Telstra collaborates with Equinix on financial services solution

NEW YORK — Australian telecom company Telstra announced last week through its Telstra Americas division a collaboration with global interconnection services provider and data centre operator Equinix. The two companies are partnering “to enhance the Telstra Octagon financial services solution and expand global access and direct connectivity between North America and eight of the world’s major futures and commodities exchanges,” according to a Telstra press release. “With Telstra Octagon, organizations can access high-frequency trading environments faster between North America and the Asia-Pacific regions, including the NASDAQ and CBOE exchanges in Equinix NY, CME and ICE, ASX in Australia, HKEX in...