Content about Connectivity, Co-Lo and Proximity

Telstra Global, a leading global supplier of managed network and hosting services, has announced the launch of low latency connectivity to the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx), making it one of the first network service providers present at a new hosting centre at the stock exchange’s next generation data centre at Tseung Kwan O.

CoreSite Realty Corporation, a provider of powerful, network-dense data center campuses and the CoreSite Mesh, which enables interconnected communities of service providers and enterprises, today announced the purchase and planned development of a new data center campus in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Equinix, the global interconnection and data centre company, today announced that IPC Systems, a leading provider of voice and electronic trading communications solutions, will deploy in Equinix’s International Business Exchange(IBX) data centres in Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo to offer innovative trading communication solutions to address the growing demand for smarter and faster trading in key financial centres in Asia-Pacific.

TMX Atrium, provider of smarter infrastructure solutions for the financial community, today announced that it has enhanced its ultra-low latency connectivity infrastructure across Europe. The 10-gigabits-per-second (Gbps) capacity has been added in response to anticipated customer demand for flexible and scalable connectivity to multiple markets across London and Europe and into Russia.

TMX Atrium, provider of smarter infrastructure solutions for the financial community, today announced a new development of its London to Moscow via Stockholm connectivity path. The enhanced London, Amsterdam, Stockholm path offers upgraded ultra-low latency connectivity for customers trading across multiple locations.

RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a leading global trading solutions provider, announced today that it will offer connectivity to Nasdaq OMX NLX (“NLX”), the new London interest rate derivatives market. NLX will offer a range of both short-term interest rate (STIRs) and long-term interest rate (LTIRs) euro- and sterling-based listed derivatives products, pending Financial Services Authority approval.

Perseus Telecom, a leading global provider of connectivity, today announced that it has signed CI Casa de Bolsa to its ultra-low latency network between the New York and Mexico City markets. The launch of this partnership represents a landmark development as the fastest trading route between the two marketplaces and creates new opportunities for trading firms across the globe.

Lightower Fiber Networks, the premier metro fiber and bandwidth provider in the Northeast, and Sidera Networks, the leading provider of tailored, high-capacity communications services to large enterprise, carrier and data center customers, announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for a transaction valued at over $2 billion led by Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based investment firm, and management, to acquire and merge both companies. M/C Partners and Pamlico Capital acquired Lightower from National Grid plc in August 2007. Pamlico Capital, a significant Lightower investor, and ABRY Partners, a significant Sidera investor, will remain as investors in the new company. The combined company will be led by current Lightower CEO, Rob Shanahan. The merger is pending regulatory approval and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2013.

iTB Holdings, Inc., a leading software provider for institutional fixed income traders, today announced it has signed an agreement with leading global brokerage company BGC, enabling it to connect directly to BGC’s proprietary US government bond trading platform, eSpeed. The expansion of iTBconnect’s network will offer its institutional clients greater access to the US treasuries marketplace.  

euNetworks Group, a pan-European bandwidth infrastructure provider, announced it has launched a new ultra low latency route, adding Basildon (NYSE Euronext) in the United Kingdom to its dedicated finance network. Delivering one of the shortest routes in the market today, euNetworks provides direct exchange-to-exchange connectivity linking Basildon to Frankfurt with a one way latency of less than 4.15 milliseconds.

Thomson Reuters today announced that over 50 customers are now live on the Elektron-hosted service that provides proximity access to Thomson Reuters Matching, the Company’s anonymous electronic FX matching platform. This milestone comes after Elektron, Thomson Reuters flagship infrastructure for connecting and enabling financial markets, was extended to provide proximity hosting for Thomson Reuters Matching in August 2011. The Elektron managed service enables performance and consistent connectivity to Thomson Reuters Matching via a dedicated infrastructure.

NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology division of NYSE Euronext, today announced the continuing expansion of its Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure (SFTI) in Asia with the introduction of two access centres located in Hong Kong. Customers now, for the first time, have direct access to the SFTI network, allowing them to connect from Hong Kong to services offered by NYSE Technologies through SFTI, including access to Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEx), all major international trading venues, market data solutions, plus the NYSE Euronext capital markets community.