Rakuten Symphony and Tejas Networks announced a multifaceted strategic partnership to develop integrated Open RAN solutions and engage in joint go-to-market efforts, both in India and internationally. The companies will collaborate to integrate Rakuten Symphony's CU and DU software, OSS, and cloud portfolio with Tejas's extensive, proven 4G/5G radio portfolio and explore opportunities for the deployment and expansion of 4G and 5G networks worldwide, including in India, leveraging commercial and technical synergies, as well as collaborative engagement strategies. Rakuten Symphony, through its collaboration with Rakuten Mobile who applies achievements obtained from key research and development projects subsidized by the NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) program, remains committed to leading Open RAN innovation, and the development of automated network quality assurance systems and edge cloud capabilities for next-generation communication networks of the future.