HomeNewsColt substantially reduced latency between Tokyo and Hong Kong stock exchange

Colt substantially reduced latency between Tokyo and Hong Kong stock exchange

Realises the fastest connectivity for financial organisations in the market

Tokyo, JP, 22 January 2020 – Colt Technology Services, a leading provider of agile, high-bandwidth connectivity solutions, today announced that it has succeeded in reducing latency between Tokyo and Hong Kong stock exchanges substantially, realising the fastest connectivity between these two regions.

Colt has been providing an Ultra Low Latency network between the Japan Exchange Group and Hong Kong Exchanges since 2010. After several optimisations, Colt is once again able to provide the fastest connectivity to meet the high-frequency trading (HFT) needs of financial organisations, including financial brokers, investment funds and banks and FX related applications. Fast connectivity is critical for enabling trading platforms to execute trading strategies faster; in addition, Capital Market participants can also benefit from this fast, secure network.

Masato Hoshino, Head of Asia at Colt commented: “Colt has been investing in ultra low latency infrastructure in order for our clients to realise trades on multiple exchanges, with faster and more reliable connectivity. Having an advantage in execution speed is essential in a competitive market, and Colt’s ultra low latency network is a preferred solution for many of our financial services customers. Colt was ranked as one of the leading providers of network connectivity services for the Japan Exchange Group (JPX) two years ago. We will never be satisfied with the status quo and will continue to invest to provide better service to the financial community, especially in low latency connectivity, together with highly reputed customer services.”

Colt provides a best of breed infrastructure network to financial customers, with its reliability and low latency connectivity making it their first choice. Additionally Colt is prioritising its network for enterprises and announced a three-year investment plan focusing on the upgrade and expansion of the capacity and reach of its network in 2017. The coverage of its network across the world has also been expanded and densified to meet the needs of global customers, as well as its high bandwidth capabilities in response to the trend of digital transformation. With reliability that is certified by its financial customers and the flexibility and agility to meet the requirements of the market, Colt continues to enhance connectivity to ensure market leadership across the world.

 

About Colt

Colt aims to be the leader in enabling customers’ digital transformation through agile and on-demand, high bandwidth solutions. The Colt IQ Network connects 900+ data centres across Europe, Asia and North America’s largest business hubs, with over 27,500 on net buildings and growing.

Colt has built its reputation on putting customers first. Customers include data intensive organisations spanning over 213 cities in more than 30 countries. Colt is a recognised innovator and pioneer in Software Defined Networks (SDN) and Network Function Virtualisation (NFV). Privately owned, Colt is one of the most financially sound companies in its industry and able to provide the best customer experience at a competitive price. For more information, please visit www.colt.net.

Press Contact:

Nola Pocock – Head of PR, Chief of Staff to the CCO

+447917714377 [email protected]

 

What's your goal today?

1. Are you on the Colt IQ network?

Our network connects over 31,000 buildings worldwide powering companies such as Hitachi, Atos, Forbes, Arthur D Little, Brussels Airlines and thousands of others. Find out if you're Colt connected now.

2. Learn about digital infrastructure

We've written thousands of guides and white papers, regularly publish content on our blog and host regular events on everything from enterprise network connectivity, to cloud, digital transformation and the hybrid workforce.

3. Join our team

To learn more about joining our team of over 5000 people around the world, and to browse our current open roles visit https://careers.colt.net/.