2021
| December | New shares and eleventh share acquisition rights are issued due to the signing of a capital and business alliance agreement as well as allocation to third party. |
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| December | Mobile Internet Capital, Inc., becomes an equity method affiliate. |
| December | Some shares of A.I. Squared, Inc., are transferred. |
| August | GiTV Fund II Investment, L.P., is set up. |
| June | Liquidation of consolidated subsidiary BBTOWER SAN DIEGO INC. is completed. |
2020
| December | Consolidated subsidiary BBTOWER SAN DIEGO INC. is dissolved, with liquidation set to be completed in March 2021. |
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2019
| August | Second phase of construction on New Otemachi Site is completed. |
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| January | TSS LINK, Inc., becomes a wholly owned subsidiary. |
| January | IoT Square, Inc., ceases to be a consolidated subsidiary due to the transfer of all shares. |
2018
| October | Solar power plant in Hofu City, Yamaguchi, is transferred. |
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| October | Okinawa Cable Network Inc. becomes a subsidiary of consolidated subsidiary Japan CableCast Inc. |
| August | New Otemachi Site opens in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. |
| July | All shares of BBF, Inc., are transferred. |
| June | Ingenico Japan Co., Ltd., is removed from the scope of the equity method due to transfer of shares. |
| June | Solar power plant in Nikko City, Tochigi, is transferred. |
| January | GiTV Fund I Investment, L.P., is set up. |
2017
| December | Equity method affiliate BBF, Inc., is removed from the scope of the equity method due to the split and transfer of shares. |
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| December | Head office is moved to Hibiya Park Front, 2-1-6 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. |
| October | Japan CableCast Inc. becomes a subsidiary (ownership: 50.4％). |
| October | IoT Square, Inc., is established to provide services utilizing the IoT. |
| June | Some shares of consolidated subsidiary BBF, Inc., are transferred to HITO-Communications Inc. (ownership after transfer: 23.5％). |
| May | Consolidated subsidiary A.I. Squared, Inc., forms a capital and business alliance with MEDIA DO Co., Ltd. |
| March | Global IoT Tech Investment Partnership I is set up. |
| March | Equity method affiliate Lyudia, Inc., changes its name to Ingenico Japan Co., Ltd. |
2016
| October | Consolidated subsidiary A.I. Squared, Inc., begins operating a next-generation contact center. | June | Third solar power plant opens in Nikko City, Tochigi. |
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| February | Global IoT Technology Ventures, Inc. established for the purpose of discovering and supporting up-and-coming IoT startups. |
2015
| December | A.I. Squared, Inc. established to provide artificial intelligence solutions. |
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| April | Site 5 opens in Tokyo's Koto Ward. |
| March | Company invests in US-based EverySense, Inc. with goal of expanding into IoT (Internet of Things) business. |
| February | Second solar power plant opens in Minakami Town, Gunma. |
2014
| June | BroadBand Tower becomes first Japanese company to receive CSA STAR Certification for cloud security. |
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2013
| August | Solar power plant operations launched in Hofu City, Yamaguchi. Lyudia, Inc. established to provide solutions for payment agencies. |
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| July | Consolidated subsidiary BBF, Inc. establishes a subsidiary in Shanghai, China (now a consolidated subsidiary). |
2012
| December | Consolidated subsidiary Branch-Out Design Co., Ltd. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Branch-Out Co., Ltd. merge to form Branch-Out Co., Ltd. (trade name post-merger). |
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| September | Head office moved to Uchisaiwaicho Tokyu Building, 1-3-2 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. |
| August | Consolidated subsidiary BBF, Inc. acquires all shares of apparel designer and marketer Branch-Out Design Co., Ltd. Through this acquisition, both Branch-Out Design Co., Ltd. and Branch-Out Co., Ltd. become consolidated subsidiaries of BroadBand Tower, Inc. |
2009
| September | New shares allocated to third party (Yahoo Japan Corporation). |
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| June | Consolidated subsidiary BBF, Inc. launches new T-commerce support services. |
2008
| March | Consolidated subsidiary BBF, Inc. allocates new shares to third party (Mitsui & Co., Ltd.). |
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2007
| June | Nishiumeda Site opens. |
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| January | FlexHosting (now c9 Flex) managed hosting service launched. |
2006
| October | BroadBand Tower, Inc. absorbs BroadBand Tower PE Inc. (formerly Index Solutions PE) in a merger. Company signs an agreement with Isilon Systems (now EMC Corporation) to sell its "Isilon" scale-out NAS platform. |
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2005
| November | Site 3 opens. |
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| October | BBF, Inc. established as consolidated subsidiary. |
| August | Company listed on Hercules Market of Osaka Securities Exchange. |
2004
| November | Site 2 opens. |
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2002
| April | Company name changed to BroadBand Tower, Inc. |
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2001
| November | JPIX Otemachi Site 2 opens. |
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2000
| July | Site 1 opens. |
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| April | Toranomon Site begins service (later integrated with Site 1). |
| February | Company founded as Global Center Japan Corp. |
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