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NEWS

Equinix enables Rakuten Mobile to bring its Rakuten Communications Platform to international markets

Equinix , a digital infrastructure company , recently announced that Rakuten Mobile Singapore , a subsidiary of Rakuten Mobile , has selected Platform Equinix as a foundation to deliver its Rakuten Communications Platform ( RCP ) to global operators and enterprise customers . The deployment will be completed in phases , with initial deployment in Singapore , the

location of Rakuten Mobile ’ s international headquarters , and Los Angeles with future expansions planned across the US , EMEA and Asia-Pacific .
Demand for network services is predicted to grow globally . According to the Global Interconnection Index ( GXI ) Volume 3 , a market study published by Equinix , interconnecting to multiple network providers across multiple edge locations is the most prominent use case for interconnection bandwidth and is expected to grow 4x by 2022 .
Governments and enterprises are seeking secure , affordable and scalable ways to meet this growing demand , which Rakuten envisions to be achieved via RCP .
Rakuten Mobile intends to offer RCP as a set of key technologies and services that allows governments , telecom companies and enterprises a way to easily build and deploy fully cloud-native network services at speed and low cost .
With plans underway to roll out RCP on a global scale , Rakuten Mobile selected Platform Equinix after a thorough evaluation process to address its dynamic needs .

Rackspace Technology and Collinson transition Australia ’ s largest bank to the cloud

Rackspace Technology has announced its support for Collinson Group , a global leader in influencing customer behavior , in the cloud migration of its loyalty program for one of the largest Australian banks . The partnership enables Collinson to support better customer experience for the bank and creates new opportunities for customer cloud migrations in the future .

After receiving a request for a cloudbased customer loyalty program from the bank , Collinson partnered with Rackspace Technology , leveraging Rackspace Managed Public Cloud , Managed Security and Professional Services to support the specific cloud and security needs of the highlyregulated bank .
The partnership enabled Collinson to deliver a robust loyalty platform in record time to better support the bank ’ s customers and improve revenue .
“ The results for Collinson have been extraordinary ,” said Ravisankar Sundararaj , Head of Software R & D / FS & R Loyalty , Collinson .
“ We were able to meet very tight deadlines from the bank , and it wouldn ’ t have been possible without the support from all levels for this project .”
Rackspace Technology helped Collinson move the bank ’ s functions away from legacy data centers and instead migrate to Microsoft Azure to reduce complexity and expense . Collinson and Rackspace created a unified , cloud-based solution to enhance program management while meeting Australia ’ s banking industry requirements .
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