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Rakuten Mobile to Deploy 1Finity Open RAN Massive MIMO Radios at Scale
KAWASAKI, Japan, February 03, 2026--Rakuten Mobile to deploy 1Finity massive MIMO Open RAN radios at scale to enhance capacity and coverage for network customers across Japan.
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