During a conference call to discuss the telco’s quarterly results, Rakuten Mobile’s chairman Mickey Mikitani said the company will step up the rollout in the second half of the year

In sum – what to know:

2,930 base stations added in Q2 – Part of Rakuten Mobile’s plan to deploy over 10,000 sites in 2025 to improve coverage and capacity.

Second consecutive EBITDA-positive quarter – Standalone EBITDA rose by JPY19.1 billion year-on-year to JPY5.6 billion.

Subscriber base nears 9 million – Up from 7.7 million a year earlier, alongside higher ARPU and mobile service revenue growth.

Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile installed 2,930 new base stations during the second quarter of 2025 as part of a plan to deploy more than 10,000 sites this year to improve coverage and increase capac

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