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 the Japanese technology conglomerate Rakuten Group. Rakuten Mobile operates nationwide 4G and 5G mobile telecommunications networks in Japan.

Company typeSubsidiary

IndustryTelecommunications

Founded10 January 2018; 8 years ago (2018-01-10)

HeadquartersRakuten Crimson House, 1-14-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku,

Tokyo

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Japan

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Rakuten Mobile, Inc.

Rakuten Crimson House, the headquarters of the company in Setagaya, Tokyo
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	10 January 2018; 8 years ago (2018-01-10)
Headquarters	Rakuten Crimson House, 1-14-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo , Japan
Area served	Japan
Key people	Hiroshi Mikitani (chairman) Kazuhiro Matsui (CEO)
Products	Mobile telephony Internet services Broadband
Number of employees	Approximately 4,800 (2024)
Parent	Rakuten Group, Inc.
Subsidiaries	Rakuten Communications Corp. Rakuten Symphony, Inc. Rakuten Mobile Customer Service, Inc. Rakuten Mobile Engineering, Inc. Rakuten Mobile Infra Solution, Inc.
Website	corp.mobile.rakuten.co.jp/english/
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The company entered the Japanese mobile carrier market as the country's fourth major mobile network operator, competing with NTT Docomo, KDDI, and SoftBank Group. Rakuten Mobile is known for deploying a cloud-native mobile network architecture based on Open RAN technology.

Rakuten Mobile launched commercial 4G services in April 2020 and introduced 5G services later that year. The company has continued expanding network coverage across Japan while promoting a low-cost pricing model integrated with Rakuten's broader digital ecosystem.