack customer acquisition.

Beginning immediately over a 12-month period, the partnership will allow Douugh to expand its reach through retail offers, influencers and cashback rewards.

“Rakuten Advertising creates unique opportunities to amplify our digital marketing performance, compared to other affiliate marketing companies,” Douugh’s founder and CEO Andy Taylor said in a statement.

Taylor added Rakuten advertising has a solid history of creating success for finance brands similar to Douugh.

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/...ith-e-commerce-giant-rakuten-561860

 

N26 steigt mit Simplesurance in die Versicherungsbranche ein
15.04.21 |

N26 hat heute die Einführung von „On-Demand-Versicherungen“ für alle N26-User in Europa verkündet. Zukünftig können Versicherungen von verschiedenen Anbietern direkt über die N26-App abgeschlossen, verwaltet und Versicherungsansprüche eingereicht werden.
Ermöglicht wird das neue Angebot durch eine Partnerschaft mit „Simplesurance“, einem InsurTech-Unternehmen in Europa.

https://www.mobiflip.de/shortnews/n26-versicherungen-simplesurance/  

Order Fulfillment Services Market to Witness Robust Expansion by 2026 | Rakuten Super Logistics, Amazon, FedEx, ShipWire, ShipBob

May 3, 2021

Toronto, Canada: – Order fulfilment is the complete process from point of sales inquiry to delivery of a product to the customer. Sometimes order fulfilment is used to describe the narrower act of distribution or the logistics function, however, in the broader sense it refers to the way firms respond to customer orders.

The Order Fulfilment Services Market size is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 9.9% from 2021-2025.

Major Market players of the Order Fulfillment Services market: Rakuten Super Logistics, Amazon, FedEx, ShipWire, ShipBob, Red Stag, InsightQuote, Fulfillify, IDS Fulfillment, VelocityShip, Ships-a-Lot, Fulfillment.com, Sears, Xpert Fulfillment, eFulfillmentService, Fulfillrite, Floship, Whiplash Merchandising, Symphony Commerce, Printful

https://www.mccourier.com/...logistics-amazon-fedex-shipwire-shipbob/  

The importance of this step for the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP) was often overlooked

Rakuten buys OSS company to advance cloud-native blueprint vision

14 MAY 2020

Rakuten is already using Innoeye’s converged OSS solution to support the 4G/5G cloud platform for its cloud-native mobile network in Japan, which launched in April.

The technology will also be part of the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP), which Rakuten Mobile pitches as a “blueprint” to help telecom companies and enterprises build and deploy cloud-native network services.

It will include all the elements of the Rakuten Mobile network, including telco applications and software, OSS and BSS systems as well as edge computing and virtual network management functions. Customers will be able to tailor the platform to their local requirements., via an app-store-like interface.

https://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/press-wire/...-native-blueprint-vision for the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP) was often overlooked

Rakuten buys OSS company to advance cloud-native blueprint vision

14 MAY 2020

Rakuten is already using Innoeye’s converged OSS solution to support the 4G/5G cloud platform for its cloud-native mobile network in Japan, which launched in April.

The technology will also be part of the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP), which Rakuten Mobile pitches as a “blueprint” to help telecom companies and enterprises build and deploy cloud-native network services.

It will include all the elements of the Rakuten Mobile network, including telco applications and software, OSS and BSS systems as well as edge computing and virtual network management functions. Customers will be able to tailor the platform to their local requirements., via an app-store-like interface.

https://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/press-wire/...-native-blueprint-vision  

im ersten Quartal von 2021:

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/04/...amp;utm_campaign=article
 

der zeigt, wie exzellent Rakuten RCP positioniert ist:

https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/scale-5g-edge-computing  

Shabbir Bagasrawala: A Clarion Call for Supply Chain Diversity in Our Telecom Networks

Limited competition is provided by the existing trio of vendors. This worsens the supply chain problem for operators.

April 30, 2021

Challenges with current RAN supply chain

Currently the supply for this equipment is dominated by three vendors: Huawei, Nokia and Ericsson. More than 80 percent of global market share for this equipment is owned by this trio, thus making networks in many countries overly dependent on them.

The radio equipment that goes on the towers, the adjunct equipment deployed at the bottom of the tower and the software is a proprietary solution provided by one of these vendors. The interfaces connecting the different components are proprietary and closed, making modularity and audits extremely difficult.

The limited competition provided by the existing trio of legacy vendors as well as the regulatory intervention, and even curtailment, of Huawei as a vendor in some regions is leading to a duopoly scenario. This worsens the supply chain problem and often leads to significantly higher costs for the operators who have no negotiating leverage.

The open RAN alternative

Consolidation of the supply chain to this trio has been a problem that the industry as a whole has been examining even before the pandemic. Initiatives such as the O-RAN Alliance and the Open RAN Policy Coalition were formed by mobile services providers and vendors to push for new standards and policies, promoting a new supply chain through open RAN.

Open RAN broadens the vendor ecosystem through the availability of standardized interoperable interfaces between different elements within the RAN. This transforms today’s vertical solution, provided by one vendor, into a modular alternative where each part of the system can be supplied by a number of vendors. Open RAN retains competitiveness and enables the mobile network operator to acquire best-in-class network elements.

By virtue of introducing modularity, there is an opportunity for new vendors and startups to participate in this market and thus drive innovation as well as competition in specific niches of RAN functionality.

https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2021/04/...ty-in-our-telecom-networks/  

Consumer Pulse Report – Watch Chat Read Shop
January 28, 2021

Rakuten is your lifestyle companion to watch (TV), chat (Viber), read (Kobo), shop (Mall).

Previous surveys conducted on our proprietary panels have shown that the consumers are being impacted by COVID-19 and as such it is critical to know your consumer in these times.

With the objective of discovering what consumers in Asia, US & UK are “Watching, Chatting, Reading & Shopping” we surveyed 7,200 respondents equally sampled from China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam.

https://insight.rakuten.com/...mer-pulse-report-watch-chat-read-shop/
 

By Dan Taylor, April 29th, 2021

Taster, the London-based company behind a series of digital restaurant brands, has raised $37 million in a Series B round led by Octopus Ventures.

The financing also saw participation from Rakuten as well as existing investors Battery Ventures, LocalGlobe, and Heartcore Capital.

The funding is expected to expand the company’s presence across its three existing markets, as well as drive expansion into new cities. Taster aims to be operational in 40 cities by the end of 2021, as well as support the launch of at least two new consumer brands.

“Taster’s proposition is incredibly exciting. From the food itself, to the packaging and online experience, everything is designed specifically for the take-away customer, resulting in a far superior experience and very high levels of repeat business,” says Octopus Ventures’ Rebecca Hunt. “It’s also the first digital food brand concept to scale using a licensed partner model. By partnering with existing experts in food preparation to run local kitchens, it can scale rapidly while ensuring consistency of food quality, as well as operational efficiency. We firmly believe this will be a winning combination and Anton’s experience at Deliveroo gives Taster another unfair advantage in this rapidly growing market.”

Founded in 2017 by Anton Soulier, one of the first employees at Deliveroo, Taster currently has teams operating in London, Paris, and Madrid, all coordinating 70+ restaurants in eleven cities across the UK, France, and Spain.

In 2020 alone the company delivered over one million meals, with revenues more than doubling in the past year. In Paris, Taster’s restaurants are topped only by McDonald’s and Burger King when it comes to gross merchandise value.

https://tech.eu/brief/...ter-gobbles-up-37-million-in-series-b-round/
 

Japanese Prime Minister Suga and President Biden agreed to invest a total of $4.5 billion in alternatives to Huawei

Much smaller in terms of funds committed, but very high-profile and important strategically, is public investment in advanced telecommunications technology. When Japanese Prime Minister Suga met with President Biden in Washington in mid-April, they agreed to invest a total of $4.5 billion in alternatives to Huawei’s proprietary 5G networks.

These include the Open-RAN (Radio Access Network) technology most actively promoted by Japan’s NEC and Rakuten Mobile and supported by the Open RAN Policy Coalition. The Coalition’s 60 members include Japanese, Korean and European companies, but are mostly American. Its director, Diane Rinaldo, is a former US government official.

https://asiatimes.com/2021/05/...owards-asia-style-industrial-policy/
 

Faye Sutton
04 May 2021

Food content producer Gusto TV has launched its dvertising video-on-demand (AVOD) streaming service on Rakuten TV in Europe. Its content will be available in the UK, Estonia, France, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Finland, and Norway, with more territories to be rolled out soon.

Headquartered in Japan, Rakuten TV claims to be the first VOD platform to combine TVOD (transactional video on demand), AVOD (a) and SVOD (subscription video-on-demand) services.

“Gusto TV is one of the most culturally diverse channels in the world as our programming celebrates cuisines from across the globe," said Chris Knight, CEO and president of Gusto Worldwide Media, commenting on the deal. " Now, thanks to our partnership with Rakuten TV, we immediately bring Gusto TV’s joie de vivre to 10 more countries.”

Read more: Gusto TV adds to European offering on Rakuten TV | Deals | News | Rapid TV News https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2021050460396/...urope.html#ixzz6tzP65Juo  

Summary: Disaggregating & Virtualizing the RAN

Disaggregated & Programmable RAN
• Modularity reduces barrier to entry for smaller vendors; can provide smaller specialized functions instead of a giant monolithic stack
• Multi-vendor ecosystem leads to increased competition; telcos can choose between multiple vendors, and select best-in-class network functions from different vendors
• More competition leads to more and faster innovation; open RAN is expected to introduce new service capabilities like network slicing, 4G/5G spectrum sharing, tactile internet and massive IoT

Virtualized RAN
• Decoupling software and hardware enables software-defined and cloudified RAN
• Cloud-RAN leads to better utilization of compute & spectrum resources; lowers CAPEX
• Software-defined RAN leads to easier/better orchestration and operations; more agilit

https://opennetworking.org/wp-content/uploads/...tti-Final-Slides.pdf