Rakuten

The collaboration will use the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP) and together, create a 5G mobile private network solutions for enterprises. The result will be a combination of Rakuten’s Open RAN capabilities and Ligado’s L-band spectrum.

The opportunity is a great one for the relatively young, six-year-old company out of Silicon Valley. Robin.io is just one of the latest in a growing number of vendors finding opportunities in 5G through emerging technologies and solutions that are coming to market.

Rakuten joins an esteemed group of innovative companies working to advance 5G and wireless as a whole.