Leading provider of fibre optic and IP connectivity solutions for business and carriers, AboveNet has joined the Equinix Financial eXchange community in Equinix's London-Slough (LD4) International Business Exchange (IBX(R)) data center.

AboveNet will provide direct fibre links between Equinix's LD4 and its London City (LD1) IBX centre, facilitating low latency access between the financial market participants operating in each of the centres, as well as other strategic partners and customers located in LD1.

The service will include AboveNet's dedicated fibre and managed wavelength offerings, which provide a level of visibility to allow firms to make near immediate adjustments to their electronic trading parameters in response to volatility in the market.

Brett Johnson, AboveNet's vice president of business development commented: "By joining the Equinix Financial eXchange community in London, AboveNet is providing a complete network to enable finance companies to interconnect with trading venues, market data vendors and technology utilities. This network equips them with the responsiveness and agility needed to stay ahead in this highly competitive market."

Equinix Financial eXchange is a community of financial market participants that locate operations within Equinix data centres in order to benefit from a high-performance, low latency connectivity infrastructure within a neutral environment. At Equinix, these companies can directly exchange data within the same physical location with strategic partners, customers and vendors, thereby optimising their electronic trading operations.