The decision to co-locate cannot be taken lightly, noted panellists during this morning’s low latency arms race debate. Bob McDowell, research director for Europe at TowerGroup, compared the decision to co-locate to joining a religious sect. “It is very hard to get out without significant reputational damage and cost involved,” he said.

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