Lexent Expands N.Y. Metro Fiber Network to Key Facilities in N.J.
Lexent Metro Connect, a leading provider of dark fiber networks in the New York metropolitan area, has begun construction on an ultra low latency metro fiber ring between its New York City carrier hotel points-of-presence and strategic datacenters and colocation facilities housing key Financial Exchanges located in Weehawken, North Bergen, Secaucus, and Newark, N.J.
Scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of this year, this new fiber ring will provide Lexent customers with sub 100 micro-second latency fiber paths on both the primary and secondary routes between New York and New Jersey, according to the company. In addition to low latency, the shorter fiber routes offer improved reliability, as the probability of physical fiber faults along the path are lower due to reduced exposure to potential third-party damage.
Lexent’s direct fiber routes are designed to aid customers faced with the growing challenge of building faster proximity trading systems. Removing the “fiber variable” allows systems architects to focus their efforts on higher layer technologies, such as optimizing core switching and server components, giving them a greater degree of control of systems induced latency.
“As specialists in designing and implementing custom metro fiber solutions for innovative industries, Lexent is uniquely qualified to address our financial industry customer demands for secure, reliable, high volume connectivity between traders and the markets they trade with our purpose built dark fiber solutions” states Ray La Chance, CEO of Lexent Metro Connect.
Lexent has completed the first phase of the expansion that adds two key New Jersey carrier hotels, 165 Halsey in Newark and 300 Boulevard East in Weehawken, to its on-net building roster. Customers are now able to connect between New Jersey and New York City on Lexent dark fiber through two diverse river crossings.
