EllaLink and BSO to develop financial markets between Europe and Latin America

By Edlyn Cardoza

BSO, the pioneering global infrastructure and connectivity provider, and EllaLink, the express optical platform between Europe and Latin America, recently announced its intention to develop financial markets between Europe and Latin America in order to market low latency services to their clients.

To date, European and Asian companies wishing to trade in Brazilian markets have had to transit through the United States. With the launch of EllaLink in June, business strategies in Brazil and South America that were previously unprofitable for international entities became much more attractive.

BSO has partnered with EllaLink at a strategic level to put in place the connectivity and ultra-low latency infrastructure necessary to enable commercial companies around the world to access the Latin American Stock Exchange and capitalize on the opportunities that exist. ‘she offers. These new routes will open up a wide range of possibilities for proprietary trading companies, capital banks, hedge funds and other market participants across multiple asset classes.

“We are proud to be EllaLink’s preferred supplier to the capital markets industry. Our work to connect those in emerging markets with other trade networks around the world has yielded significant results for the regions in question, even at this early stage. With these rapid advancements in mind, BSO is well positioned to ensure that companies wishing to access the Brazilian market have everything they need ”, noted Michel Ourabah, CEO, BSO.

Vincent Gatineau, EllaLink Marketing and Sales Director, added: “Our partnership with BSO once again demonstrates EllaLink’s ability to recognize the needs of global markets and deliver services that will bring financial communities together. We are delighted to say that EllaLink’s direct routing offers a significant latency advantage over competing networks, creating new opportunities for our partners and customers.

EllaLink is an advanced optical platform providing secure, high-capacity connectivity over a unique, low-latency transatlantic route to meet growing market needs in Latin America and Europe. The EllaLink network directly connects Brazil and Europe, connecting the main hubs of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza to Lisbon, Madrid and Marseille.

The EllaLink system was built with consistent technology, initially offering 100 Tbps capacity over four direct fiber pairs between Europe and Brazil. EllaLink is an independent and privately funded company committed to providing products and services on an operator neutral and open access basis. Daisy II, a pan-European equity fund active in the renewable energy, energy, transport and digital infrastructure sectors, is EllaLink’s largest shareholder.

Founded in 2004 and with a heritage of serving the world’s largest financial institutions, BSO is a pioneering global infrastructure and connectivity provider, serving more than 600 data-intensive companies in various markets such as financial services, technology, energy, electronic commerce, media and Suite. The company owns and provides critical infrastructure, including network connectivity, cloud solutions, managed services and hosting, specific and dedicated to each customer served.

BSO’s network includes over 240 points of presence in 33 markets, over 40 cloud ramps, is integrated with all major public cloud providers, and connects to over 75 online Internet exchanges and over 30 scholarships. Its team of experts work closely with customers to create solutions that meet the detailed and specific needs of their business, delivering the latency, resiliency and security they need, regardless of their location.