Rakuten Cloud for Tower Co. & Neutral Host Providers

Use Cases

Lower CAPEX for RAN and Edge

Deploy standard x86 platforms that support efficient resource utilization, optimized operation and maximized performance on resource-constrained RAN/Edge hardware, across thousands of distributed sites.

Unified Cloud for All Network Functions

Accelerate time-to-market for network services with one-click deployment, workflow automation, a large ecosystem of qualified network functions and applications.

Network-Intensive Workloads

Leverage an optimized Kubernetes platform with low-latency network connectivity, including SR-IOV/DPDK, to deliver efficient infrastructure for telecom applications on cost-effective x86 platforms.

Centralized Service Delivery and Automation

Automate the entire lifecycle of hardware, Kubernetes clusters and network functions provisioning from thousands of sites from core to edge. This includes centralized control, real-time monitoring and self-healing for efficient, power-optimized operations.

Equipment and Asset Performance Management

Monitor equipment health, predict failures, and schedule maintenance to minimize downtime and optimize asset utilization, leveraging equipment data.

Security Quality Control and Compliance

Ensure quality and compliance in manufacturing while addressing challenges like protecting intellectual property and implementing robust cybersecurity for trust.

Efficient Cloud for RAN

Ensure efficient resource utilization and centerlized operation, maximizing performance on resource-constrained edge hardware across thousands of distributed sites.

Stateful Edge Service Delivery

Deliver and manage storage at the edge with application-aware policies. Guarantee SLAs for the entire application construct, simplifying disaster and recovery. Utilize advanced data services, including encryption, replication, snapshots, clones and backup.

Service Delivery with Standard X86 Platform

Network-optimized cloud-native platform with low-latency network connectivity, including SR-IOV/DPDK, to deliver efficient O-RAN infrastructure.

Metal to Service Orchestration

Rapid RAN Deployment & Service Delivery

Accelerate time-to-revenue for Network and Edge Services through one-click deployment, workflow automation, and a large ecosystem of qualified network functions and edge applications.

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Rakuten Cloud-Native Stack

Deliver Network Transformation with Cloud-Native Infrastructure

Shared Infrastructure for Edge Service Delivery

Enable rapid provisioning and automated deployment for new services on a shared infrastructure. Rakuten Cloud accelerates time-to-outcome, providing rapid adaptation to evolving demands for low-latency edge applications.

Centralized Automation Platform

Automate infrastructure and network function lifecycle management to significantly reduce manual effort, optimize resource utilization and consolidate infrastructure across thousands of edge and far-edge sites, minimizing costs and energy consumption.

High Performance & Reliability

Deliver optimal performance for critical network functions and latency-sensitive enterprise applications through intelligent workload placement. Rakuten Cloud's high-availability and automated healing capabilities minimize downtime.

Unified Edge Resource Utilization

Unify container (CNF) and VM (VNF) management on a shared infrastructure, eliminating both resource and operation silos, maximizing resource utilization and performance, in resource-constrained edge sites.

Secure Cloud for ORAN

Provide a secure foundation for adopting future containerized Open RAN, edge technologies, and evolving network architectures. Rakuten Cloud ensures compatibility with existing investments and offers robust, integrated security against evolving threats.

Delivering High-Performance Radio Access Network Infrastructure

First in-production containerized 5G stack with

Millions

of subscribers

Enabling Open RAN and core on COTS hardware

50%

reduction in CapEx

faster
‍Massive reduction in  deployment time

80%

from days to minutes

Running VNFs and CNFs in a single platform

30%

faster

* As a large-scale commercial network
(as of October 1, 2019) / Stella Associate research

Active Users

8.6M

Daily Traffic

2.3PB

Daily Voice Calls

33M

Daily SMS

11M

Provisioned Users

12.6M

* As a large-scale commercial network
(as of October 1, 2019) / Stella Associate research

NSA DL Speed

Avg value measured on ORAN cluster DT

416 Mbps

Network Latency

Measured on customer servers

~15ms

Speech Quality

Avg value measured on ORAN Cluster

4.65

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