{"id":27751,"date":"2024-05-15T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T01:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/?p=27751"},"modified":"2024-05-15T09:57:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T00:57:00","slug":"2024-05-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/en\/information\/press\/2024-05-15\/","title":{"rendered":"BBIX and QTnet Sign Business Partnership for Cloud-based Network Service OCX"},"content":{"rendered":"
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May 15, 2024
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BBIX and QTnet Sign Business Partnership for Cloud-based Network Service OCX<\/h4>\r\n

BBIX to add OCX connection point at \u201cQTnet Fukuoka Data Center 3 (QD3)\u201d<\/p>\r\n
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BBIX, Inc. (\u201cBBIX\u201d) that operates an Internet Exchange (\u201cIX\u201d) businesssigned a business partnership agreement with QTnet,Inc. (\u201cQTnet\u201d) to provide a cloud-based network service Open Connectivity eXchange (\u201cOCX\u201d). With this partnership agreement, BBIX will add an OCX connection point at QTnet\u2019s \u201cQTnet Fukuoka Data Center 3 (QD3)\u201d on August 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. QD3 is located in Fukuoka, the center of IX and cloud POPs (Point Of Presence) in Kyushu and will utilize its own optical fiber to provide connectivity throughout the Kyushu region.<\/p>\r\n
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Through this partnership agreement, BBIX and QTnet will provide its customers with OCX, which leverages BBIX’s flexible and highly scalable network infrastructure combined with BBSakura’s advanced software development capabilities via QTnet’s convenient and highly reliable data centers to provide on-demand network connectivity to data centers and cloud services throughout Japan.<\/p>\r\n
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BBIX and QTnet will aim to contribute to the creation of new business and new value for customers by utilizing cutting-edge technologies to cope with the accelerating Digital Transformation (DX) era.<\/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 QTnet<\/h4>\r\nCompany Name: QTnet,Inc.
\r\nURL\uff1ahttps:\/\/www.qtnet.co.jp\/<\/a>
\r\nHeadquarters: 1-12-20, Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka
\r\nRepresentative: Yoshio Ogura, President
\r\nDate of establishment: July 1, 1987
\r\nCapital: 22,020 million yen
\r\nOwnership: 100% owned by Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
\r\nBusiness: Telecommunications business [BBIQ (fiber optic Internet), QT Mobile (low-cost smartphones), QTPRO (corporate clients)], e-sports business, advertising business, etc.\r\n<\/p>\r\n
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\u25a0 Contact Point for Media Inquiries<\/strong>
\r\nBBIX, Inc. Public Relations
\r\nE-mail: pr@bbix.net<\/a>\r\n
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BBSakura Networks, Inc. Public Relations
\r\nInquiry Form: https:\/\/www.bbsakura.net\/en\/contact\/business<\/a>\r\n
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\r\nQTnet, Inc. Promotion Department
\r\nE-mail: qt_press@qtnet.co.jp<\/a>\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":"May 15, 2024 BBIX, Inc. BBSakura Networks, Inc. QTnet,Inc. BBIX and QTnet Sign Business Partnership for Cloud-based Network Service OCX BBIX to add OCX connection point at \u201cQTnet Fukuoka Data Center 3 (QD3)\u201d BBIX, Inc. (\u201cBBIX\u201d) that operates an Internet Exchange (\u201cIX\u201d) businesssigned a business partnership agreement with QTnet,Inc. (\u201cQTnet\u201d) to provide a cloud-based network […]","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-27751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27751","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=27751"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27753,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27751\/revisions\/27753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}