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2025/9/16
Open Connectivity eXchange from BBIX and BBSakura to Support “Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage”
September 16, 2025
BBIX, Inc.
BBSakura Networks, Inc.
Open Connectivity eXchange from BBIX and BBSakura to Support “Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage”
Companies enable the use of “Wasabi” with greater security and higher quality
BBIX, Inc. (“BBIX”), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. that operates an Internet Exchange (IX) business, and BBSakura Networks, Inc. (“BBSakura”), a network solutions provider and subsidiary of BBIX, will add “Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage,” provided by Wasabi Technologies LLC (“Wasabi Technologies”), as a new destination connection for “XaaS Connection” of Open Connectivity eXchange (“OCX”), a cloud-based network service, on September 16, 2025.
“Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage” is a low-cost, high performance and secure cloud object storage. It has a simple pricing model with no fees for egress or API requests, and provides high performance for uploads and downloads. Furthermore, Amazon S3 compatibility enables integration with a variety of applications. “Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage” supports customer competitiveness by maximizing the value of their data while securing user data.
“XaaS Connection” provides a closed connection from the OCX network to XaaS (X as a Service) applications without going through the Internet. “XaaS Connection” thereby enables customers to use “Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage” in a secure and high-quality communication environment.
BBIX and BBSakura will continue to expand their services to support customers, accelerate DX (Digital Transformation) and grow their businesses in the multi-cloud era.
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Executive Comment
Aki Wakimoto, Country Manager Japan, Wasabi Technologies G.K.
“We sincerely welcome BBIX’s announcement of OCX support for ‘Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage.’ Wasabi Technologies is on a mission to store the world’s data by making cloud storage affordable, predictable, and secure. BBIX’s efforts will enable customers to use ‘Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage’ with a more secure and high-performing environment. Through our strong partnership with BBIX, Wasabi Technologies will continue to support our customers’ business growth by providing innovative solutions.”
About BBIX
Company Name: BBIX, Inc.
URL: https://www.bbix.net/en/
Headquarters: 1-7-1 Kaigan, 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
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