The London Metal Exchange (LME) is planning to introduce 10G cross connect services at the Digital Realty LON1 Customer Data Centre (CDC) from 1 January 2026.

The 10G cross connect service, forms part of LME’s ongoing connectivity development strategy and aims to meet increasing demand from market participants for low-latency connectivity solutions.

The new 10G offering will be available alongside the existing 1G cross connect service, providing participants with greater flexibility and improved performance options.

The 10G cross connect will be made available for both the production and test environments, with the test environment offered only to subscribers of the 10G production environment.

The 10G cross connect charges will cover one pair of production cross connects and a single cross connect for the test environment.

Billing will commence from the date the LME issues the Letter of Authority (LOA) to a participant for ordering the cross connect at LON1 CDC. Participants interested in upgrading to the 10G cross connect or reviewing their current connectivity arrangements are requested to contact the LME’s Technical Account Management team.