TOKYO -- (BUSINESS WIRE) --

KVH Co. Ltd., Asia’s leading Information Delivery Platform headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and Japan Exchange Group (JPX), the world’s third largest exchange group, today announced a strategic partnership to offer arrownet-Global targeting global participants looking to access JPX’s trading venues in Tokyo from key and emerging markets in Asia, Europe and the US.

KVH has been focusing on the capital markets sector since its inception and has a proven track record in providing critical network infrastructure to Japanese exchanges, including Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), Osaka Exchange (OSE) and other key venues, serving the demanding needs of brokers, buy-sides and other financial services institutions. arrownet-Global is a ultra low latency end-to-end network service enabling market participants to directly connect from overseas markets into JPX Colocation(all) under a single contract. arrownet-Global will be delivered via KVH’s network node in arrownet AP3 (Access Point 3) providing the absolute lowest latency into TSE and OSE, and bringing KVH’s highly scalable, fully resilient network platform right to the participant’s doorstep.

“We are very pleased to team up with JPX to offer arrownet-Global”, said Edward Higase, President and CEO at KVH. “KVH has prided itself as being the network service provider of choice for the financial industry and this partnership reinforces our commitment to this sector. We have worked with the JPX affiliated companies for many years and are excited to continue to be a partner to JPX to strengthen its network infrastructure and help boost its value proposition at a global level.”

“JPX is delighted to partner with KVH to offer arrownet-Global”, said Ryusuke Yokoyama, Executive Officer at TSE. “KVH, with its robust and reliable global network, can help global investors to seamlessly and effectively connect to TSE. This will also augment our investor pool, increase the liquidity of JPX and help us realize our mission to be ‘the Most Preferred Exchange in Asia-Pacific region’.”

KVH operates one of the lowest latency networks in Asia connecting all of the major exchanges in the region as well as linking Asia to key venues in Europe and the US. In addition to ultra-low latency connectivity, KVH also provides a suite of value-added services including proximity hosting, exchange colocation and managed IT services. Customers that use arrownet-Global through KVH will be able to enjoy a one-stop service package with multilingual support that takes advantage of KVH’s comprehensive product portfolio and local market knowledge to tailor a solution specific to their business needs.

About KVH

KVH is an Asia Pacific IT Services and Data Center Services Provider established in Japan. KVH’s Information Delivery Platform delivers integrated cloud and network solutions and best-in-class service to its customers. KVH owns infrastructure and provides services that enable clients to store, process, protect and deliver their vital business information. KVH provides IT Services, Cloud Services, Data Center Services, Managed Network Services, and Professional Services.

KVH operates the lowest latency network in Japan, and with over 500 financial services customers, is the leading provider of ultra-low-latency network and proximity hosting solutions to the high-frequency trading community in Tokyo and Osaka. KVH also offers low-latency connectivity services between major financial markets in the Asia/Pacific region and the US including Tokyo, Chicago, Aurora, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul/Busan, and Sydney. More information on KVH can be found at www.kvhasia.com/en/.

About JPX

Japan Exchange Group, Inc., one of the leading exchange groups in the world, is a holding company established on January 1, 2013 as a result of a business combination between Tokyo Stock Exchange, the largest stock exchange in the Asia-Pacific region, and Osaka Exchange, a major derivatives exchange. JPX listed its stock on TSE on January 4 of the same year. The JPX stock market reached approximately USD 4.5 trillion (JPY 478 trillion) in market capitalization as of the end of December 2013. JPX also provides derivatives markets for major Japanese contracts such as Nikkei 225 futures, TOPIX futures, and JGB futures.

CONTACT:

KVH Co., Ltd.
Public Relations
Naoko Minobe, +81-3-4560-7104
press@KVHasia.com
or
Edelman Japan
Saori Adachi, Akiko Asami, Kiyomitsu Nakata, +81-3-6858-7731