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2025/3/31
BBIX and BBSakura Launch “OCX Mobile Access” for Open Connectivity eXchange
March 31, 2025
BBIX, Inc.
BBSakura Networks, Inc.
BBIX and BBSakura Launch “OCX Mobile Access” for Open Connectivity eXchange
BBIX, Inc. (“BBIX”), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. that operates an Internet Exchange (IX) business, and BBSakura Networks, Inc. (“BBSakura”), a network solutions provider and subsidiary of BBIX, will launch “OCX Mobile Access” for Open Connectivity eXchange (“OCX”), a cloud-based network service, on March 31, 2025.
“OCX Mobile Access” is an access line service that provides connectivity from mobile networks to the OCX platform.
As the IoT (Internet of Things) market rapidly expands, the number of devices connected to networks is increasing, and the efficiency and scalability of communication infrastructure is becoming increasingly important. To meet this requirement, “OCX Mobile Access” deploys uniquely developed mobile cores and architecture optimized for efficiency while leveraging the flexible and highly scalable OCX platform to support IoT and M2M (Machine to Machine) solutions for all industries.
BBIX and BBSakura will continue to provide convenient services and functions to build network cloud infrastructure that supports DX (Digital Transformation) and support communications environments in the multi-cloud era.
Service Concept
Comment from SIM provider for “OCX Mobile Access”
Nobuyoshi Nezu, Country Manager, IDEMIA Japan KK
“We are proud to welcome the adoption of IDEMIA Secure Transactions’ connectivity solution, the world leader in connectivity, within the new ‘OCX Mobile Access’ service. This new collaboration allows us to deepen our long-standing relationship with BBIX and BBSakura. By leveraging our expertise in the IoT area, we are pleased to enable our clients to unleash its full potential in a seamless and secure manner.”
About BBIX
Company Name: BBIX, Inc.
URL: https://www.bbix.net/en/
Headquarters: 1-9-10 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Hideyuki Sasaki, 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
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