Nokia selected as a key partner for Rakuten's end-to-end cloud-native mobile network in Japan
February 13 2019 - 3:01AM
Press Release
- "Zero footprint" integrated RF cell site solution will
re-define the cost and complexity of traditional installation and
operation
- The Nokia solution is based upon CLOUD RAN connected to remote
edge cloud locations with independent hardware and RAN
software
- Nokia AirGile Cloud-native core functions to be deployed,
including IP Multimedia Subsystem, Shared Data Layer, Session
Border Controller and around 25 cloud-based VNFs
13 February 2019
Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced today it is working with
Rakuten to build a new mobile network in Japan. Nokia will provide
full turnkey services to plan, manage, deploy and integrate cloud
RAN, AirGile cloud-native core network technology and several Nokia
software functions.
Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the Rakuten Group offers more
than 70 services in e-commerce, fintech, digital content and
communications to more than 1.2 billion members across the globe.
Rakuten will leverage its experience as an IT company and its
membership base of more than 100 million users in Japan as it
enters the market as a greenfield mobile operator and digital
service provider.
Rakuten's distributed cloud network, along with Nokia and
Rakuten's work to automate the network build and deployment
process, will help reduce network operation costs and enhance
operational efficiencies.
Nokia will provide turnkey deployment and integration of the new
radio network leveraging a 'zero footprint' site approach with
remote radio heads connected to cloud RAN software on the edge
cloud, to speed deployment and network scalability. Nokia is
working with Rakuten on several underlying core functions to
maximize automation, AI and machine learning to reduce the cost of
operations to a fraction of legacy networks.
The network will be deployed across Japan - including Tokyo,
Osaka and Nagoya - and use Nokia Cloud RAN, AirScale radios (remote
radio heads) and the Nokia AirGile cloud-native core, incorporating
technologies such as Nokia IP Multimedia Subsystem, Session Border
Controller and Telco Application Server for the fast roll-out of
services such as Voice over LTE.
Rakuten and Nokia are completely aligned on the Future X network
vision and it is being implemented in Rakuten's brand new mobile
network operation in Japan. The building of the network is underway
and user trials in Tokyo have already begun.
Yoshihisa Yamada, Representative Director and President of
Rakuten Mobile Network, Inc. said: "We are delighted to work
with Nokia on co-creating and deploying an open virtualized radio
access network. Together, we have managed to disaggregate the
current RAN platform by separating hardware and software, and
implementing the Radio software as a Virtual Network Function
running on Rakuten Cloud Platform (RCP)."
John Harrington, head of Nokia Japan, said: "This is a
groundbreaking deployment that is at the forefront of cloud native
technology and digital transformation in Japan. By combining the
latest technology in cloud and automation with Nokia's hardware,
software and services, Rakuten will emerge as the first Japanese
service provider to use a full cloud-based service model."
Overview of the services and technology used for
deployment:
- Nokia full turnkey services including network design, planning
& optimization; project management of site acquisition, civil
work construction and network implementation.
- Nokia Cloud RAN including AirScale radios (remote radio heads)
and integration into mobile edge cloud
- Nokia AirGile Cloud-native core functions, including the Nokia
IP Multimedia Subsystem
- Nokia Shared Data Layer to optimize VNFs for the cloud and
enable more rapid innovation of services and faster revenue
growth
- Nokia Session Border Controller to secure and control media and
signaling streams that cross the edges of the IMS network.
- Cloud operations, including CloudBand and FlowOne, leveraging a
DevOps based framework for the transformation of operations
Resources:
- Web page: Cloud RAN
- Web page: Nokia Telco cloud
- Web page: Nokia Services
- Web page: Shared Data Layer
- Web page: Session Border Controller
- Web page: Subscriber Data Management
- White paper: Reinvent telcos for the cloud
About Rakuten, Inc. Rakuten, Inc. (TSE: 4755) is a global
leader in internet services that empower individuals, communities,
businesses and society. Founded in Tokyo in 1997 as an online
marketplace, Rakuten has expanded to offer services in e-commerce,
fintech, digital content and communications to more than 1.2
billion members around the world. The Rakuten Group has over 17,000
employees, and operations in 30 countries and regions. For more
information visit https://global.rakuten.com/corp/ .
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