{"id":24604,"date":"2023-03-02T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T01:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/?p=24604"},"modified":"2023-04-12T11:26:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T02:26:56","slug":"2023-03-02","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/en\/information\/press\/2023-03-02\/","title":{"rendered":"BBIX and BBSakura to Provide Direct Connectivity from \u201cOCX Hikari Internet\u201d to Cisco Systems\u2019 \u201cWebex\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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March 2, 2023
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BBIX and BBSakura to Provide Direct Connectivity from \u201cOCX Hikari Internet\u201d to Cisco Systems\u2019 \u201cWebex\u201d<\/h4>\r\n

\u301cOffering will provide more stable \u201cWebex\u201d connectivity for \u201dOCX Hikari Internet\u201d users\u301c<\/p>\r\n
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BBIX, Inc. (\u201cBBIX\u201d), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. that operates an Internet Exchange (IX) business, and BBSakura Networks, Inc. (\u201cBBSakura\u201d), a network solutions provider and subsidiary of BBIX, will begin offering a dedicated, high-capacity direct connection from its enterprise Internet access service, \u201cOCX Hikari Internet\u201d, to the \u201cWebex\u201d platform provided by Cisco Systems G.K. starting March 2, 2023.<\/p>\r\n
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Covid-19 led to the spread of remote work in Japan, and furthermore, DX (Digital Transformation) is now being promoted nationwide. In this context, \u201cWebex\u201d plays an important role as a means of communication among governments, educational institutions, medical institutions, and businesses.<\/p>\r\n
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As the use of services via the cloud grows year by year, improving the communication quality of services provided via the cloud is a common challenge facing enterprise customers. Typical Internet connection services are connected to \u201cWebex\u201d via the networks of multiple ISPs (Internet Service Providers), and they are dependent on the quality of each ISP’s network. This network structure sometimes causes audio interruptions, picture quality degradation, and other issues that prevent video conferencing from running smoothly.<\/p>\r\n
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\u201cOCX Hikari Internet,\u201d which has Japan-leading large-bandwidth backbones in Japan, is now providing a direct connection to the \u201cWebex\u201d platform to customers to support video conferencing that is low-latency and low-stress.<\/p>\r\n
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BBIX and BBSakura will continue to expand their services to help customers accelerate DX and grow their businesses in the multi-cloud era.<\/p>\r\n
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\u25a0Comments on providing Direct Connectivity to \u201cWebex\u201d<\/h4>\r\n

Masahiro Kikuchi, Director Japan Collaboration Architecture of Cisco Systems G.K.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

We are pleased to announce that \u201cOCX Hikari Internet\u201d has direct connectivity to \u201cWebex\u201d, which is a communication platform that enables high-quality meetings, calls and team collaboration. Through the direct connection from \u201cOCX Hikari Internet\u201d to \u201cWebex\u201d, Cisco hopes to provide a service and experience that meets the needs of all our customers and continuously contribute to promote the digital transformation (\u201cDX\u201d) to customers in Japan.<\/p>\r\n
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Michikazu Fukuchi, Executive Vice President and COO of BBIX, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

BBIX is pleased to offer customers connectivity to \u201cWebex\u201d through \u201cOCX Hikari Internet\u201d, a service that aims to solve the challenges of the digital shift facing businesses and society. BBIX will continue to evolve through its partnership with Cisco and contribute to helping customers transform their businesses.<\/p>\r\n
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Hideyuki Sasaki, President and CEO of BBSakura Networks, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

We are pleased that BBSakura’s software can help provide this service. Since the Covid-19 outbreak, videoconferencing has spread rapidly and it has become increasingly important to maintain closer communication more effectively. We look forward to helping to create a better working environment for our \u201cOCX Hikari Internet\u201d customers.<\/p>\r\n
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\u25a0 About 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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\u25a0 About 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 \u201cOCX Hikari Internet\u201d is a trademark of BBIX, Inc.<\/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 contained in this press release are as of the date of announcement. This information is subject to change without notice.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March 2, 2023 BBIX, Inc. BBSakura Networks, Inc. BBIX and BBSakura to Provide Direct Connectivity from \u201cOCX Hikari Internet\u201d to Cisco Systems\u2019 \u201cWebex\u201d \u301cOffering will provide more stable \u201cWebex\u201d connectivity for \u201dOCX Hikari Internet\u201d users\u301c BBIX, Inc. (\u201cBBIX\u201d), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. that operates an Internet Exchange (IX) business, and BBSakura Networks, Inc. (\u201cBBSakura\u201d), […]","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-24604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24604","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=24604"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24606,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24604\/revisions\/24606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}