Tata Comm offers low latency network

Tata Communications launches a low latency network which connects major financial capitals in Asia, United Kingdom and United States to offer global connectivity scalability and flexibility with Ethernet technology.

This network is backed by 802.1ah, Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB) technology. And it enables customers to work with a single global supplier instead of multiple country-specific point-to-point network providers.

"The network is the first low latency service that offers a pure multipoint Ethernet platform to the financial services sector and other global industries, accelerating global high frequency trading and other low latency applications," claims a statement. Service level agreements (SLAs) for the low latency network include near-real-time latency guarantees. Latency is measured every five minutes on a 24/7 basis, up to two decimals after the millisecond range from point-of-presence (PoP) to PoP, further claims the statement.

John Hoffman, Head of Ethernet Product Management, Tata Communications says, “In this hyper-connected world, connectivity drives the global economy. We are at the centre of this information age with our expansive global network reach and the world's first wholly owned cable ring around the world. The new low latency network is the latest cutting-edge offering in our portfolio."

He added, "Global financial trading firms initially drove the need for this solution as every millisecond of latency is critical for trading. However, due to rising complexity and importance of specific mission-critical applications, we are also seeing an uptake in demand for similar levels of latency from a growing range of sectors and businesses.”