Aviat is the industry leader in low latency microwave solutions

In High Frequency Trading (HFT) applications where computers can make millions of decisions in fractions of a second, receiving data even a single millisecond sooner can equate to a distinct advantage and generate significant profits. According to Information Week Magazine: “A one (1) millisecond advantage in trading applications can be worth $100 million a year to a major brokerage firm”.

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Microwave is the low latency champion

Faster propagation. Microwave signals travel through the air about 50% faster than light through optical fiber.

Straighter routes. Microwave networks have shorter routes, reducing the total network distance and consequently further improving latency.

In today’s ultra-competitive High Frequency Trading markets, speed is everything, and wireless technologies, and specifically microwave networking, have recently been recognized as a faster alternative to optical transport for ultra-low latency financial applications.

The need for speed: best practices for building ultra-low latency microwave networks.

This white paper will show that to achieve the lowest end-to-end latency with the highest possible reliability and network stability, it requires not only a microwave platform that supports cutting edge low latency performance, but also must be combined with the experience and expertise necessary to design, deploy, support and operate an microwave transmission network.

Microwave is the Low Latency Champion

Customer endorsement.

“It is an incredible technological achievement by Aviat, imagine if you could upgrade your car to have six times as much horsepower…”
—says Bob Meade, co-founder of McKay Brothers

A good design upfront is key

Low latency providers who are not accustomed to microwave may need help. We have you covered. Aviat provides the turnkey services portfolio to take care of all aspects of your microwave network. Your network will be well designed upfront and will continue to operate with exceptional performance and reliability.

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The Need for Speed: Best Practices for Building Ultra-Low Latency Microwave Networks. White paper: The Need for Speed: Best Practices for Building Ultra-Low Latency Microwave Networks.
This paper will show that to achieve the lowest end-to-end latency with the highest possible reliability and network stability not only requires a microwave platform that supports cutting edge low latency performance, but also must be combined with the experience and expertise necessary to design, deploy, support and operate an microwave transmission network.
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Low latency facts

Over

35 %

market share in US

Deployed to connect

HFT financial centers between Chicago and New York, and between Frankfurt and London

Number of microwave miles

worldwide 18,000 for

trading networks

What our customers have to say

John Viester

Director, TWS Technologies International
— a leading systems integrator to fixed and mobile operators in the Benelux region of Western Europe

For the low-latency customer who insists on using carrier-grade technologies, we only recommend the Aviat Eclipse platform.

Bob Meade, PhD

Co-founder of McKay Brothers, LLC
— an industry-leading telecom provider of private carrier services for latency sensitive applications

Aviat Eclipse AIR is the first solution of its kind in the low latency market, allowing us to use fewer radio hops, enabling a direct route and delivering overall lower latency with higher availability.

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