Telco AI Deep Dive: Rakuten on The Importance of Data Fidelity
RCRWirelessNews, Tuesday, September 12,2023
Data-driven, software-first operations are key to telco AI success
Greenfield Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile, alongside its spin-off network equipment and software vendor Rakuten Symphony, has always done things in a markedly different way as compared to legacy telcos. Instead of sprawling workforces versed in different hardware components, field crews in every nook and cranny of the service area, and tangled back-office bureaucracies, think modern office space filled with software developers and data scientists working on Macbooks.