BBIX Partners with Global Net Core to Provide OCX Cloud-based Network Service

BBIX Partners with Global Net Core to Provide OCX Cloud-based Network Service

BBIX to add OCX connection point at “Niigata Data Center”

BBIX, Inc. (“BBIX”), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. that operates an Internet Exchange (“IX”) business, has entered into a business partnership agreement with Global Net Core Co.,Ltd. (“Global Net Core”) to provide Open Connectivity eXchange (“OCX”), a cloud-based network service. With this partnership agreement, BBIX will add an OCX connection point at “Niigata Data Center” (located in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture) on August 1, 2025.

OCX is a cloud-based network service provided by BBIX and BBSakura Networks, Inc. (“BBSakura”), a network solutions provider and subsidiary of BBIX. OCX provides on-demand, highly secure, low-latency, scalable connectivity services to a variety of cloud services and data centers used by customers.

As an IT solutions company specializing in Internet and Web technologies, Global Net Core provides a wide range of services including Internet access, data centers, cloud construction and operation support, hosting, and security web system development. In addition, “Niigata Data Center” serves as a regional information hub, providing housing services, monitoring and operation services, etc., as well as a core location for Ethernet leased circuit services that utilize dark fiber to link major cities in Niigata Prefecture with wide bandwidth.

Through its extensive IT solutions and the co-creation relationship with BSN INet Co., Ltd., the parent company of Global Net Core and Niigata’s leading comprehensive system integrator, Global Net Core will build a high-quality, secure network utilizing OCX provided by BBIX and BBSakura, and further strengthen the network hub function of the “Niigata Data Center.” By meeting the diverse needs of local customers, Global Net Core will also contribute to the revitalization of the local economy and the realization of a prosperous society.

About BBIX
Company Name: BBIX, Inc.
URL: https://www.bbix.net/en/
Headquarters: 1-9-10 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Hideyuki Sasaki, President & CEO
Date of establishment: June 13, 2003
Capital: 100 million yen
Ownership: 100% owned by SoftBank Corp.
Business: Telecommunications operator under Japan’s Telecommunications Business Act; leasing, maintenance & management of telecommunications equipment; development, sales, maintenance & management of computer hardware/software

About BBSakura
Company Name: BBSakura Networks, Inc.
URL: https://www.bbsakura.net/en/
Headquarters: 7-20-1 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Hideyuki Sasaki, President & CEO
Date of establishment: August 1, 2019
Capital: 200 million yen
Ownership: BBIX, Inc. 51%, SAKURA internet Inc. 49%
Business: Telecommunications operator under Japan’s Telecommunications Business Act; leasing, maintenance & management of telecommunications equipment; development, sales, maintenance & management of computer hardware/software

About Global Net Core
Company Name: Global Net Core Co.,Ltd.
URL：https://www.global-netcore.jp
Headquarters: 1-11-11 Yoneyama, Chuo-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata Prefecture
Representative: Hisashi Koike, President and Representative Director
Date of establishment: April 1, 1998
Capital: 220 million yen
Business: Infrastructure services business, web solutions business, outsourcing business, etc.

Contact Point for Media Inquiries
BBIX, Inc.
E-mail: pr@bbix.net

BBSakura Networks, Inc.
Inquiry Form: https://www.bbsakura.net/en/contact/business

Global Net Core Co.,Ltd.
Inquiry Form: https://www.global-netcore.jp/contact/

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