{"id":45898,"date":"2026-05-29T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T01:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/?p=45898"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T01:09:06","slug":"2026-05-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/en\/information\/press\/2026-05-29\/","title":{"rendered":"BBIX and PHOENIX Expand Collaboration to Streamline Regional ISP Backbone Networks and Promote Digital Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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May 29, 2026
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\r\nBBSakura Networks, Inc.
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BBIX and PHOENIX Expand Collaboration to Streamline Regional ISP Backbone Networks and Promote Digital Transformation<\/h4>\r\n

BBIX to add the third OCX connection point at PHOENIX\u2019s PXC Kumamoto, following Hiroshima and Kochi<\/p>\r\n
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BBIX, Inc. (\u201cBBIX\u201d), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. that operates an Internet Exchange (\u201cIX\u201d) business, entered into a business partnership agreement with PHOENIX Communications Inc. (\u201cPHOENIX\u201d) to provide Open Connectivity eXchange (\u201cOCX\u201d), a cloud-based network service. With this partnership agreement, BBIX will add an OCX connection point at \u201cPXC Kumamoto\u201d (Kumamoto City) on June 1, 2026.<\/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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Following the opening of its OCX connection points, \u201cPXC Hiroshima\u201d and \u201cPXC Kochi,\u201d in March 2026, Phoenix will expand its collaboration by opening a new point at \u201cPXC Kumamoto.\u201d Through this collaboration, Phoenix will expand its nationwide infrastructure network via OCX and aims to streamline the upstream networks for the regional ISP businesses operated by PHOENIX Group subsidiaries WICOM Co., Ltd. and CBBS Inc., and to promote regional digital transformation (DX).<\/p>\r\n
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Through their collaboration, BBIX, BBSakura, and Phoenix will provide the region with a comfortable Internet environment while further advancing the digital transformation of government and promoting regional DX.<\/p>\r\n
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\u25a0Partnership Model<\/h4>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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About BBIX<\/strong>
\r\nCompany Name: BBIX, Inc.
\r\nURL: https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/en\/<\/a>
\r\nHeadquarters: 1-7-1 Kaigan, 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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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: Hiroyuki Kawabata, 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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About PHOENIX<\/strong>
\r\nCompany Name: PHOENIX Communications Inc.
\r\nURL: https:\/\/www.phoenix-c.or.jp\/corp\/<\/a>
\r\nHeadquarters: 8F, Owada Building, 3-7 Nishi 7-chome, Kita 1-jo, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
\r\nRepresentative: President and CEO, Hitoshi Hatano
\r\nDate of establishment: March 7, 1995
\r\nCapital: 20 million yen
\r\nBusiness: Internet Service Provider (PHOENIX Hikari, FLET\u2019S services, Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)), Website Production, Provision and Sales of IP Phone Services (Fiber Optic Phone, 050IP), Design, Construction, Operation, and Management of Internet-enabled Apartments\/Hotels, Provision, Construction, Operation, and Sales of Shared Servers\/Dedicated Servers, Design and Construction of Networks (LAN\/WAN\/VPN), Construction, Development, and Operation of Web Databases, Sales and Installation of Computer Hardware and Software, Sales of Various Communication Equipment\r\n<\/p>\r\n
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\u25a0Contact Point for Media Inquiries<\/h4>\r\nBBIX, Inc.
\r\nE-mail: pr@bbix.net<\/a>\r\n
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\r\nBBSakura Networks, Inc.
\r\nInquiry Form: https:\/\/www.bbsakura.net\/en\/contact\/business<\/a><\/p>\r\n
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\r\nE-mail: office@jin.ad.jp<\/a><\/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":"May 29, 2026 BBIX, Inc. BBSakura Networks, Inc. PHOENIX Communications Inc. BBIX and PHOENIX Expand Collaboration to Streamline Regional ISP Backbone Networks and Promote Digital Transformation BBIX to add the third OCX connection point at PHOENIX\u2019s PXC Kumamoto, following Hiroshima and Kochi BBIX, Inc. (\u201cBBIX\u201d), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. that operates an Internet Exchange […]","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45898","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\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45898"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45926,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45898\/revisions\/45926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbix.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}