{"id":26864,"date":"2023-11-01T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T01:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/?p=26864"},"modified":"2023-11-01T09:46:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T00:46:31","slug":"2023-11-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/en\/information\/press\/2023-11-01\/","title":{"rendered":"BBIX and OCTV Sign Business Partnership with Open Connectivity eXchange"},"content":{"rendered":"
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November 1, 2023
\r\nBBIX, Inc.<\/br>\r\nBBSakura Networks, Inc.<\/br>\r\nOBIHIRO CITY CABLE CO.,LTD<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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BBIX and OCTV Sign Business Partnership with Open Connectivity eXchange<\/h4>\r\n

\uff5eBBIX to expand OCX footprint to \u201cOCTV Data Center\u201d\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 OBIHIRO CITY CABLE CO.,LTD (\u201cOCTV\u201d) on Open Connectivity eXchange (\u201cOCX\u201d), a cloud-based network service. With this partnership agreement, BBIX will add the OCX connection point in OCTV\u2019s \u201cOCTV Data Center\u201d on May 1, 2024.<\/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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OCTV provides services to the local customers in the Tokachi area, including Obihiro City and Honbetsu Town, and will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2025. As the local provider of broadcast, Internet and telephone services, OCTV works closely with the local government and law enforcement in order to help reduce or prevent the hazardous events. With the promotion of DX (Digital Transformation), OCTV will lead activities in the Tokachi area and contribute to the local community by providing various communication services.<\/p>\r\n
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By combining BBIX and BBSakura’s secure and high-quality OCX with OCTV\u2019s diverse communication services, the business partnership will promote DX and enrich local lifestyles in the Tokachi area to meet the various needs of the customers. <\/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 collaborate with OCTV, which enables us to provide OCX to almost all areas in Obihiro City. We will work to deliver higher quality communications to our corporate and individual customers by utilizing OCX for services for the local community, and BBIX will continue to promote DX for local 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 collaborate with OCTV on OCX. Based on the OCX infrastructure developed by BBSakura, we will be able to provide a cloud-native communication environment to customers in Obihiro City. We hope that we can accelerate the promotion of DX in the Obihiro area together and contribute to the further development of the region.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
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Toshimitsu Matsuura, President, OBIHIRO CITY CABLE CO.,LTD<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

\u201cWe are very pleased to collaborate with BBIX on the OCX network service. Since its service launch in 1985, OCTV has been engaged in a variety of businesses as a comprehensive IT service provider contributing to the local community, and through cooperation with BBIX, we will provide high-quality communications to more customers and contribute to the development of the community.\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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\u25a0 About OCTV<\/h4>\r\nCompany Name: OBIHIRO CITY CABLE CO.,LTD
\r\nURL: https:\/\/www.octv.jp<\/a>
\r\nHeadquarters: 1-8-2 Higashi, Obihiro-shi, Hokkaido
\r\nRepresentative: Hiroshi Hayashi, Chairman and Chief executive officer
\r\nDate of establishment: November 16, 1981
\r\nCapital: 100 million yen
\r\nBusiness: Fiber Optic, Cable Television Broadcasting; Telecommunications operator under Japan\u2019s Telecommunications Business Act<\/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.\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"November 1, 2023 BBIX, Inc. BBSakura Networks, Inc. OBIHIRO CITY CABLE CO.,LTD BBIX and OCTV Sign Business Partnership with Open Connectivity eXchange \uff5eBBIX to expand OCX footprint to \u201cOCTV Data Center\u201d\uff5e 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 OBIHIRO […]","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-26864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26864","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=26864"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26867,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26864\/revisions\/26867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}