{"id":23988,"date":"2022-05-30T13:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T04:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/?p=23988"},"modified":"2022-05-30T11:29:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T02:29:20","slug":"2022-05-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/en\/information\/press\/2022-05-30\/","title":{"rendered":"BBIX Launches \u201cOpen Connectivity eXchange\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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May 30, 2022
\r\nBBIX, Inc.
\r\nBBSakura Networks Inc.<\/p>\r\n
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BBIX Launches \u201cOpen Connectivity eXchange\u201d<\/h4>\r\n

\uff5eNetwork Cloud Service based on BBIX’s IX platform\uff5e<\/p>\r\n
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BBIX, Inc. (\u201cBBIX\u201d), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. that conducts an Internet eXchange (IX) business, and BBSakura Networks (\u201cBBSakura\u201d), a network solutions operator and subsidiary of BBIX, Inc., launched a new service, Open Connectivity eXchange (\u201cOCX\u201d) on May 30, 2022.<\/p>\r\n
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OCX is a cloud-based network service provided on BBIX’s IX platform. OCX provides on-demand, highly secure, low latency, scalable connectivity services to a variety of cloud services and data centers used by customers via a dedicated customer portal. This eliminates the need to purchase and maintain data center network equipment, thereby reducing procurement and maintenance costs.<\/p>\r\n
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OCX will first open connection sites in four data centers in Tokyo to provide Data Center Interconnect (\u201cDCI\u201d) between sites and connections to various cloud services. BBIX already supports high-capacity communications between enterprises, including OnePort Multi-Cloud Access of SoftBank Corp. and connections to the backbone network of IDC Frontier Inc.<\/p>\r\n
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BBIX will build a network cloud infrastructure to support regional DX (Digital Transformation) by developing a closed network and cloud access points over networked BBIX IX infrastructure to support the communication environment in the multi-cloud era.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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1. Service Overview<\/h4>\r\n
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Services\u3000<\/td>\r\n\r\n\u30fbPhysical Port
\r\n\u30fbCloud Connection
\r\n\u30fbVirtual Circuit Interface\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Data Centers\u3000<\/td>\r\n\r\n\u30fbNTT Data Otemachi Bldg. (Located within BBT)\u3000
\r\n\u30fb@Tokyo CC1
\r\n\u30fbEquinix TY4
\r\n\u30fbSoftBank Tokyo No.4 Data Center\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Cloud Services\u3000<\/td>\r\n\r\n\u30fbMicrosoft Azure
\r\n\u30fbSAKURA Cloud
\r\n\u30fbAmazon Web Services (AWS)
\r\n\u30fbGoogle Cloud Platform\u2122 (GCP)\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Website\u3000<\/td>\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/docs.ocx-cloud.net\/<\/a>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<\/table>\r\n
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2. Service Concept<\/h4>\r\n
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3. Customer Portal (image)<\/h4>\r\n
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\u25a0Comments from group companies and cloud provider partners (Alphabetical order)<\/h4>\r\n
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Katsuhisa Suzuki, President and CEO at IDC Frontier Inc.<\/strong>
\r\nIDC Frontier believes that the interconnection between “Open Connectivity eXchange” and its inter-data center backbone network will make it easier than ever to connect different data centers. IDC Frontier will continue to provide new value by leveraging SoftBank’s group synergies.<\/p>\r\n
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Sudha Mahajan, GM, Partner Product Management, Azure Core at Microsoft Corp.<\/strong>
\r\n\u201cOrganizations are rethinking how they do business in the highly interconnected world. The demand for fully available, fast and resilient networks to run seamless business operations drive our customers.\u201d said Sudha Mahajan, GM, Partner Product Management, Azure Core. \u201cBBIXs connection to Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute will pave the path for enterprise grade reliability and we are pleased to continue this journey with BBIX.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
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Kunihiro Tanaka, Founder, CEO and President at SAKURA internet Inc.<\/strong>
\r\nWe sincerely welcome the launch of cloud-based network service, \u201cOpen Connectivity eXchange\u201d, which enables OCX customers to choose our IaaS cloud service, \u201cSAKURA Cloud\u201d, to easily build a network environment combining data centers and cloud services on the cloud. SAKURA internet will continue to leverage group synergies with BBSakura to provide services that accelerate DX for our customers.\r\n<\/p>\r\n
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Shunsuke Kobayashi, Vice President, Head, Cloud Engineering Division at SoftBank Corp.<\/strong>
\r\nSoftBank Corp. provides \u201cOnePort Multi-Cloud Access\u201d, a network service that interconnects customer locations to cloud services via a closed network. We are confident that the service’s connection to \u201cOpen Connectivity eXchange\u201d will further enhance convenience for customers who use multiple cloud services. We will continue to provide high-quality cloud connectivity services to our customers through our strong partnership with BBIX, Inc.<\/p>\r\n
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\u25a0About BBIX<\/strong>
\r\nCompany Name: BBIX, Inc.
\r\nURL: https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/en\/<\/a>
\r\nHeadquarters: 1-9-10 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
\r\nRepresentative: Hidetoshi Ikeda, President & CEO
\r\nDate of establishment: June 13, 2003
\r\nCapital: 100 million yen
\r\nOwnership: 100% owned by SoftBank Corp.
\r\nBusiness: Telecommunications operator under Japan\u2019s Telecommunications Business Act; leasing, maintenance & management of telecommunications equipment; development, sales, maintenance & management of computer hardware\/software<\/p>\r\n
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\u25a0About BBSakura<\/strong>
\r\nCompany Name: BBSakura Networks, Inc.
\r\nURL: https:\/\/www.bbsakura.net\/en\/<\/a>
\r\nHeadquarters: 7-20-1 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
\r\nRepresentative: Hideyuki Sasaki, President & CEO
\r\nDate of establishment: August 1, 2019
\r\nCapital: 200 million yen
\r\nOwnership: BBIX, Inc. 51%, SAKURA internet Inc. 49%
\r\nBusiness: Telecommunications operator under Japan\u2019s Telecommunications Business Act; leasing, maintenance & management of telecommunications equipment; development, sales, maintenance & management of computer hardware\/software.<\/p>\r\n
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\u25cf Open Connectivity eXchange and OCX are trademarks of BBIX, Inc.<\/p>\r\n

\u25cf Amazon Web Services, AWS, Amazon Connect, Amazon Quicksight, Amazon Transcribe and the Amazon Web Services logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and\/or other countries.<\/p>\r\n

\u25cf Microsoft, Azure, Windows Server, and SQL Server are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and\/or other countries.<\/p>\r\n

\u25cf Google Cloud, Google Cloud Platform, and GCP are trademarks of Google LLC.<\/p>\r\n

\u25cf The company names and service names described in this press release are registered trademarks or trademarks of the respective companies.<\/p>\r\n

\u25cf The content, products, specifications, contact information, and other information in this press release are current as of the date of the announcement. Such information is subject to change without notice.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"May 30, 2022 BBIX, Inc. BBSakura Networks Inc. BBIX Launches \u201cOpen Connectivity eXchange\u201d \uff5eNetwork Cloud Service based on BBIX’s IX platform\uff5e BBIX, Inc. (\u201cBBIX\u201d), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. that conducts an Internet eXchange (IX) business, and BBSakura Networks (\u201cBBSakura\u201d), a network solutions operator and subsidiary of BBIX, Inc., launched a new service, Open Connectivity […]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23988"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24002,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23988\/revisions\/24002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}