Microwave & PTP

Beeks Microwave & PTP Solution

Standardisation of UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) has delivered significant benefits to many parts of our industry and MiFID II’s clock synchronisation rules could present further advantages beyond that of mere compliance.

It is not, however, always easy to keep your platform in line with such regulations — that’s where Beeks’ PTP solutions come in.

Beeks Precision Time Protocol (PTP) services allow our customers to comply with the regulatory requirements introduced by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the European Securities Market Authority (ESMA) to record machine-to-machine trading transactions with an accuracy of one microsecond.

The cost of adding and maintaining a Grand Master clock to the network and ensuring consistent and reliable synchronisation can be prohibitive. Beeks provides a more cost-effective and dedicated PTP service which customers can either add to their existing trading infrastructure or cross connect to by subscribing to an on demand bare metal server in the relevant location.

What is Microwave Connectivity?

Microwave link technology (or microwave internet) is a line of sight communication system that connects a microwave link to radio signals. These radio signals transmit data using high-frequency radio waves between fixed locations. This forms a microwave network.

Our microwave systems use the availability of this technology for microwave radio transmission to send and receive microwave signals over a microwave link, ultimately providing a high-speed wireless internet connection to send and receive data.

Microwave link technology has a small wavelength that can overcome congestion in lower frequency bands and long-distance links exceeding 100km. However, these distances depend on frequency bands, the weather (rainfall or snow), desired availability (%), required throughput (Mbps), and antenna size (gain).

Like radio waves, microwave equipment close by enables the use of microwave frequencies without any interruptions. If frequency waves of microwaves are higher, the microwave link can also give the microwave radio band a large information-carrying capacity.

By monitoring microwave line of sight radio waves with remote monitoring, you can protect your microwave technology and equipment and quickly respond to any errors.

Make the most of Precision Time Protocol (PTP) for trading — enquire about our high performance, high availability finance PTP service today.
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The Beeks Microwave Solution

Microwave internet connection is often said to be the true fibre replacement, especially when used over short distances.

Compared with traditional fibre leased circuits, a PTP (point-to-point) microwave connection can in many instances provide significant latency savings — a necessary factor in pushing the market forward as FX trading continues to mature.

Generally speaking, PTP microwave links can fit into one of two categories depending on the frequency spectrum: unlicensed and licensed microwave links (the latter of which has an exclusive bandwidth and falls under the umbrella of fixed wireless backhaul solutions).

If you’re looking for high performance low latency trading infrastructure that delivers the speeds and power you need, then a microwave network connection could be for you.

Deploy Microwave Internet in Key Financial Hubs

In collaboration with Anova Technologies, an international carrier and market data provider, Beeks deploys a microwave wireless connection between our NY4 and DC3 data centres.

Anova operates a number of metro wireless networks, all focused on low latency, high availability connections between major financial data centres. Through their wireless service offerings, full packet delivery is guaranteed, as well as an ultra high capacity connection that supports high speed data with proven reliability and availability.

An additional and enhanced low latency trading capability is available to our clients by deploying microwave connectivity between our Equinix NY4 data centre and Aurora DC3 data centre. This link provides Beeks customers with ultra low latency connectivity over a robust wireless network that is double the size of most other commercially available routes.

The NY4 data centre is a major hub for FX spot and forwards and increasingly for cryptocurrencies, while the DC3 data centre serves CME futures markets. The microwave link between the two data centres means infrastructure is deployed faster and it allows low latency trading strategies in these asset classes to execute more efficiently between locations.

Using Beeks as your trading infrastructure provider means you can take advantage of these critical latency savings within the FX market and for your trading applications.

Why Beeks?

At Beeks, we understand our clients’ wireless internet & low latency requirements and we provide 24/7 support.

Our Network Operations Team are all specialists in the field of PTP trading and financial technologies and are ready to assist with everything from high-frequency trading infrastructure to Precision Time Protocol (PTP) cloud solutions.

We can review any interference or delay and deploy solutions promptly. With microwave internet, we prevent any delay or interference — saving time & money and allowing you the advantage of solely focusing on your business goals. Our microwave link solution with high-frequency microwave signals provides reliability, which allows for business continuity — something vital for capital markets and financial enterprises.

Beeks has a global reach through our growing global data centre network, with point to point connectivity and access to over 200+ Exchanges, Execution Venues, Liquidity Providers and Market Data sources around the world. With our best of breed technology, Beeks can help shape your electronic trading infrastructure to reduce latency and ensure high capacity throughput performance for your mission critical business operations.

Get in touch to find out if Microwave & PTP are the right solution for you.
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