ERPC Launches 'Epic Shreds Direct' in Frankfurt, Offering Direct-to-Validator Solana Data Streams

ELSOUL LABO B.V. (Amsterdam, CEO Fumitake Kawasaki) and Validators DAO, operators of ERPC, have announced the release of 'Epic Shreds Direct,' the highest line of the Epic Shreds service, in Frankfurt.

Epic Shreds Direct delivers Shreds directly from the world's 3rd largest Epics DAO validator to the customer's server port via UDP, without any intermediate forwarding. The service is launched with a strict limit of 20 connections in Frankfurt.

The service is priced at a special launch rate of €7.29/h (57% off the regular €17.01/h price). It supports hourly billing in addition to monthly and annual plans, allowing users to measure First-Arrival latency in their own environment before committing to a full contract.

Why 'Direct' is the Fastest: Pushing the Limits of the Speed of Light

Unlike the existing Epic Shreds Premium which uses ERPC Forwarders as a distribution layer, Epic Shreds Direct eliminates the Forwarder entirely. By registering the customer's server IP:port directly as the output destination for the Epics DAO validator, UDP packets travel directly from the validator's NIC to the customer's server port via the shortest possible path without intermediate application processing.

Removing a hop means latency and jitter are structurally minimized. Delays from application processing, packet copying, and queuing fluctuations are eliminated, delivering generated UDP packets instantly.