Rakuten, publicly owned and headquartered in Japan, founded in 1997, employs approximately 9,920 individuals. The company reported $16.7B in revenue as of 2025. Its main product is software development. Functioning as a diverse technology and services conglomerate, Rakuten provides a variety of consumer and business-focused services including e-commerce, e-reading, travel, banking, securities, credit card, e-money, portal and media operations, online marketing, and professional sports activities.
Rakuten announced on April 23, 2026, its plan to establish a new cybersecurity operations team in Belfast, expanding its presence in Northern Ireland with a global cyber defense hub designed to safeguard its digital infrastructure. This move follows its participation at FutureNet World earlier on the same day, where Rakuten, alongside Telus, advocated for bold AI-led reinvention. This approach contrasted with BT and Orange's arguments for a more measured, platform-driven evolution, though the discussion yielded a shared strategy focusing on programmable networks within flexible platforms and collaborative efforts to monetize AI in vertical solutions.
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