Rakuten Symphony makes itself heard with Robin.io acquisition

Rakuten’s OpenRAN-focused venture Symphony rose above the cacophony of announcements at MWC with a flurry of partnerships and a bit of M&A for good measure.
The Japan-based outfit, which recently laid out its plans to grow its European presence, has agreed to acquire US cloud-native networking specialist Robin.io. Symphony’s parent Rakuten Mobile already has a strong relationship with Robin.io, tapping the company’s automation and orchestration solutions for the deployment