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Rakuten buys Altiostar for over USD 1 billion to build on open RAN vision

Wednesday 4 August 2021 | 11:28 CET | News
Rakuten Group announced a deal to acquire US-based mobile network technology company Altiostar Networks in a deal valuing the company at over USD 1 billion. The acquisition will support the Japanese company's efforts to develop a virtualised platform for rolling out open mobile radio networks.

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Categories: Mobile & Wireless
Companies: Altiostar / Rakuten
Countries: World
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