Hibernia Atlantic, the largest, privately held transAtlantic submarine transport cable provider has expanded its network into Equinix' Slough International Business Exchange (IBX) data center.

The point of presence (POP) extends Hibernia Atlantic's footprint in the London area and brings Hibernia's Global Financial Network (GFN), into Equinix Financial eXchange, a neutral electronic marketplace consisting of active financial market participants, which is located within the LD4 center.

The GFN is layered over Hibernia Atlantic's diverse fiber optic network reaching key financial cities including Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Stamford, Weehawken, Secaucus, Newark, White Plains, New York, Frankfurt, Reading and London providing fast, active service, low-latency and high performance network connectivity.

Within the LD4 data center, the GFN will have a direct connection to Equinix Financial eXchange's established community of execution venues, buy and sell side firms, market data providers and technology utilities, that have located at Equinix's site.

"Equinix's facility provides Hibernia Atlantic, and the GFN, the ability to offer additional network options to the global financial community already benefiting from Equinix's Financial eXchange platform," commented Joe Hilt, Vice President of Sales for North America. "The GFN provides flexible solutions, including dedicated Packet over SONET (POS), on Hibernia's 24,000 kilometer low-latency, resilient network."

"This expansion marks Hibernia's presence in five Equinix data centers in the US and Europe," added Petrina Steele, Equinix's Vice President for Business Development in Europe. "Hibernia Atlantic's TransAtlantic cable system, which has a reputation for providing a redundant, diverse route from traditional networks, will bring value to our Financial eXchange community that requires secure, reliable connectivity to the financial hubs around the world."