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CIC USA Joins CFN Services Wireless Jumpstart® Program

By now there’s no doubt about it: mobile operators need to get their backhaul networks in condition to meet the burgeoning market for anytime, anywhere data access. Backhaul, once considered the humdrum side of an operator’s network, has become the topic du jour now that the mobile phone customers
have shifted to smartphones and are taking advantage of data-hungry services in a big way. Earlier this month, AT&T reported that its wireless data traffic has grown more than 5,000 percent over the past three years, largely due to smartphones, which are used by about 40 percent of its post-paid customer base. All operators
have to contend with this growth, and quickly: smartphones should represent the vast majority (65%) of phones sold in the country by 2012, according to Creative Strategies, an analyst firm. Operators are taking steps to prepare their networks to meet the expected demand, and the process of identifying specific backhaul needs
and configuring the best solutions will force companies to bring the backhaul problem to the forefront of their infrastructure and business planning. This is a closer look at the available options and considerations operators must keep in mind as they prepare to build out this part of their networks.

Keima Services Joins CFN Wireless Jumpstart® Ecosystem to Provide Wireless Infrastructure Services to all types of Wireless Providers

(Vocus/PRWEB ) March 17, 2010 -- CFN Services is announcing a program to support wireless infrastructure from core to tower. Wireless Jumpstart ® was developed to help wireless providers with all aspects of the wireless infrastructure, from business cases to planning, design through implementation; for new markets, to upgrade existing markets and for new wireless providers. Wireless Jumpstart® can help expedite the time from planning to implementation. CFN Wireless Jumpstart® is an ecosystem of the leading firms to support all areas of the infrastructure such as RF design, site acquisition; planning the backhaul; making decisions regarding RAN and DAS if required, deciding between microwave, satellite and fiber. This program provides professional services, tools and financing options to allow wireless providers the ability to focus on the core business of providing wireless broadband everywhere. 

CFN Services Announces Completion of Metro Toronto, NY/NJ and London Execution Venue Connectivity

(Vocus/PRWEB ) February 23, 2010 -- CFN Services, the Low Latency and Infrastructure Optimization Leader, is pleased to announce the completion of extreme low latency metro networking solutions optimized specifically for high frequency trading throughout the New York/New Jersey, Toronto and London financial markets. In light of market fragmentation and the introduction of new ATS and dark pool options; CFN expands their suite of long-haul optimized solutions for global electronic trading firms by delivering the same advantages of integrated optical connectivity throughout full metropolitan areas. The flexibility inherent in CFN’s managed network enables firms to adapt quickly to changes as execution venues and matching engines move and the landscape continues to evolve. Firms can now choose either to proximity host at a new venue collocation facility, or central proximity host and take advantage of the robust metro connectivity solutions offered by CFN to maintain the lowest latency without incurring major network conversions involved in data center moves.

A-Team Group and CFN Services present "Trading Beyond the Horizon"

Herndon, VA (Vocus/PRWEB ) January 28, 2010 -- A-Team Group, specialists in market research, strategic consulting and publishing in financial information technology, and CFN Services, the Low Latency Leader for global exchange connectivity solutions for high frequency trading; announce the publication of an industry briefing entitled: “Trading Beyond the Horizon: 2010.” The briefing, written by Pete Harris, President of the Americas, with input from Judy May Vice President of Marketing at CFN Services. News Image The paper points to the trend in 2010 that financial market participants will continue to expand their trading activities as liquidity increasingly becomes fragmented, seeking alpha in new markets, best execution in dark pools, arbitrage opportunities across the order book and by implementing high frequency and complex, multi-leg, cross asset class strategies.  

CFN Services, President, Mark Casey, Features Speaker on Wireless Backhaul Panel at Metro Connect 2010

Herndon, VA January 14, 2010: CFN Services is please to announce Mark Casey, President of CFN Services, will be presenting at Metro Connect 2010 on the panel: Wireless Backhaul: Access to the Tower: Fiber, Wireless and Cable - January 26, 1:50pm - 3:00 p.m. ET. The event will take place at the Ritz Carlton Coconut Grove Hotel. The session will focus on all available transport options for backhaul from the tower with the values, benefits and drawbacks of each.

High-Frequency Trading Is a Tough Game

From Trader's Magazine: Highlights of the Tabb Group - 2010 Market Structure Panel. Interest in high-frequency trading is at an all-time high, but profit-taking from high-frequency trading strategies focused on low latency is getting tougher.
“The window of opportunity to get into high-frequency trading is almost closed,” said Mark Casey, president of CFN Services, a network provider. He defined high-frequency trading as strategies whose underpinning is low-latency order placement and execution.
“If you’re competing primarily on latency, it’s very, very, very, very difficult,” added Nigel Faulkner, chief technology officer for the equities technology group at Goldman Sachs.

CFN Services to Present at Tabb Group Event

Financial Market Structure: Architectural and
Infrastructure Challenges in the New Trading World
What stays, what goes, what’s new? In today’s market structure we see new venues cropping up all the time. Daily advances
in technology and fi ber paths that did not exist last quarter are now at our disposal. And, all of this takes place while balancing
our trading strategies and infrastructure in order to stay one step ahead of the next guy. Join us for a one-hour discussion on
the latest trends and responses when deploying low-latency trading technologies and maintaining suffi cient control across
multiple venues.

CFN Services Extends Footprint

CFN Services has announced it's Financial Services Ultra-Low Latency Roadmap for Q1 2010

Long Haul Solutions for:
Chicago, New York/New Jersey, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Toronto, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Sao Paulo, Mumbai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore

Metro Solutions for:
Chicago, New York, New Jersey, Toronto, London, Frankfurt and Tokyo

CFN Services Expands to Provide Low Latency Options for Toronto

Herndon, VA (PRweb)June 1, 2009 -- CFN Services, the leader in Low Latency Network Solutions, is now expanding their offerings into Toronto. CFN is offering the lowest latency connections for global markets to key Toronto exchanges: Alpha Trading, Pure Trading, Omega ATS, MATCH Now, TMX Group, and Chi-X Canada. Now traders globally can receive a trading advantage in Toronto by partnering with CFN Services. Full Story

CFN Services Joins Switch and Data’s GeoReachSM Partnership

Tampa, FL December 2, 2009: Switch and Data (NASDAQ: SDXC), a leading provider of network-neutral data center and Internet exchange services, announced today that CFN Services, a leading ultra low latency network and custom fiber optic network integrator in the financial industry, has joined Switch and Data’s GeoReach partnership program. CFN will provide clients with turnkey or custom-designed, low latency interconnections to multiple regional exchanges from Switch and Data’s New York and Toronto Financial EcoCentersSM. CFN FiberSource® Advisor provides professional services to assist financial firms in their regional or global network design, planning, and strategy to enhance their individual electronic trading strategies.

CFN Services Expands Network with Telx

Chicago, IL and New York, NY (MarketWire) May 27, 2009 -- Offer Telx customers In New York and Chicago a complete, low-latency financial networking solution Key Highlights:* New relationship joins CFN Services’ low latency network with Telx’s proximity hosting advantages. * CFN’s ultra low latency solution guarantees a round-trip connection between Telx’s NY metro and Chicago facilities that is at or below 16.6 milliseconds. * Telx customers gain direct access to a leading network integrator and design firm serving the financial services industry. * A common carrier-neutral stance provides CFN and Telx customers with optimal solutions. Full Story

Mark Casey, President CFN Services, Presenting at the Data Center Dynamics Conference

Herndon, VA (Press Release) April 16, 2009 -- Mark Casey, President of CFN Services, is a featured speaker at the Data Center Dynamics Conference, April 21st. The event is taking place in Washington, DC at the Renaissance Hotel. The session Mark will participate in is entitled, “How Will the Information Superhighway and Data Center Fabric be Reshaped by New Demands of Content and Data?”

CFN Services - Lead Sponsor for 4G World Mobile Backhaul Summit

Chicago, IL March 30, 2009 –4G World - a Transmedia and Yankee Group Conference, announce CFN Services as the lead sponsor for the 4G World Mobile Backhaul Summit. 4G World provides a roadmap for all types of operators planning their 4G technology deployment and business strategies, with a combination of world class keynotes, seminars and training and track sessions.

CFN Services Offers Sub 16ms Latency Between Chicago and NY/NJ FInancial Districts

Herndon, VA March 1, 2009 –CFN Services, a leading network integrator, has announced a sub 16ms Latency Between Chicago and NY/NJ Financial Districts. CFN Services is the only provider offering Latency Service Level Agreements coupled with this is a Latency Improvement Plan SLA. To find out more contact CFN Services.

CFN Services Launches Ultra Low Latency Network From Chicago to New York

Herndon, VA February 16, 2009 (PRWeb) –CFN Services, a leading network integrator, has announced a new Ultra Low Latency Network from Chicago to New York. This Low Latency Network is in response to the active network traffic for Electronic Trading firms on the Chicago - New York route - allowing traders reliable low latency delivery of market data and order execution to maximize profits and minimize risk.

CFN President Mark Casey Featured Speaker on Wireless Backhaul Panel at Metro Connect 2009

Herndon, VA January 27, 2009 (PRWeb) – CFN Services, the leader in the telecom knowledge based integration space, is participating in the Metro Connect 8th Annual Metro Connectivity and Local Access conference. CFN Services has been participating in this event for the past three years.

Electronic Trading Firms are Lowering Their Latency

Herndon, VA January 25, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Thanks to CFN Services; Electronic Trading firms are gaining new knowledge about the latency of their network connections. Historically, Electronic Trading firms have relied on their Service Provider to be the best source of data for their Fiber Network options. Electronic Trading firms are now finding it better to also partner with an integrator to get that type of information.

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