Web infrastructure in Osaka
Osaka is Japan's second-largest data center market with 8 facilities and 6 internet exchange points. The city provides a critical connectivity hub for the Kansai region and acts as a disaster recovery alternative to Tokyo. Operators run a mix of carrier-neutral and carrier-owned facilities within the metro area.
Osaka as an internet hub
Equinix operates 2 data centers in Osaka. NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS and NTT SmartConnect Corporation each run 2 facilities. Digital Edge and NTT DATA CORPORATION each have 1 facility. The largest exchange is BBIX Osaka with 126 connected networks, followed by JPIX OSAKA with 111 and JPNAP Osaka with 102 networks.
The Equinix Osaka exchange connects 27 networks, and MegaIX Osaka and NSPIXP3 serve smaller peering communities. Osaka's location links domestic networks with undersea cable landings in the region. Content providers, CDN operators, and enterprises use Osaka for low-latency access to western Japan and backup capacity.
Key facts
- Equinix operates 2 data centers in Osaka.
- NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS runs 2 facilities in the metro area.
- BBIX Osaka is the largest IXP with 126 connected networks.
- JPIX OSAKA and JPNAP Osaka connect 111 and 102 networks respectively.
- MegaIX Osaka connects 4 networks and NSPIXP3 connects 3 networks.
Data centers in Osaka
All 8 facilities →Equinix OS1 - Osaka
Equinix, Inc.
6 carriers
NTT DATA Dojima (building #4)
NTT DATA CORPORATION
5 carriers
Digital Edge OSA1 - Osaka
Digital Edge DC
4 carriers
Equinix OS3 - Osaka
Equinix, Inc.
3 carriers
NTT Kitahama Data Center(Dojima Campus)
NTT SmartConnect Corporation
3 carriers
NTT Nipponbashi Data Center(Dojima Campus)
NTT SmartConnect Corporation
1 carriers
NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS OS3 - Osaka (Telepark Dojima Building 3)
NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS (Data Centers)
NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS OS4 - Osaka
NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS (Data Centers)