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September 19, 2013
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BBIX, Inc. (Head office: Tokyo, Japan; President & CEO: Junichi Miyakawa), a member of the SoftBank Group, announces that the Cloud IX Study Council (the \u201cCouncil\u201d), which is mainly composed of companies using BBIX\u2019s IX Connect service, has been inaugurated, and started full-fledged activities.<\/p>\r\n
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\u25a0 Cloud IX Study Council participating members and purpose
\r\nThe Council is mainly comprised of major Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), major Internet service providers (ISPs), major data center\/cloud service providers and major content providers. Anticipating the coming cloud computing era and smartphone era, the Council aims to realize ideal network routing, traffic exchanges and enhanced quality in their operation. The Council will also serve as a community that fosters strengthened collaboration between operators and providers. Going beyond current BGP traffic control in Internet Exchange (IX), the Council will place special focus on examining the possibilities of various technologies and or business tie-ups. In the future, the Council anticipates contributing to the creation of new business innovations among customers using IX Connect Service.<\/p>\r\n
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\u25a0 Specific initiatives
\r\nAs near-term initiatives, the Council plans to start activities based primarily on the following topics.
\r\n\u30fb Operation collaboration between companies in relation to interoperability.
\r\n\u30fb Promotion of optimal traffic dispersion to regions away from Otemachi, Tokyo, where the Internet traffic is heavily concentrated.
\r\n\u30fb Building new network connection environments (eg. Interconnection between different Clouds) and creating new businesses that stem from these environments.
\r\nWorking Groups formed within the Council will study and discuss the above topics.<\/p>\r\n
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\u25a0 Future goals
\r\nThe Council aims to partially standardize tips and know-how related to technologies and operations originating from activities based on its discussions and studies, or make them public. The Council also believes it can contribute to the overall development of the Internet by utilizing its research findings.<\/p>\r\n
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\u25a0 Cloud IX Study Council Logo
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\u25a0 Participating companies (that have given permission for listing, in alphabetical order)
\r\nBBIX, Inc.
\r\nCyberAgent, Inc.
\r\nDataHotel Co., Ltd.
\r\nGMO Internet, Inc.
\r\nGREE, Inc.
\r\nIDC Frontier Inc.
\r\nmixi, Inc.
\r\nNIFTY Corporation
\r\nSAKURA Internet Inc.
\r\nSoftBank BB Corp.
\r\nTOKAI Communications Corporation
\r\nOthers<\/p>\r\n
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\u25a0 About BBIX Inquiries:
\r\nCompany name: BBIX, Inc.
\r\nURL: http:\/\/www.bbix.net\/en<\/a>
\r\nHead office: 1-9-1 Higashi Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
\r\nRepresentative: Junichi Miyakawa, President & CEO
\r\nDate of est.: June 13, 2003
\r\nCapital: 100 million yen
\r\nOwnership: 100% owned by SoftBank BB 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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\r\nCloud IX Study Council Secretariat: info@cloudix.jp<\/a><\/p>\r\n
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