Rakuten Symphony Inc., has announced that its Rakuten Cloud portfolio of products and solutions have been successfully validated with Nokia’s cloud-native core networks products after extensive testing in the Rakuten Mobile Cloud Innovation Lab in Tokyo. 
This validation of Rakuten Cloud-Native Platform (CNP) and Rakuten Cloud-Native Storage (CNS) with Nokia Core Networks applications marks a significant step for Rakuten Symphony to deliver an end-to-end cloud-native agile operating model for traditional communication service providers looking to run 4G and 5G networks on a robust telco grade cloud platform with a high degree of programmability and low operating cost.
Partha Seetala, President, Cloud Business Unit, Rakuten Symphony, said, “The successful validation of our award-winning CNP and CNS products with Nokia is a testament to Rakuten Symphony’s commitment to deliver communication service providers with a secure telco-grade cloud platform to deploy modern, flexible and easily programmable network infrastructure built for a 4G and 5G cloud-native core.”
Marcelo Cheminn Madruga, Head of Technology and Platforms, Cloud and Network Services, Nokia, said, “This integration underscores how Nokia’s robust multi-cloud strategy helps customers accelerate network transformation on their terms, in a seamless, agile fashion. Leveraging our industry-leading suite of cloud-native products, Rakuten Symphony’s customers can automate, customize and monetize their core networks with total confidence.”
Rakuten Symphony’s validation work with Nokia further underscores ongoing trusted collaboration in support of Rakuten Mobile’s operations in Japan. Nokia has been a core partner supplying a mix of hardware, software and services for the radio, core and optical transport elements of Rakuten Mobile’s network. 
Rakuten Cloud Native Platform delivers a high-performance, CNCF-certified horizontal cloud platform that supports diverse workloads across IT and network functions, offering ease-of-use automation with industry-leading features, including Day 0/1/2 automation, data security, and compliance enforcement in cloud-native environments. Rakuten Cloud provides industry-leading cloud-native platform and software-defined storage solutions designed for automation and AI. Rakuten Cloud-Native Storage offers high-performance capabilities at scale for diverse applications and use cases including AI/ML, retail, IoT, and gaming.
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