With the launch of 5G networks around the world, more and more customers are set to enjoy the unprecedented mobile speeds and ultra-low latency they bring. However, 5G doesn’t only promise to transform the way individuals work and connect; some of the most innovative use cases for the next generation of communications will come from enterprises leveraging 5G mobile private networks.

Mobile private networks play a vital role in society, connecting critical industries, such as farming, energy, logistics and public utilities. And soon, Rakuten Mobile’s software-centric, Open RAN-based mobile technology stack will begin powering 5G mobile private networks of the future.

Rakuten Mobile recently announced a collaboration with Ligado Networks, a network operator of mobile satellite services (MSS) to government and commercial customers across North America, to deploy the company’s innovative Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP) in a trial 5G private network.

COMBINING OUR KNOW-HOW AND LICENSED L-BAND SPECTRUM IN THE U.S. WITH RCP, WE WILL CREATE A NOVEL BLUEPRINT FOR DELIVERING NEW EFFICIENCIES TO U.S. COMPANIES LOOKING TO DEPLOY POWERFUL MOBILE PRIVATE NETWORKS THAT ARE HIGHLY SECURE AND ULTRA-RELIABLE.

DOUG SMITH, PRESIDENT AND CEO AT LIGADO NETWORKS

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