A discussion at last week's PTC '11 conference in Honolulu provided a glimpse at the startling economics on the shifting frontier of low-latency trading connectivity.
Equinix (EQIX) selected by BIDS Trading, Interactive Data extends its footprint to Stockholm with Interxion, Macro Transport selects Peak 10 for disaster recovery.
Limelight Networks (LLNW) is best known as a leading content delivery network. This week the company said it is backing a new Internet exchange in Phoenix, which will be housed at the i/o Phoenix data center.
Deutsche Bourse will switch its trading engines to a Frankfurt-based data center owned by Equinix to provide faster trading services to high-frequency traders,
Rackspace Hosting (RAX) has struck a deal with Akamai Technologies (AKAM) to provide expanded content delivery ootions to its cloud computing customers, the company said today
Connectivity providers continue to lay more dark fiber routes between financial data centers in northern New Jersey, seeking ever-faster routes between major financial exchanges.
Wall Street Journal highlights the activity in the hot market for metro fiber, noting that there have been 14 acquisitions in the industry this year. Here's where you can learn more on this trend.