A data segment is provided with minimal access latency. The data segment is divided into three or more portions and provided via two or more channels. Each of the channels carries a portion of the data segment, the portion of the data segment carried by each channel being less than the entire data segment. Each of the channels repeat over time. In one embodiment, the two or more channels are physical channels. In another embodiment, the two or more channels are logical channels which are time-multiplexed over a single physical channel.