Overview
The customer is a global quantitative trading firm providing liquidity on global markets and directly to clients. It is renowned for its advanced computing environment and commitment to innovation. As it operates across major financial exchanges worldwide, the firm’s business model demands real-time execution of trades across asset classes, as every millisecond could determine the success or failure of a trade. Their trading strategies require not only the lowest possible latency but also highly predictable and stable network performance.
24/7 operations
for always-on, mission-critical resilience
2 core services
that deliver secure, low‑latency connectivity
5-year partnership
with continuous optimisation and expansion across markets
Challenge
Navigating the demands of high-speed global trading
With infrastructure spanning multiple continents, the firm needed a network infrastructure that was both diverse and resilient. The network should also have multiple cable routes and backup options to mitigate the risk of outages caused by subsea cable faults or other disruptions. The sensitivity of their operations to downtime meant that even a brief interruption could have significant financial consequences.
At the same time, the company’s business was rapidly expanding into new markets and trading locations. Hence, the firm needed a network provider partner capable of supporting fast deployment and seamless integration of new sites with scalability and flexibility became critical factors in its choice of a network partner.
Solution
Engineering a resilient, low-latency network solution
To address these challenges, Telstra International delivered a tailored solution leveraging Ethernet Private Line (EPL) services. Secure, uncontended point-to-point connectivity was established for core backbone routes using EPL, with the circuit terminating at Telstra’s cable landing station. This purpose-built, low-latency network provides deterministic routing between key financial exchanges, delivering the shortest possible path to minimise round-trip delay (RTD).
The solution incorporated infrastructure diversity and resiliency to support 24/7 operations, even during unexpected network disruptions. Proactive monitoring tools and real-time performance reporting were implemented, which gave the firm full visibility into network health and enabled rapid response to any issues.
The solution was also designed with scalability in mind, with future enhancements such as colocation services under consideration.
Impact
Transforming trading performance and enabling growth
As the firm’s network partner, Telstra International established a robust and resilient global network backbone that enabled its expansion into new markets and trading locations, with the diversity of routes and backup options ensuring its business continuity even during unexpected disruptions.
The deployment of EPL services achieved significant latency improvements on critical routes connecting Asia-Pacific to North America and Europe. This supported the firm’s latency-sensitive trading strategies and maintained its competitive edge. Over the course of the five-year partnership, the firm was able to broaden its service offerings, such as systematic credit and longer-duration trading, and expand its operational footprint, which drove record revenues in billions.
By acting as a single provider for all network-related needs, Telstra International simplified management and enabled the firm to focus on its core trading activities.