Press Releases
2023/11/01
BBIX and OCTV Sign Business Partnership with Open Connectivity eXchange
November 1, 2023
BBIX, Inc.
BBSakura Networks, Inc.
OBIHIRO CITY CABLE CO.,LTD
BBIX and OCTV Sign Business Partnership with Open Connectivity eXchange
～BBIX to expand OCX footprint to “OCTV Data Center”～
BBIX, Inc. (“BBIX”), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. that operates an Internet Exchange (“IX”) business, has entered into a business partnership agreement with OBIHIRO CITY CABLE CO.,LTD (“OCTV”) on Open Connectivity eXchange (“OCX”), a cloud-based network service. With this partnership agreement, BBIX will add the OCX connection point in OCTV’s “OCTV Data Center” on May 1, 2024.
OCX is a cloud-based network service provided by BBIX and BBSakura Networks, Inc. (“BBSakura”), a network solutions provider and subsidiary of BBIX. OCX provides on-demand, highly secure, low-latency, scalable connectivity services to a variety of cloud services and data centers used by customers.
OCTV provides services to the local customers in the Tokachi area, including Obihiro City and Honbetsu Town, and will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2025. As the local provider of broadcast, Internet and telephone services, OCTV works closely with the local government and law enforcement in order to help reduce or prevent the hazardous events. With the promotion of DX (Digital Transformation), OCTV will lead activities in the Tokachi area and contribute to the local community by providing various communication services.
By combining BBIX and BBSakura’s secure and high-quality OCX with OCTV’s diverse communication services, the business partnership will promote DX and enrich local lifestyles in the Tokachi area to meet the various needs of the customers.
■Partnership Model
■Executive Comments
Michikazu Fukuchi, Executive Vice President, Board Director and COO, BBIX, Inc.
“We are very pleased to collaborate with OCTV, which enables us to provide OCX to almost all areas in Obihiro City. We will work to deliver higher quality communications to our corporate and individual customers by utilizing OCX for services for the local community, and BBIX will continue to promote DX for local customers.”
Hideyuki Sasaki, President and CEO, BBSakura Networks, Inc.
“We are very pleased to collaborate with OCTV on OCX. Based on the OCX infrastructure developed by BBSakura, we will be able to provide a cloud-native communication environment to customers in Obihiro City. We hope that we can accelerate the promotion of DX in the Obihiro area together and contribute to the further development of the region.”
Toshimitsu Matsuura, President, OBIHIRO CITY CABLE CO.,LTD
“We are very pleased to collaborate with BBIX on the OCX network service. Since its service launch in 1985, OCTV has been engaged in a variety of businesses as a comprehensive IT service provider contributing to the local community, and through cooperation with BBIX, we will provide high-quality communications to more customers and contribute to the development of the community.”
■ About BBIX
Company Name: BBIX, Inc.
URL: https://www.bbix.net/en/
Headquarters: 1-9-10 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Hidetoshi Ikeda, President & CEO
Date of establishment: June 13, 2003
Capital: 100 million yen
Ownership: 100% owned by SoftBank Corp.
Business: Telecommunications operator under Japan’s Telecommunications Business Act; leasing, maintenance & management of telecommunications equipment; development, sales, maintenance & management of computer hardware/software
■ About BBSakura
Company Name: BBSakura Networks, Inc.
URL: https://www.bbsakura.net/en/
Headquarters: 7-20-1 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Hideyuki Sasaki, President & CEO
Date of establishment: August 1, 2019
Capital: 200 million yen
Ownership: BBIX, Inc. 51%, SAKURA internet Inc. 49%
Business: Telecommunications operator under Japan’s Telecommunications Business Act; leasing, maintenance & management of telecommunications equipment; development, sales, maintenance & management of computer hardware/software
■ About OCTV
Company Name: OBIHIRO CITY CABLE CO.,LTDURL: https://www.octv.jp
Headquarters: 1-8-2 Higashi, Obihiro-shi, Hokkaido
Representative: Hiroshi Hayashi, Chairman and Chief executive officer
Date of establishment: November 16, 1981
Capital: 100 million yen
Business: Fiber Optic, Cable Television Broadcasting; Telecommunications operator under Japan’s Telecommunications Business Act
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