Rakuten's 5G Secure, It Tells FCC Members

Rakuten met with acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to tout the company’s 5G platform as lower cost and more secure than other systems, said a filing posted Wednesday in FCC docket 21-63. Participants included Rakuten CEO Mickey Mikitani, his North America counterpart Amit Patel and Salt Point Strategies' David Redl, an ex-NTIA head. Rakuten reported similar meetings with Commissioners Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington (see here and here).