{"id":27337,"date":"2024-02-14T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T01:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/?p=27337"},"modified":"2024-02-14T09:57:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T00:57:17","slug":"2024-02-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/en\/information\/press\/2024-02-14\/","title":{"rendered":"BBIX and HOTnet Sign Business Partnership with Open Connectivity eXchange"},"content":{"rendered":"
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February 14, 2024
\r\nBBIX, Inc.<\/br>\r\nBBSakura Networks, Inc.<\/br>\r\nHokkaido Telecommunication Network Co., Inc.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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BBIX and HOTnet Sign Business Partnership with Open Connectivity eXchange<\/h4>\r\n

BBIX to expand OCX connection point to \u201cS.T.E.P Sapporo Data Center\u201d<\/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 Hokkaido Telecommunication Network Co., Inc. (\u201cHOTnet\u201d) to provide Open Connectivity eXchange (\u201cOCX\u201d), a cloud-based network service. With this partnership agreement, BBIX will add a OCX connection point at HOTnet\u2019s \u201cS.T.E.P Sapporo 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 offers 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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HOTnet provides a wide range of network and cloud-based server services utilizing its own lines, taking full advantage of its position as a telecommunications carrier to support customers in solving a wide variety of issues. HOTnet also spares no expense in investing in technologies that evolve with the times, and provides forward-looking support to help customers achieve sustainable business growth.<\/p>\r\n
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By combining BBIX and BBSakura’s secure and high-quality OCX with HOTnet’s comprehensive ICT solutions, the partners aim to contribute to the creation of new business and new value for customers by decentralizing digital infrastructure and promoting DX (Digital Transformation) throughout Japan, with a focus on the Hokkaido region.<\/p>\r\n
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\u25a0Partnership Model<\/h4>\r\n<\/div>\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 HOTnet<\/h4>\r\nCompany Name: Hokkaido Telecommunication Network Co., Inc.
\r\nURL: https:\/\/www.hotnet.co.jp\/<\/a>
\r\nHeadquarters: 2- 5- 3 Kita 1-jo Higashi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
\r\nRepresentative: Hiroaki Furukori, President
\r\nDate of establishment: April 1, 1989
\r\nCapital: 5.9 billion yen
\r\nOwnership: 100% owned by Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.
\r\nBusiness: Telecommunications business based on the Telecommunications Business Law; construction and maintenance of telecommunications equipment and related facilities; development, production, sale and lease of telecommunications and information processing equipment and software; consulting related to the above items; and all businesses incidental or related to the above items equipment and software; consulting related to the above items; and all businesses incidental or related to the above items\r\n<\/p>\r\n
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\u25a0Contact Point for Media Inquiries<\/strong>
\r\nBBIX, Inc.
\r\nE-mail: pr@bbix.net<\/a>\r\n
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BBSakura Networks, Inc.
\r\nInquiry form: https:\/\/www.bbsakura.net\/en\/contact\/business<\/a>\r\n
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\r\nHokkaido Telecommunication Network Co., Inc.
\r\nInquiry form: https:\/\/www.hotnet.co.jp\/contact\/<\/a>\r\n<\/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>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"February 14, 2024 BBIX, Inc. BBSakura Networks, Inc. Hokkaido Telecommunication Network Co., Inc. BBIX and HOTnet Sign Business Partnership with Open Connectivity eXchange BBIX to expand OCX connection point to \u201cS.T.E.P Sapporo Data Center\u201d BBIX, Inc. (\u201cBBIX\u201d), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. that operates an Internet Exchange (\u201cIX\u201d) business, has entered into a business partnership […]","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-27337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27337","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=27337"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27339,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27337\/revisions\/27339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}