BBIX and ZTV Sign Business Partnership with Open Connectivity eXchange

BBIX and ZTV Sign Business Partnership with Open Connectivity eXchange

BBIX to expand OCX connection point to “ZTV Tsu”

BBIX, Inc. (“BBIX”), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. that operates an Internet Exchange (“IX”) business, has entered into a business partnership agreement with ZTV Co., Ltd. (“ZTV”) for Open Connectivity eXchange (“OCX”), a cloud-based network service. With this partnership agreement, BBIX will add an OCX connection point at ZTV’s “ZTV Tsu” on January 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.

ZTV provides BtoC services ranging from cable TV to Internet and mobile communication services, as well as BtoB and BtoG telecommunication services for enterprises and local governments in Mie, Shiga, Kyoto and Wakayama prefectures. ZTV has strengthened its local network through advanced efforts using the latest technologies, from wired to wireless. ZTV will continue to provide community-based telecommunication services and further promote the digitalization of the entire Chubu and Kinki region.

This partnership agreement will enable ZTV to establish a secure, high-quality network infrastructure utilizing OCX in its service areas through “ZTV Tsu.” BBIX, BBSakura and ZTV will continue to contribute to local communities through the promotion of DX (Digital Transformation).

■ 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 ZTV

Company Name: ZTV Co., Ltd.
URL: https://www.ztv.co.jp/
Headquarters: 4-7-1 Anotsudai, Tsu-shi, Mie
Representative: Kinya Tamura, President
Date of establishment: October 1, 1990
Date of opening: October 1, 1994
Capital: 1,070.4 million yen
Business: General broadcasting business based on the Broadcasting Act and telecommunications business based on the Telecommunications Business Act, sales, mediation, lending, repair, and development of telecommunications-related equipment, etc.

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