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Spread Lowers NY-Chicago Latency Yet Again
The ultra-low latency specialist Spread Networks has done it again, cutting another chunk out of the time it takes to send data between New York and Chicago. They have taken 100 microseconds from the...
View ArticleIf Regulators Crack Down on HFT, Does Low Latency Lose Relevance?
I have been pondering the influence high frequency trading has had on the bandwidth market over the past few years, and whether the recent second look it is getting from regulators might be something...
View ArticleDeutsche Börse Expands Via euNetworks
The German financial marketplace Deutsche Börse is upgrading its network again, getting some help from independent European fiber operator euNetworks. They’re adding capacity for future growth with a...
View ArticleZayo Takes On Northern Tier Latency
This morning, Zayo says it is taking customer orders for low latency connectivity from Seattle and both Chicago and the NY Metro area, which they’ve been working on since May. Zayo believes its routes...
View ArticleInt’l Roundup: Orange, Pacnet, Colt, Interoute, Level 3
Now that the election’s over (finally!), there’s plenty of news from global service providers already this week to look at. Here’s a set of quick takes on some of the interesting bits: … [visit site...
View ArticleColt Takes To the Air For Latency
Over in Europe, Colt Group (LON:COLT, news) has raised the ante in the low latency wars between London and Frankfurt, but this time it’s not about tightening fiber tails and such. In fact, it’s not...
View ArticleEquinix Increases Financial Dominance With LMAX, CBOE
Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX, news, filings), the 800lb gorilla of carrier neutral colocation, notched two more victories in the financial vertical today. This morning it was LMAX in the UK, and the other day...
View ArticleeuNetworks Lowers Latency to Basildon
Europe’s euNetworks (SIN:H23, news) is on the move this last week before Christmas in the London metro area. They announced the addition of Basildon to the company’s dedicated finance network, and...
View ArticleXmas Bytes 12/21: Cologix, Equinix, Viawest, Integra, Hudson Fiber
A very Merry Christmas to you all, before everyone leaves early today. And on that note, here’s a quick rundown on some news from fiber and colo from the last few days that somehow slipped through the...
View ArticleHudson Fiber Moves 41% Mahwah Closer
No US metro market has seen as many low latency elbows as New Jersey since the financial community started paying by the microseconds. Today one of the more comprehensive fiber builds to re-imagine the...
View ArticleFinancial Bytes: Perseus Telecom, Orange Business, IPC Systems
There have been several interesting bandwidth and telecom items from the specialized financial vertical this week. Here’s a quick look at news from Perseus Telecom, Orange Business Service – Trading...
View ArticleAnova Brings Microwave Longhaul to DC/NJ
Today Anova Technologies announced the acquisition of a new microwave-based low latency service terminating at the NASDAQ at 1400 Federal in Carteret, New Jersey. But it’s the other endpoint that’s...
View ArticleInt’l Roundup: euNetworks, VTLWaveNet, Infinera, GlobeNet, Teliasonera
With ITW going on, it’s been a busy week for international telecommunications on the PR front. Here’s a quick roundup of some articles of interest from overseas: … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleFriday Roundup: Level 3, euNetworks, CenturyLink, Ciena, NTT
With Memorial Day weekend upon us in the US, the summer is here. Well, I’m not quite back in the US yet – a few more weeks for that. In the meantime, here’s a Friday roundup of network news from around...
View ArticleGores Buys Orange’s Trading Solutions Biz
France Telecom/Orange has sold off its financial infrastructure business, Orange Business Services – Trading Solutions division to the Gores Group. And it won’t have that long, derived name anymore...
View ArticleVendor Roundup: Alcatel-Lucent, Infinera, Vello, MRV, Huawei
I’m back in the USA again, trying to catch up a bit despite the jet lag. Here’s a quick look at some vendor news over the last few days: … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleWednesday Bytes: HFN, Cologix, Akamai, Intelisys
Here’s a quick roundup of all things data from the first half of the week that is worth a quick look: … [visit site to read more]
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euNetworks Adds Fiber to Sweden, Lowers Latency to Moscow
Over in Europe, euNetworks has stretched its fiber reach to the north and east. The independent pan-European operator has announced the addition of a fiber route up to Stockholm to its inventory,...
View ArticleColo Bytes: Telehouse, Internap, Equinix, Savvis, Zayo
Here’s a few quick takes from this week’s other news in the colocation and cloud sector: … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleSunesys Taps Spread For Intercity Capacity
A little less than two months ago, Sunesys announced an aggressive expansion into lit services, both of the metro sort within their existing markets and on intercity routes between them. Yesterday...
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