BBIX and SB C&S Start Comprehensive Collaboration to Utilize “OCX” Cloud-based Network Service

BBIX and SB C&S Start Comprehensive Collaboration to Utilize “OCX” Cloud-based Network Service

BBIX, Inc. (“BBIX”) and SB C&S Corp. (“SB C&S”) started a comprehensive collaboration where SB C&S will utilize BBIX’s Open Connectivity eXchange (“OCX”) when providing its original mobile data communication service “CAS Connect.”

BBIX’s “OCX” is a cloud-based network service jointly developed with BBSakura Networks, Inc., a subsidiary of BBIX that operates a network solutions business. Through “OCX,” BBIX offers on-demand, highly secure, low-latency, scalable connectivity services for a variety of cloud services and data centers used by customers according to their needs. This spring, BBIX plans to launch a new mobile line service, “OCX MobileAccess,” which will enable data communication terminals and IoT devices to connect more seamlessly to the cloud and at on-premise environments, regardless of time or location.

Through this collaboration, SB C&S plans to release “CAS Connect,” a SB C&S original mobile data-only communication service that utilizes “OCX” provided by BBIX. SB C&S plans to offer “CAS Connect” rate plans, data capacity plans, and security plans tailored for the commercial distribution and business models of hardware manufacturers and sales partners.

BBIX and SB C&S will continue to contribute to the creation of new businesses for enterprises by leveraging BBIX’s commercial Internet eXchange and cloud-based network services together with SB C&S’s nationwide sales network of 13,000 companies.

Inquiries about collaboration
SBCASGRP-CAS_Connect@g.softbank.co.jp

Executive Comments
Hideyuki Sasaki, President & CEO, BBIX, Inc.
“We are very pleased to be working with SB C&S to support the launch of ‘CAS Connect’ utilizing ‘OCX’. Through this collaboration, we will maximize the potential of ‘OCX’ to accelerate corporate DX (Digital Transformation), and together with SB C&S, we will continue to take on the challenge of creating new value so that more customers can take advantage of next-generation communications infrastructure.”

Kazuya Kusakawa, President & CEO, SB C&S Corp.
“We are very pleased to collaborate with BBIX for the release of ‘CAS Connect,’ SB C&S’ original mobile data-only communication service that maximizes the potential of ‘OCX.’ We are confident that this service will meet the communication diverse needs of enterprises and offer a flexible security environment for DX promotion. We will continue to create new business areas in cooperation with manufacturers and sales partners.”

About BBIX
Since its establishment in 2003 as a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp., BBIX has been developing its network and mobile businesses, with Internet Exchange (IX) business as its core business. In 2022, the company began offering “OCX,” a cloud-based network service, as its platform business. Currently, the company has “OCX” network connection locations nationwide and has grown into one of the leading platforms in Japan by expanding partnerships with regional data center operators, system integrators, cable TV operators, and Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
https://www.bbix.net/en/

About SB C&S
We inherited the IT distribution business, which is where it all began for the SoftBank Group, and continue to swiftly generate new business models in response to changes in the market environment. For corporate clients, we provide product solutions by leveraging advanced technologies, including cloud computing and artificial intelligence, through the largest sales network in the country. For consumers, we harness our own planning and development capabilities to expand a product lineup that consists of everything from software and mobile accessories to IoT products and services. Please visit our website for more information.
https://cas.softbank.jp/

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