{"id":28198,"date":"2024-10-07T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T01:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/?p=28198"},"modified":"2024-10-07T09:54:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T00:54:11","slug":"2024-10-07","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/en\/information\/press\/2024-10-07\/","title":{"rendered":"BBIX and OTNet Sign Business Partnership for Open Connectivity eXchange"},"content":{"rendered":"
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October 7, 2024
\r\nBBIX, Inc.
\r\nBBSakura Networks, Inc.
\r\nOTNet Company Incorporated
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BBIX and OTNet Sign Business Partnership for Open Connectivity eXchange<\/h4>\r\n

BBIX to add OCX connection point to \u201cOCT Naha 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 OTNet Company Incorporated (\u201cOTNet\u201d), which operates a fiber optic telecommunication business, to provide Open Connectivity eXchange (\u201cOCX\u201d), a cloud-based network service. With this partnership agreement, BBIX will add an OCX connection point at \u201cOCT Naha Data Center*\u201d (Higashimachi, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture) on November 1, 2024.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n*For more information on OCT Naha Data Center, please visit this website<\/a> (in Japanese). <\/small>\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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Since its establishment in 1996, OTNet has been providing a wide variety of network services ranging from leased lines to cloud computing and AI solutions as a telecommunications carrier in the Okinawa region under the motto of \u201cConnecting Okinawa.\u201d In response to the increasingly diverse needs of customers in the IT and telecommunications fields, OTNet has contributed to the development of life and business in the Okinawa region by improving the quality of its services and going beyond individual service proposals to provide comprehensive solutions centered on optical fiber, telecommunications, RPA, and other services.<\/p>\r\n
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By combining BBIX and BBSakura’s secure and high-quality OCX with OTNet’s total solution, BBIX and OTNet will contribute to the promotion of Digital Transformation (DX) and the development of the IT environment in Okinawa Prefecture, aiming to realize an affluent society and create new business value for our customers.<\/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: Hideyuki Sasaki, 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 OTNet<\/strong>
\r\nCompany Name: OTNet Company Incorporated
\r\nURL\uff1ahttps:\/\/www.otnet.co.jp<\/a>
\r\nHeadquarters: 1-2-1 Matsuyama, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
\r\nRepresentative: Ikuo Marugome, President and Representative Director
\r\nDate of establishment: October 29, 1996
\r\nCapital: One billion, 4.272 million yen
\r\nOwnership: OKINAWA CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY, The Okinawa Electric Power Company, Incorporated, 4 other companies.
\r\nBusiness: Telecommunications business based on the Telecommunications Business Law; construction and maintenance of telecommunications facilities and related equipment; development, production, sale, and lease of telecommunications-related equipment, materials, and software; brokerage and sales agency services related to the telecommunications business; consulting on network construction, etc.\r\n<\/p>\r\n
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\u25a0 Contact 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\nPlanning Group, Planning Department, Sales Division
\r\nTEL: +81-98-866-7715
\r\nOffice Hours: Weekdays 9:00-17:30
\r\nInquiry Form: https:\/\/www.otnet.co.jp\/contact\/<\/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":"October 7, 2024 BBIX, Inc. BBSakura Networks, Inc. OTNet Company Incorporated BBIX and OTNet Sign Business Partnership for Open Connectivity eXchange BBIX to add OCX connection point to \u201cOCT Naha 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 agreement with […]","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-28198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28198","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=28198"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28200,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28198\/revisions\/28200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}