BBIX to Add “NEC Inzai Data Center” as a Cloud Connectivity Point for Open Connectivity eXchange

BBIX to Add “NEC Inzai Data Center” as a Cloud Connectivity Point 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 add the “NEC Inzai Data Center” (Inzai City, Chiba Prefecture), operated by NEC Corporation (“NEC”), as a “Cloud Connection” point for “Open Connectivity eXchange” (“OCX”), a cloud-based network service, on April 25, 2025.

“Cloud Connection” is a virtual interface for connecting to cloud services via OCX. With the addition of the “NEC Inzai Data Center,” OCX customers will be able to select the most optimal connection point from a larger number of cloud connection points. In addition, with the increasing demand for public cloud utilization in the future, the addition of this new connection point will provide a stable, high-security, low-latency network environment.

BBIX and NEC have concluded a collaboration agreement in the area of data center connectivity and provide OCX at three data centers, including the “NEC Inzai Data Center,” which will be added as a cloud connectivity base. NEC will continue to contribute to the acceleration of customers’ DX (Digital Transformation) and the creation of new businesses by combining BBIX’s network solutions with NEC’s data center services.

BBIX and BBSakura will continue to provide more convenient services and functions to build a network cloud infrastructure to help customers accelerate DX and grow their businesses in the multi-cloud era.

Supported Cloud Services at the “NEC Inzai Data Center”

Executive Comment
Masahiro Ito, Senior Manager, Cloud Delivery Department, NEC Corporation
We are very pleased that BBIX has expanded its services through the cloud connectivity point of “NEC Inzai Data Center,” and the combination of BBIX and NEC assets enables us to provide customers with a more convenient cloud environment. NEC and BBIX will continue to contribute to our customers’ business growth through DX promotion.

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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