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2025/6/30
BBIX Partners with TONAMI SYSTEM SOLUTIONS to Provide OCX Cloud-based Network Service
June 30, 2025
BBIX, Inc.
BBSakura Networks, Inc.
TONAMI SYSTEM SOLUTIONS CO.,LTD.
BBIX Partners with TONAMI SYSTEM SOLUTIONS to Provide OCX Cloud-based Network Service
BBIX to add OCX connection point at Hokuriku and Toyama Office
BBIX, Inc. (“BBIX”), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. that operates an Internet Exchange (“IX”) business, has entered into a business partnership agreement with TONAMI SYSTEM SOLUTIONS CO.,LTD. (“TONAMI SYSTEM SOLUTIONS”) to provide Open Connectivity eXchange (“OCX”), a cloud-based network service. With this partnership agreement, BBIX will add an OCX connection point at its Hokuriku and Toyama areas on July 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.
TONAMI SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, as the IT division of the TONAMI HOLDINGS Group, a comprehensive logistics company, provides solutions to meet diverse needs mainly in the logistics and distribution fields by combining advanced know-how in logistics and cutting-edge IT technology. In the ISP business, under the brand name “CORALNET,” TONAMI SYSTEM SOLUTIONS provides telecommunication services that are indispensable to social infrastructure, supporting local communities and corporate activities through stable Internet access environments. In addition, TONAMI SYSTEM SOLUTIONS continues to create valuable solutions as a trusted IT partner in an increasingly diverse and sophisticated business environment by providing a full range of services from IT infrastructure development and business improvement support to system construction, operation, and maintenance, while staying close to customer challenges.
The linking of BBIX’s network solutions and TONAMI SYSTEM SOLUTIONS’ cloud and telecommunication services will evolve network infrastructure. OCX enables closed connections to public clouds, nationwide OCX connection points, the Internet, and SaaS, providing a highly secure and flexible connectivity environment for municipalities, educational institutions, enterprises, and other organizations. This solid foundation built by OCX will serve as a base for new business opportunities and greatly expand the possibilities for the next phase of business development.
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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: Hiroyuki Kawabata, 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 TONAMI SYSTEM SOLUTIONS
Company Name: TONAMI SYSTEM SOLUTIONS CO.,LTD.
URL：https://www.tonami-syssol.co.jp/
Headquarters: 659 Tearaimizu-cho, Karasuma-dori Nishiki-koji-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
Representative: Shigekazu Fukumoto, President and Representative Director
Date of establishment: August 7, 1984
Capital: 70 million yen
Ownership: TONAMI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Business: System integration services, software development, packaged software development/customization, network construction support services, outsourcing services, hardware sales, hardware and software maintenance services, Sales of office automation equipment and computer supplies, information analysis services, data center services, hosting services, Internet services
Contact Point for Media Inquiries
BBIX, Inc.
E-mail: pr@bbix.net
BBSakura Networks, Inc.
Inquiry Form: https://www.bbsakura.net/en/contact/business
TONAMI SYSTEM SOLUTIONS CO.,LTD.
Inquiry Form: https://secure.coralnet.or.jp/inquiry-input.html
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