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KVH Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Richard Warley, hereinafter referred to as “KVH”) announced today that it will expand its ultra low-latency network that currently connects key financial markets in Japan and Asia-Pacific region to the U.S. by adding a new network point of presence (POP) in Chicago. This new POP will be operational in January, 2011 and will mark the first time for KVH to enter the U.S. market for delivering services to the financial services community.
The new Tokyo to Chicago route will have latency which will be the lowest in the market today. KVH developed this route by applying leading-edge Ethernet technology to the shortest possible path currently available. Leveraging “KVH Trading Avenue,” a suite of proximity and ultra low-latency solutions, the new route will provide U.S. traders with the best latency connectivity to Japan as well as to other Asian markets, including Australia.
“KVH Trading Avenue” addresses the needs of the financial services community by offering proximity and ultra low-latency connectivity to the major exchanges in Japan and key financial centers in the region and is the ideal managed environment for supporting algorithmic electronic trading. In addition to offering low latency connectivity to Hong Kong and Singapore via its POPs, KVH provides expanded reach to other key cities in Asia, the U.S. and Europe via an optimized network consisting of multi carriers.
Dr. Zhongmin Guo, Vice President, Telecom and International Business Unit of KVH noted, “Low latency networks have become an extremely important differentiator in today’s trading environment for our financial service customers. Japanese and Asian markets are showing strong growth with the introduction of cutting-edge trading platforms by major exchanges. By enhancing KVH’s proximity and ultra low-latency network services with this new route to Japan and the Asia Pacific region, our customers can take advantage of trading opportunities in this growing market. KVH continues to expand its geographic reach and service portfolio to ensure our customers benefit from resilient and fast market access.”
KVH will exhibit the latest proximity and ultra low-latency solutions at the 26th FIA Futures and Options Expo in Chicago on November 2 - 4, 2010.
