BBIX, Inc. (OPTAGE”), a group company of the Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc., on Open Connectivity eXchange (Shinsaibashi POP” on April 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.
OPTAGE provides connectivity services at is located in close proximity to the Dojima and Shinsaibashi areas, which are the hubs of IX and cloud POP in the Kansai region, and by utilizing its own optical fiber, OPTAGE provides an environment that can be stably connected to those locations with low latency.
Through this strategic partnership, BBIX will provide OCX, which utilizes BBIX’s flexible and highly scalable network infrastructure and BBSakura’s advanced software development capabilities, to customers through OPTAGE’s convenient and reliable data center. In combination with this activity, BBIX and OPTAGE will continue to take on the challenge of creating future value for the customers by utilizing cutting-edge technology to promote and accelerate DX (Digital Transformation).
Michikazu Fukuchi, Executive Vice President, Board Director and COO, BBIX,
We are very pleased to collaborate with OPTAGE as the first telecommunications carrier with an electric power company affiliation. By combining OCX with OPTAGE’s data center and fiber-optic services, we can provide high-quality network services and promote DX. We will continue to strengthen our ties with electric power telecommunications carriers and strive to contribute to the business growth of our customers in various regions throughout Japan.
Hideyuki Sasaki, President and CEO, BBSakura Networks,
We sincerely welcome OPTAGE’s participation in OCX. Through this collaboration, OCX services will be available at OPTAGE’s ‘Shinsaibashi POP’, which can be easily connected to other data centers participating in OCX, and we would like to use this opportunity to build various solutions through OCX and promote DX together in the Kansai region.
Masahiko Nabe, President, OPTAGE,
We are very pleased to be collaborating with BBIX and BBSakura Networks, the leaders in the telecommunications industry for IX and network services. The ‘Shinsaibashi POP’, which will be opened prior to the ‘Sonezaki Data Center’ (scheduled for January 2026), will serve as a connection point for OCX, making it possible to easily connect to many data centers outside the Dojima and Shinsaibashi areas. Through this collaboration, we will promote DX for our customers and contribute to the development of the Kansai region.
