Deutsche Börse picks Telehouse as new access point provider in London

Deutsche Börse today announced an agreement with Telehouse, a leading provider of global data centres and managed ICT services. The agreement foresees the use of Telehouse’s data center as a low latency access point in London. This new access point will be available for members of Deutsche Börse’s derivatives exchange Eurex and the cash market Xetra. Launch is aimed for spring 2011.

This agreement is a further milestone of Deutsche Börse’s network latency and data centre optimization strategy. The new access point fits seamlessly into Deutsche Börse’s state-of-the-art failsafe infrastructure. Without compromise, a full redundancy of paths and components will be implemented for the new access. Telehouse already serves as a valuable provider for other data centre sites and services to Deutsche Börse.

“We are pleased to offer our customers an unprecedented fast access to Deutsche Börse for the vital UK financial market,” said Matthias Kluber, Executive Vice President and Head of Networks & Infrastructure Operations at Deutsche Börse. “The new access point enables our customers to connect with a one-way latency of below 4.5 milliseconds to the Eurex and Xetra matching engines in Frankfurt, setting up the most efficient basis for trading strategies between London and Frankfurt.”

Michelle Reid, Sales & Marketing Director at Telehouse, commented: “We are delighted to be working alongside Deutsche Börse. This newly established access point in London stands to benefit existing Deutsche Börse clients and Telehouse clients alike. The low latency access service will benefit both the London financial market and the UK as a whole which Telehouse are proud to be a part of”.

About Deutsche Börse

Deutsche Börse Group is one of the world’s leading service providers for the securities industry with a product and service offering for issuers, investors, intermediaries and data vendors. The Group covers the entire process chain from trading, through clearing, to settlement and securities custody. Furthermore, Deutsche Börse offers market data, indices and analyses and is a service provider for the development and operation of IT systems.

Deutsche Börse Group includes Deutsche Börse AG, a DAX company, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Clearstream International S.A. Furthermore, Deutsche Börse AG holds a 50 percent stake in Eurex Zürich AG. Eurex’s portfolio of markets includes International Securities Exchange (ISE), a leading options exchange as well as the ECNs Eurex Repo and Eurex Bonds, which round out Eurex’s offering for repo and bond trading. Cash market activities and the market data business are run as business areas of Deutsche Börse AG.

About Telehouse
Telehouse offers data centre facilities and connectivity, providing a secure and resilient platform for mission critical IT systems. Established in 1988, Telehouse became Europe’s first purpose-built neutral colocation provider. Today, the company is at the heart of the Internet and telecommunications infrastructure, serving over 1,000 major customers worldwide, from small start-ups to multinationals across a wide range of industries. It is a subsidiary of Japanese corporation KDDI, a Global 300 company and is able to offer a global network covering Europe, America and Asia/Pacific.