Microwave
Nasdaq Completes eSpeed Datacenter Migration
Nasdaq OMX's eSpeed US treasuries trading platform has completed its migration to Nasdaq's datacenter in Carteret, NJ, resulting in a 100 microsecond improvement in market data distribution, and a 25 percent improvement in roundtrip order-entry response…
Custom Connect Names Ex-Fixnetix Exec Kingsnorth COO
Dutch fiber and microwave network provider Custom Connect has appointed Anthony Kingsnorth chief operating officer, responsible for heading the company's global operations and setting its overall business strategy.
Quincy Extends Microwave Data Service to Europe
Oakland, Calif.-based low-latency microwave connectivity and market data provider Quincy Data has expanded its Quincy Extreme Data service into Europe, to provide automated trading firms in London and Frankfurt with low-latency futures market data from…
Perseus Launches Hybrid Transatlantic NJ-Frankfurt Route
New York-based fiber and microwave network provider Perseus Telecom has established a new hybrid transatlantic route between Secaucus, NJ and Frankfurt─which combines fiber and wireless hops─to meet demand from US and German-based market makers and…
Equinix Mulls NY5 Microwave Growth After BATS Migration, Eyes Asia-Pac Metro Microwaves
Datacenter provider Equinix is considering expanding its capacity for radio frequency data transmission at its NY5 datacenter in Secaucus, NJ, after US stock and options exchange operator BATS Global Markets announced plans last month to migrate its BATS…
Perseus Bakes Low-Latency London Microwave Network
New York-based fiber and microwave network provider Perseus Telecom has built a series of wireless microwave networks connecting key datacenters in and around London to provide market makers and latency-sensitive traders with ultra-low latency…
McKay Offers Three-Month, No-Obligation Microwave Contract
Oakland, Calif.-based microwave connectivity provider McKay Brothers has established a new market data service that makes it easy for traders to test its service over a three-month period, in response to an increase in the number of firms expressing…
Perseus Buys TLV for Low-Latency CME-ICE Microwave Data
Network provider Perseus Telecom has acquired Broadview, Illinois-based TLV Networks, which operates a low-latency microwave network connecting Chicago-based futures exchange matching engines, from wireless network infrastructure design and management…
Custom Connect Adds PoP at IXcellerate Moscow Datacenter
Holland-based Custom Connect, which designs and builds custom fiber and microwave networks, says it has set up a point of presence at datacenter operator IXcellerate's Moscow One facility in response to client demand for connectivity to new markets.
Options Hosting Clients Get Microwave CME Data via Quincy
Infrastructure-as-a-service provider Options is making low-latency microwave connectivity vendor Quincy Data's QED (Quincy Extreme Data) service available to its clients hosted at Options' server cage in Equinix's NY4 datacenter in Secaucus, NJ.
2013 Review: Traders Weigh Importance of Fast Data vs Big Data
While still a focus for high-frequency traders with latency-sensitive strategies, the latency arms race appeared to have reached a stalemate in 2013, with low latency a necessity but ultra-low latency more of an expensive luxury, with some firms…
Quincy Microwaves ICE, Eyes Lower Latency
Oakland, Calif.-based low-latency connectivity and market data provider Quincy Data will next year begin distributing US and European futures data from IntercontinentalExchange via its Quincy Extreme Data service, to support the low-latency arbitrage…
Quincy Data Sets Up Weehawken PoP
Oakland, Calif.-based low-latency connectivity and market data provider Quincy Data has established a point of presence in Savvis’ NJ2 datacenter in Weehawken, New Jersey to provide firms co-located in the facility with ultra-low-latency futures data via…
Tech Panel: Act ‘Appropriate,' But Speed Still Needs Spend
With today's capital markets increasingly automated and reliant on high-performance technologies, budget constraints resulting from the economic crisis of recent years are forcing firms to be more selective about building proprietary systems in-house…
Waters: Microwave Gains Ground on Fiber
For market data delivery, transmission of messages using microwave technologies is gaining ground. But firms remain reluctant to adopt the same technologies for trade messaging, citing concerns including reliability, feasibility and the cost versus the…
Millimeter Wave vs Microwave for Wireless Communication
Microwave is only now making waves in the capital markets, but already other forms of wireless are being investigated.
