{"id":26309,"date":"2023-09-01T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T01:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/?p=26309"},"modified":"2023-08-31T13:42:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T04:42:41","slug":"2023-09-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/en\/information\/press\/2023-09-01\/","title":{"rendered":"BBIX and ICC Sign Business Partnership Agreement in Data Center Connectivity Field"},"content":{"rendered":"
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September 1, 2023
\r\nBBIX, Inc.
\r\nBBSakura Networks, Inc.
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BBIX and ICC Sign Business Partnership Agreement in Data Center Connectivity Field<\/h4>\r\n

\uff5eBBIX adding new OCX connection site at ICC’s secure and reliable data center\uff5e<\/p>\r\n
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BBIX, Inc. (\u201cBBIX\u201d), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. that operates an Internet Exchange (\u201cIX\u201d) business, has entered into a business partnership agreement with Ishikawa Computer Center Co., Ltd. (\u201cICC\u201d) in the field of data center connectivity, and on September 1, 2023, BBIX will add ICC\u2019s Hakusan Data Center (Ishikawa) as an Open Connectivity eXchange (\u201cOCX\u201d) connection site.<\/p>\r\n
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OCX is a cloud-based network service provided by BBIX and BBSakura Networks, Inc. (\u201cBBSakura\u201d), 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.<\/p>\r\n
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As a system integrator with data center related services, ICC provides customers with secure and reliable services, including network services such as Ethernet WAN and leased lines, the cloud infrastructure service “Vase”, and technical support. ICC celebrated its 50th anniversary in October 2022 and will continue to create new value in its businesses and services by integrating “buildings,” “facilities,” and “people” with its extensive experience.<\/p>\r\n
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By combining BBIX and BBSakura’s secure and high-quality OCX with ICC\u2019s IT services and data center services, which has over 50 years of experience and reliability, BBIX will promote DX (Digital Transformation) in both the public and private sectors, and create new businesses by combining telecommunications and IT solutions.<\/p>\r\n
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BBIX and BBSakura, together with ICC, will work to expand services to help customers accelerate DX and grow their businesses, and contribute to the realization of an affluent society where people can experience the joy of being connected.<\/p>\r\n
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\u25a0Partnership Model<\/h4>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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\u25a0Executive Comments<\/h4>\r\n

Michikazu Fukuchi, Executive Vice President, Board Director and COO, BBIX, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWe are very pleased to work with ICC to provide BBIX\u2019s OCX in the data center field. The partnership with ICC will allow us to support our customers\u2019 DX promotion by providing ICC\u2019s service through OCX. BBIX will continue to provide high quality communications to corporate and individual customers.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
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Hideyuki Sasaki, President and CEO, BBSakura Networks, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWe are very pleased to announce the partnership with ICC. ICC’s Hakusan Data Center is located in an area with a low disaster profile and is used by many customers. With this partnership with ICC, the provider of IT solution services with close relations with the local customers, we hope to strengthen the competitiveness of businesses in the Hokuriku area through OCX and contribute to promote DX in the region.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
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Atsushi Miyamoto, General Manager, Cloud Business Department, Ishikawa Computer Center Co., Ltd.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

\u201cICC has continued to develop and provide IT solutions to meet the requirements from our customers. As for the cloud computing era, we expect that this partnership with BBIX will be a new collaborative solution for us to promote DX for our customers and expand our service lineup to meet various customers\u2019 requirements.\u201d<\/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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\u25a0About ICC<\/strong>
\r\nCompany Name: Ishikawa Computer Center Co., Ltd.
\r\nURL: https:\/\/www.icc.co.jp\/en\/<\/a>
\r\nHeadquarters: Ha6-1 Muryoji-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa
\r\nRepresentative: Noriyuki Yamaura, President and Representative Director
\r\nDate of establishment: October 5, 1972
\r\nCapital: 222 million yen
\r\nBusiness: Software development (for public institutions, medical institutions, enterprise), System development (Facility management, Hardware sales), Outsourcing (Contracted information processing), Network service (Datacenter, Commercial ISP \u201cincl\u201d)<\/p>\r\n
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\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>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"September 1, 2023 BBIX, Inc. BBSakura Networks, Inc. Ishikawa Computer Center Co., Ltd. BBIX and ICC Sign Business Partnership Agreement in Data Center Connectivity Field \uff5eBBIX adding new OCX connection site at ICC’s secure and reliable data center\uff5e BBIX, Inc. (\u201cBBIX\u201d), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. that operates an Internet Exchange (\u201cIX\u201d) business, has entered […]","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-26309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26309","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=26309"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26312,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26309\/revisions\/26312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}