Japanese telco Rakuten Mobile, a unit of e-commerce giant Rakuten, has delayed the launch of its nationwide mobile services. The service was initially expected for next month, and instead the company will launch a free rial service for a limited number of customers from October 1.
According to recent press reports, the company has been experiencing some delays in the deployment of mobile base stations. Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani told reporters in a press conference in Tokyo that “full service would begin as soon as the company is confident of ‘stable operation’ of the new network.
