BBIX adds “AWS Direct Connect” to its “BBIX Multi-Cloud” service line up

December 25, 2020
BBIX, Inc.

BBIX adds “AWS Direct Connect” to its “BBIX Multi-Cloud” service line up

-Enabling private connections to major cloud service “AWS” via L2 Internet Exchange-

Tokyo, December 25th, 2020 – BBIX, Inc. (“BBIX”) a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. that conducts an Internet Exchange (IX) business, today announced the immediate availability of Amazon Web Services, Inc.’s “AWS Direct Connect” as an addition to its “BBIX Multi-Cloud” service product lineup.

The company now delivers to its customers private access to four different major public clouds (Microsoft Azure, Alibaba Cloud, Sakura Cloud, and AWS) via its L2 IX network fabric, enabling customers to take advantage of wideband connections to cloud services.

Through enhancing service coverage and providing highly secure private connections to cloud infrastructures, BBIX is working to continuously assist customers so they can optimize and ensure consistent business performance.

Overview of “BBIX Multi-Cloud”:

BBIX Multi-Cloud Service is an optional service of IX, which enables direct connectivity with public cloud services over the same IX port the customer peers with other IX customers. Customers can access private connections with multiple clouds through dedicated VLAN over BBIX’s L2 network.

Bandwidths	1Gbps, 2Gbps, 5Gbps
Cloud Services	Microsoft Azure, Alibaba Cloud, Sakura Cloud, AWS
Available Area	BBIX Tokyo area

About BBIX

Company Name: BBIX, Inc.
URL: https://www.bbix.net/en/
Headquarters: 1-9-10 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Keiichi Makizono, 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

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