Security News > 2021 > June > Cisco supports Rakuten Mobile in effort to advance its network for 5G and IoT services

With four million subscribers today, Rakuten Mobile continues to advance and scale its network to support new demands driven by the growth of remote and mobile workers.

With the implementation of Segment Routing over IPv6 and Cisco Routed Optical Networking, Rakuten Mobile plans to expand its capabilities to support enterprise customers with 5G and IoT services.

To support its future 5G SA services with network slicing capabilities, Rakuten Mobile will introduce SRv6 micro-segments, an extension to the SRv6 network programming model that is key to addressing multi-domain 5G deployments across its network.

Transitioning to SRv6 will help Rakuten Mobile increase network resiliency and support a wider range of Service Level Agreements that are foundational for upcoming 5G and IoT services.

With Cisco Routed Optical Networking, Rakuten Mobile can consolidate coherent pluggable optics into a router, making the entire network more automated to deploy services faster, reduce power consumption by nearly 30 percent, and increase profitability through high-quality services at a competitive price.

"Reimagining mobile networking is at the very heart of Rakuten Mobile's strategy, and our decision to go full-speed ahead on SRv6 and Cisco Routed Optical Networking demonstrates our effort to take advantage of technology innovation at every layer of the stack," said Tareq Amin, Chief Technology Officer, Rakuten Mobile.

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