{"id":139655,"date":"2024-08-09T08:55:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T07:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/?p=410853"},"modified":"2024-08-09T08:55:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T07:55:25","slug":"the-friday-file-rakuten-lines-up-funding-investor-dampens-ai-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/09\/the-friday-file-rakuten-lines-up-funding-investor-dampens-ai-hype\/","title":{"rendered":"The Friday File: Rakuten lines up funding, investor dampens AI hype"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Mobile World Live<\/em> (<em>MWL<\/em>) brings you our top three picks of the week as Rakuten Mobile looked to improve its finances through a network sale and leaseback deal, activist investor Elliott Management cooled the hype on AI and the FCC cleared AST SpaceMobile to send five birds into space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rakuten to sell, lease network in up to $2B deal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What happened:<\/strong> Rakuten Mobile agreed a ten-year sale and leaseback agreement for part of its network with a group of investors led by Macquarie Asset Management, a transaction which will give the Japanese operator funding worth between $1 billion to $2 billion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> Funding from the deal will enable Rakuten Mobile to solidify its financial foundation and raise capital to expand its network in the country, while remaining in control of the assets. Rakuten Mobile CEO Mickey Mikitani said the company is \u201calready well on its way to profitability, and with our new initiative, we will continue to build on this momentum as we aim to reach profitability even faster and become the top mobile carrier in Japan\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"  not-prose bg-mwl-off-white p-8 my-6 clear-both\">\n<h4 class=\"heading-2xl mb-4 border-b-4 border-mwl-ui pb-1 !text-mwl-ui\">\n        Related Articles<br \/>\n    <\/h4>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col !text-mwl-ui\">\n<article class=\"post relative w-full\" id=\"post-410810\">\n<div class=\"card flex flex-col justify-center border-b border-mwl-off-white pb-3 dark:border-mwl-ui-800 \">\n<div class=\"gap-2\">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/asia-pacific\/\"\n            \n            aria-label=\"View more content on Asia Pacific\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"text-xs uppercase border-b font-medium  mr-1 tracking-wider border-mwl-red   !text-mwl-ui !black\">Asia Pacific<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/operators\/\"\n            \n            aria-label=\"View more content on Operators\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"text-xs uppercase border-b font-medium  mr-1 tracking-wider border-mwl-red   !text-mwl-ui !black\">Operators<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/rakuten\/\"\n            \n            aria-label=\"View more content on Rakuten\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"text-xs uppercase border-b font-medium  mr-1 tracking-wider border-mwl-red   !text-mwl-ui !black\">Rakuten<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n                                        <\/div>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/rakuten\/rakuten-to-sell-lease-network-in-up-to-2b-deal\/\"\n            \n            class=\"mt-3 block\"\n            aria-label=\"Read more about Rakuten to sell, lease network in up to $2B deal\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading-xl cardHeadline inline\n!text-mwl-ui\"><br \/>\n                Rakuten to sell, lease network in up to $2B deal<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<p>        <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-2\">\n<div class=\"mr-2 inline-flex text-xs font-medium uppercase   !text-mwl-ui\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/author\/jwaring\/\"\n            \n            aria-label=\"View more posts written by Joseph Waring\"><br \/>\n            By Joseph Waring<br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Major investor cool on AI, claims Nvidia in a bubble<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What happened:<\/strong> Activist investor Elliott Management expressed skepticism about the deployment of AI in the long term and claimed trailblazer Nvidia was in a bubble, a warning which came shortly before technology shares were hit by poor earnings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>Elliott Management questioned if big technology companies will continue buying Nvidia\u2019s GPUs in bulk, arguing many AI applications are not yet fit for commercial use and are \u201cnever going to be cost-efficient\u201d. Elliott is renowned for being outspoken about the telecoms and technology sector, having picked battles in the past with companies including AT&amp;T and X. <\/p>\n<div class=\"  not-prose bg-mwl-off-white p-8 my-6 clear-both\">\n<h4 class=\"heading-2xl mb-4 border-b-4 border-mwl-ui pb-1 !text-mwl-ui\">\n        Related Articles<br \/>\n    <\/h4>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col !text-mwl-ui\">\n<article class=\"post relative w-full\" id=\"post-410507\">\n<div class=\"card flex flex-col justify-center border-b border-mwl-off-white pb-3 dark:border-mwl-ui-800 \">\n<div class=\"gap-2\">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/ai-cloud\/\"\n            \n            aria-label=\"View more content on AI &amp; Cloud\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"text-xs uppercase border-b font-medium  mr-1 tracking-wider border-mwl-red   !text-mwl-ui !black\">AI &amp; Cloud<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n                                        <\/div>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/ai-cloud\/major-investor-cool-on-ai-claims-nvidia-in-a-bubble\/\"\n            \n            class=\"mt-3 block\"\n            aria-label=\"Read more about Major investor cool on AI, claims Nvidia in a bubble\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading-xl cardHeadline inline\n!text-mwl-ui\"><br \/>\n                Major investor cool on AI, claims Nvidia in a bubble<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<p>        <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-2\">\n<div class=\"mr-2 inline-flex text-xs font-medium uppercase   !text-mwl-ui\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/author\/kavitmaj\/\"\n            \n            aria-label=\"View more posts written by Kavit Majithia\"><br \/>\n            By Kavit Majithia<br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>FCC approves AST SpaceMobile licence for D2D service<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What happened: <\/strong>The US Federal Communications Commission issued an initial licence for AST SpaceMobile to launch five of its low earth orbit (LEO) satellites in September as the company readies plans to offer direct device-to-device (D2D) services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>The move marks a major milestone in AST SpaceMobile\u2019s D2D push, in what is becoming an increasingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/network-tech\/feature-iridium-skylo-execs-detail-plan-to-shake-up-d2d\/\">competitive segment<\/a>. AST SpaceMobile claimed it already has agreements in place with more than 45 mobile operators, and is in the process of moving the first five satellites to a launch site owned by SpaceX, which is also planning to deploy commercial services in the coming months.<\/p>\n<div class=\"  not-prose bg-mwl-off-white p-8 my-6 clear-both\">\n<h4 class=\"heading-2xl mb-4 border-b-4 border-mwl-ui pb-1 !text-mwl-ui\">\n        Related Articles<br \/>\n    <\/h4>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col !text-mwl-ui\">\n<article class=\"post relative w-full\" id=\"post-410551\">\n<div class=\"card flex flex-col justify-center border-b border-mwl-off-white pb-3 dark:border-mwl-ui-800 \">\n<div class=\"gap-2\">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/ast-spacemobile\/\"\n            \n            aria-label=\"View more content on AST SpaceMobile\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"text-xs uppercase border-b font-medium  mr-1 tracking-wider border-mwl-red   !text-mwl-ui !black\">AST SpaceMobile<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/att\/\"\n            \n            aria-label=\"View more content on AT&amp;T\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"text-xs uppercase border-b font-medium  mr-1 tracking-wider border-mwl-red   !text-mwl-ui !black\">AT&amp;T<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/network-tech\/\"\n            \n            aria-label=\"View more content on Network Tech\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"text-xs uppercase border-b font-medium  mr-1 tracking-wider border-mwl-red   !text-mwl-ui !black\">Network Tech<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/north-america\/\"\n            \n            aria-label=\"View more content on North America\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"text-xs uppercase border-b font-medium  mr-1 tracking-wider border-mwl-red   !text-mwl-ui !black\">North 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