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Nokia has been selected by Rakuten Mobile to supply RAN solutions from its comprehensive energy efficient AirScale portfolio supporting the low 700MHz spectrum band .
The move will see Rakuten Mobile deliver enhanced coverage , capacity and network performance to its customers across its end-to-end fully virtualized , cloud native OpenRAN mobile network in Japan .
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Under the Rakuten Mobile deal , Nokia will supply equipment from its next generation AirScale radio access product portfolio powered by its ReefShark System-on-Chip ( SoC ) technology .
Low band 4G spectrum enables wider area coverage and reaches deeper into buildings than higher frequencies and will allow Rakuten Mobile to bring 4G to even more customers .
Rakuten Mobile plans to expand its mobile service offering across the country , leveraging existing base station sites for a sustainable and cost-efficient deployment .
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