Tata Communications has launched a low-latency network aimed at increasing the speed in high frequency trading.

Latency is the time taken for packets to reach the institution’s server from the original server. Tata Communications? low latency network will enable financial firms to execute a high frequency trade between locations, using a single network and single supplier model. The new network will help connect major financial capitals in Asia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The network will help minimise cost of trading and trade execution. With the launch of low-latency network customers will be able to build multipoint low latency networks which can communicate from city-to-city rather than exchange-to-exchange for serve applications, regardless of the software or trading platform being used.

The multipoint ethernet service offers savings upto 35 per cent on circuit and operations costs. Customers will also have the option of upgrading their bandwidth without causing a service outage on their network.