McKay Brothers, Relativity Networks Team Up on Hollow Core Fiber for Finance
The two firms will build out hollow core fiber networks targeting New Jersey financial venues, offering speeds from 10 to 400 Gbps.
McKay Brothers and Relativity Networks have announced a strategic partnership aimed at expanding hollow core fiber optic networks serving financial markets and high-performance computing infrastructure, with an initial focus on key trading venues in New Jersey.
The collaboration will provide dedicated fiber indefeasible rights of use, known as IRUs, along with connectivity services ranging from 10 Gbps to 400 Gbps. New Jersey has long served as a critical hub for U.S. equity and derivatives markets, hosting major exchange matching engines and data centers used by trading firms, market makers, and institutional investors.
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Hollow core fiber technology routes light through an air-filled channel rather than through glass, a design that reduces latency compared with conventional single-mode fiber. For latency-sensitive participants in financial markets — including high-frequency trading operations — even marginal reductions in signal travel time can carry significant competitive value.
The partnership between McKay Brothers, a firm with established roots in microwave and low-latency network infrastructure for trading, and Relativity Networks reflects broader industry momentum toward next-generation physical layer solutions as data demands from both financial markets and artificial intelligence compute workloads continue to grow.
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