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2024/1/16
JPNAP, JPIX, and BBIX to Establish Internet Exchange Points at AT TOKYO Chuo Center #3 (CC3) and Rollout Services Starting October 2024
January 16, 2024
AT TOKYO Corporation
Internet Multifeed Co.
Japan Internet Xing Co., Ltd.
BBIX, Inc.
JPNAP, JPIX, and BBIX to Establish Internet Exchange Points at AT TOKYO Chuo Center #3 (CC3) and Rollout Services Starting October 2024
—CC3 Emerging as the New Network Hub of Japan—
AT TOKYO Corporation (Headquarters: Koto-ku, Tokyo, President and Chief Executive Officer: Tatsuya Izumida; hereinafter “AT TOKYO”), Internet Multifeed Co. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Koichi Suzuki; hereinafter “Multifeed,” IX service name: JPNAP), Japan Internet Xing Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and Chief Executive Officer: Akihiro Tsuru; hereinafter “JPIX”), and BBIX, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and Chief Executive Officer: Hidetoshi Ikeda; hereinafter “BBIX”) will stablish their respective internet exchange points (IXPs) at AT TOKYO Chuo Center #3 (CC3)*1, which is currently under construction. Service for each company’s exchange point is slated for rollout starting in October 2024, and further details will be announced by each respective company at a later date.
Internet traffic volumes continue to increase due to the shift to the cloud for enterprise systems, widespread remote working, and high data volume content, and as it is expected that these trends will continue. Accordingly, the need for stable internet connections will be crucial for the development of businesses. For these reasons, AT TOKYO, Multifeed, JPIX, and BBIX have teamed up to provide a stable internet connection environment within CC3. This will help to make CC3 serve as a new major network hub for Japan in line with the existing data centers of AT TOKYO.
Over a long period, AT TOKYO has provided services to numerous network operators both domestically and overseas. The establishment of exchange points by these three IX providers at CC3, together with the newly established Trans-Tokyo Port Cable*2 that will connect them by the shortest route to the Toyosu/Ariake area, where many IT companies are concentrated, will help CC3 serve as a platform to support Tokyo as a city with an advanced technology sector and a global finance presence.
Through partnerships with Multifeed, JPIX, and BBIX via CC3, AT TOKYO will not only provide robust infrastructure and operations as a data center provider; it will also continue to provide an even higher quality of service and greater convenience to customers in Japan and abroad as Japan’s leading urban network data center.
*1: AT TOKYO Chuo Center #3 (CC3) A large-scale urban data center that provides services as a platform to support Japan’s digital society, with services slated to start in July 2024 (as of January 2024). *2: An optical fiber cable for telecommunications traversing Tokyo Port that connects the Toyosu/Ariake area with the Shibaura/Shinagawa area, constructed by AT TOKYO and Arteria (https://www.attokyo.com/news/20231219.html)
Overview of IX Companies
■ Multifeed
Company Name: Internet Multifeed Co.
URL：https://www.mfeed.ad.jp/
Headquarters Location: Urbannet Kanda Bldg., 10F, 3-6-2 Uchikanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
President and Representative Director: Koichi Suzuki
Business: Provides the IX service, JPNAP, and the IPv6 internet access service, transix.
■ JPIX
Company Name: Japan Internet Xing Co., Ltd.
URL：https://www.jpix.ad.jp
Headquarters Location: 18F KDDI Otemachi Bldg. 1-8-1, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
President and Chief Executive Officer: Akihiro Tsuru
Business: Provides IX service and additional related services.
■ BBIX
Company Name: BBIX, Inc.
URL：https://www.bbix.net/
Headquarters Location: 1-9-10 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
President and Chief Executive Officer: Hidetoshi Ikeda
Business: Telecommunications service under the Telecommunications Business Act; outsourcing of leasing, maintenance, and management of telecommunications equipment; outsourcing of development, sales, maintenance, and management of computer hardware and software.
Contact Point for Media Inquiries
■ AT TOKYO Corporation, PR Managers: Nishino and Suzuki
Tel: 080-5930-7410 (Nishino) / 070-7413-7439 (Suzuki); E-mail: pr@attokyo.co.jp
・AT TOKYO Public Relations Office (within Kyodo Public Relations), Managers: Semba, Minematsu, and Matsuda
Tel: 03-6260-4863 E-mail: attokyo-pr@kyodo-pr.co.jp
■ Internet Multifeed Co.
Contact: https://multifeed.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/21/group/54/create/211
■ Japan Internet Xing Co., Ltd.
PR Manager E-mail: press@jpix.ad.jp
■ BBIX, Inc.
PR manager E-mail: pr@bbix.net
Contact Point for Customer Inquiries
■ AT TOKYO Corporation, Business Platform Strategy Division
Tel: 03-6372-3500 E-mail: at-sales@attokyo.co.jp
■ Internet Multifeed Co.
Contact: https://multifeed.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/21/group/54/create/211
■ Japan Internet Xing Co., Ltd.
E-mail: planning@jpix.ad.jp
■ BBIX, Inc.
E-mail: bbix-sales@bbix.net
More Notes:
*All company names, product names, and logos included in this news release are the trade names, trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
*The information in this news release is valid as of the date of announcement. Service and product fees, service content and specifications, and other information may be subject to change without notice.
