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Apr 20, 2020 · Industry Insights

How Rakuten Mobile Built the World’s First Cloud‑Native 5G Network with Containers

Rakuten Mobile leveraged Kubernetes, OpenNESS, and the open‑source Kube‑OVN data‑plane to replace virtual machines with containers in its NFV and RAN infrastructure, creating the first cloud‑native 5G network and outlining future enhancements for telecom‑grade performance and scalability.