Backwards
From this CNET aticle:
“It depends where the players are based. A session where four gamers are all based in the U.K. is likely to have pretty low latency. If one is based in America, one in Australia and one in Brazil, then there’s more chance of latency because of Internet lag,” said a BT spokesman.
No, you mean there’s more chance of lag because of latency, which given the physical distance between the places is pretty much unavoidable. Typical spokesman, he’s has heard about the technology while sharing a cup of coffee with a techie but doesn’t quite understand what he’s talking about. Alas.