"When Everyone Fights for Nanoseconds, We shave off to Save Milliseconds" An Interview with Vadim Limar on How Bringo Net Helps Major Funds Win in Financial Markets

— Rachel. C

In the world of high-frequency trading, the race for speed never stops. Funds invest millions in technologies that can shave nanoseconds off transaction times. But Vadim Limar, CEO of Bringo Net, takes a broader perspective. His company has developed a Skywave-based solution that cuts entire milliseconds from data transmission between financial centers.

A graduate of Esade Business School and Haas School of Business, Limar brings a rare combination of expertise to the table. His experience includes optimizing Amazon’s European secondary market, with over €1 billion in turnover, boosting annual profits by $65 million. In Singapore’s August One venture fund, he managed a portfolio of tech startups and successfully structured deals involving 50% government funding. This unique background helped him see the potential in a long-standing technology through a new lens.

This interview is not just for financial industry professionals.

Bringo Net’s experience demonstrates how rethinking existing technologies can create breakthrough business solutions and highlights the challenges tech companies face on their journey from concept to working product.

Bringo Net operates at the intersection of telecommunications and financial markets. Why is this important for high-frequency trading?

We are building the fastest network in the world for transmitting financial data. In this business, speed is everything. While others fight for nanoseconds, we focus on saving entire milliseconds. For our clients, that’s an entirely new level of competitive advantage.

Imagine a trader in Chicago spotting an opportunity on the London Stock Exchange. By the time their signal travels through traditional fiber optic cables—winding around continents and crossing oceans—that moment might be gone. We offer a different path: straight through the upper layers of the atmosphere.

Skywave technology enables significantly faster data transmission between financial centers. For every thousand kilometers bypassed compared to traditional routes, we save one millisecond. To the average user, that might seem negligible, but for high-frequency traders, it’s the difference between millions in profit or loss.

How do you ensure stable data transmission given the natural factors affecting the ionosphere?

That’s one of the most challenging aspects of what we do. The ionosphere is a dynamic, constantly changing environment influenced by solar activity, geomagnetic storms, and even time of day and seasonal variations. Unlike ground-laid cables, you have to account for a multitude of variables.

We’ve developed a multi-layered reliability system. The first layer is our specialized antennas and transmitters, designed specifically to handle the complexities of working with the ionosphere. But the real edge comes from our AI-powered management system, which analyzes ionospheric conditions in real time and automatically adjusts transmission parameters.

Speed is critical, but so is connection quality. We maintain an error rate below 1% and continually strive for zero. For our clients, all this complexity is invisible. They get a stable, fast connection and can focus on their trading strategies without worrying about the technical details of how it works.

Bringo Net received an experimental FCC license, a distinction granted to only a select few tech companies in the U.S. How did you achieve this, and what does it mean for your business?

This was a significant milestone for us, particularly given the sensitivity of financial communications. The process was rigorous and required a thorough review of every aspect of our technology.

The FCC is highly selective, especially in this space. We had to demonstrate not only the technical viability of our solution but also its safety for the existing telecommunications infrastructure. We submitted extensive documentation on our equipment, data transmission protocols, and security systems.

What does this give us? First, it allows us to legally deploy our infrastructure in the U.S., which is crucial for serving American financial markets. Our Aurora, Illinois site, for example, is a key hub for connecting to European financial centers.

Beyond that, the license is a badge of credibility. It confirms that our technology meets the strictest regulatory standards, which is particularly important when negotiating with major financial institutions.

High-frequency traders are demanding clients. How do you plan to convince major funds of your solution’s effectiveness?

Reputation and trust are built on measurable technical performance. When we meet with funds, we present detailed technical documentation showcasing our advantages in data transmission speed, system reliability, and error rates.

It’s important to understand that HFT funds are, at their core, tech companies. They employ brilliant engineers who thoroughly understand the intricacies of infrastructure. That’s why we speak their language—latency, bandwidth, error rates. We’re ready for in-depth technical discussions and a detailed breakdown of every component of our system.

We also offer funds the opportunity to test our system in real-world conditions so they can see its effectiveness firsthand. In this business, it all comes down to numbers and real performance metrics.

In your field, every component of the system matters. Tell us about your unique developments, from hardware to software.

Starting with hardware: our transmitters and receivers were designed from scratch to minimize signal processing delays. Standard radio equipment simply doesn’t meet the speed requirements of HFT.

Our biggest point of pride is our communication channel management system. It’s a sophisticated software platform powered by artificial intelligence, which analyzes ionospheric conditions in real time and optimizes transmission parameters. Think of it as an autopilot that constantly adjusts multiple settings to maintain peak performance.

We’ve also developed specialized antenna systems capable of handling high-frequency signals in any weather conditions. This is critical for ensuring stable connections across continents.

Integration is key. It’s not enough to have excellent individual components—they all need to work together seamlessly as one unified system.

Your career spans a diverse range of experiences—from auditing international projects at KPMG to driving innovation at Amazon, from working with venture investments in Singapore to leading a telecom project. How does this help you in developing Bringo Net?

Each phase of my career has contributed something essential to this project. At KPMG, I worked with international organizations, coordinating over 140 audits across ten countries. That experience helps me now as we navigate complex regulatory procedures.

My time at Amazon taught me to think on a large scale while paying attention to detail. Working with big data and making decisions based on it now informs how we optimize our technical solutions.

Venture experience at August One in Singapore gave me an understanding of how tech startups can effectively engage with large institutional clients. This perspective allows me to see things from both an investor’s and a tech company’s point of view.

But the most important skill is the ability to bridge different perspectives. At Bringo Net, we operate at the crossroads of telecommunications and financial markets, interacting with technical specialists, traders, and regulators. The ability to speak the language of each group, understand their needs, and find common ground is perhaps the most valuable skill I’ve gained over the years.

It’s rare to find a tech company CEO who can dive into quantum physics, explain the principles of high-frequency trading, and discuss regulatory nuances across countries—all in the span of an hour. Vadim Limar stands out even in the talent-rich world of fintech, combining deep technological expertise with practical business acumen and international experience. Perhaps it’s individuals like him—able to see the big picture and discover unconventional solutions—who will shape the future of the tech sector.