Neotel reduces latency to Brics grouping
Telecommunications group Neotel has reduced network latency between South Africa and its Brics-bloc counterparts, Brazil, India, Russia and China to promote economic growth.
Lower network latency, which determined the amount of time it takes for a packet of data to get from one point to another, was “key” to driving economic growth within the economic bloc, Neotel chief business solutions and excellence Abid Qadiri said this week.
Trade between South Africa and the emerging Brics countries, particularly China, had increased substantially since 2000. Trade between South Africa, Russia and Brazil reached R25-billion last year, while South Africa exported and imported R81-billion and R120-billion respectively.
He said lower latency connectivity reduced costs and delays in the movement of data and improving technology-reliant businesses’ competitiveness.
“South Africa’s telecommunications companies have a major role to play in improving communications between South Africa and the rest of the Brics countries to further support trade development,” Qadiri said.
Neotel’s network latency between South Africa and China had reached 220 milliseconds, which had a “major effect on enhancing user experience and bolstering businesses”. Latency to India had also been reduced.
“Latency in communications affects businesses in many ways depending on their needs, which can vary from voice, messaging, fax, streaming video, online commerce and so forth. Improvements in latency allows applications to run better, faster and smoother than before,” Qadiri concluded.
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