F5 Fortifies Partnership with Rakuten Mobile to Provide Advanced Application Security Services for the Rakuten Communications...
June 29 2020 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
Extends partnership beyond cloud-native mobile
network
F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced that it has signed an
agreement with Rakuten Mobile, Inc. (Rakuten Mobile) to provide an
extensive suite of application security services for the Rakuten
Communications Platform (RCP), a next-generation “operator enabling
platform.”
On April 8, 2020, Rakuten Mobile launched its full-scale
commercial mobile carrier service as a mobile network operator.
Rakuten Mobile has adopted an innovative, modern, and agile
application development approach in creating its mobile network. F5
will support Rakuten Mobile further in their agile application
development efforts, including containerization and microservices
at scale, in a multi-cloud environment.
F5 Service Provider solutions will help the RCP accelerate
application development and deployment in a multi-cloud environment
to enhance and secure the user experience by:
- Deploying intelligent traffic management on a unified platform,
simplifying the delivery of network services for faster customer
response and personalized offers for increased revenue
- Providing a carrier-grade firewall for a stateful, full-proxy
application security solution securing the core-to-edge networks at
massive scale
- Implementing an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) to perform
traffic inspection and protocol adherence for service provider
protocols as a preventative security measure
This new phase of partnership marks the addition of further use
cases within the RCP to bolster its security and reliability,
offering telcos worldwide speedy and cost-efficient deployment of
fully virtualized cloud-native telco edge services.
Yuichi Gonda, Regional VP at F5 Networks Japan, commented: “We
are delighted to be supporting Rakuten Mobile on their 5G journey
to becoming a global telco provider. This demonstrates how F5
solutions deliver and protect apps—from code to customer, reducing
telcos’ operational complexity and costs.”
“We built our cloud-native mobile network platform in Japan, but
have always intended to take it global,” added Tareq Amin,
Representative Director, Executive Vice President and CTO of
Rakuten Mobile. “By leveraging technology from partners such as F5,
we will have best-in-class offerings for network operators around
the world.”
Additional Resources
- F5 Partners With Rakuten Mobile To Support New Cloud-Native
Mobile Network, 5G-Ready Service Rollout
- F5 Service Provider Solutions – Get The Edge: Multi-Access,
Multi-Service, Multi-Cloud
About F5
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) powers applications from development through
their entire lifecycle, across any multi-cloud environment, so our
customers—enterprise businesses, service providers, governments,
and consumer brands—can deliver differentiated, high-performing,
and secure digital experiences. For more information, go to f5.com.
You can also follow @f5networks on Twitter or visit us on LinkedIn
and Facebook for more information about F5, its partners, and
technologies.
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About Rakuten Mobile
Rakuten Mobile, Inc. is a Rakuten Group company responsible for
mobile communications, including mobile network operator (MNO) and
mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) businesses, as well as ICT
and energy. Through continuous innovation and the deployment of
advanced technology, Rakuten Mobile aims to redefine expectations
in the mobile communications industry in order to provide appealing
and convenient services that respond to diverse customer needs.
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Source: F5 Networks
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