Symmetricom Delivers Industry's First Small Cell Synchronization Solutions

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Symmetricom Delivers Industry's First Small

Cell Synchronization Solutions

PR Newswire

LONDON and SAN JOSE, California, June 26, 2012

- Small Cell SoftClock Solutions Support IEEE 1588, NTP and softGPS for

Residential and Enterprise Markets

LONDON

and

SAN JOSE, California

,

June 26, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

Symmetricom®, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM), a worldwide

leader in precision time

and frequency

technologies, today introduced new embedded timing and

synchronization solutions for residential and enterprise small cells. Available in

two versions, the SCr (residential) and SCe (enterprise) SoftClocks support

multiple timing protocols including IEEE 1588 (PTP), network time protocol

(NTP) and softGPS. This unprecedented software synchronization solution for

small cells leverages existing hardware resources in the system design to

support a variety of backhaul types and associated requirements.

Small cells are increasingly an essential element of the wireless infrastructure,

injecting increased capacity and coverage in high bandwidth consumption

areas where end-users reside and/or congregate. Synchronization of these

small cells along with macro base stations is crucial to maintaining seamless

end-user experience. Services such as voice call hand-off, video reception and

location-based services are negatively impacted when synchronization

parameters are not adhered to as set forth by the 3GPP.

The software based SoftClock offerings from Symmetricom allow small cell

designers to execute a single base design with options to integrate one or more

synchronization protocols for deployment in varied network topologies. Network

operators benefit with this multi-standard timing and synchronization flexibility

of the SoftClock by having a solution that can be deployed with multiple types

of backhaul and quality of service, enhancing the end-user experience and

minimizing customer churn. This approach reduces overall costs, enhances

time to market, and provides execution flexibility.

"As small cells are rolled out in the different home, enterprise and public access

domains, different synchronization solutions will be required to support them,"

said Patrick Donegan, senior analyst, Heavy Reading. "Anything that can be

done to simplify the deployment and operation of those different solutions

provides a significant value proposition to the network operator."

Symmetricom's SCr and SCe Small Cell SoftClock solutions have been

integrated and proven with leading processors, system software, and oscillators

from prominent vendors such as Broadcom, Mindspeed, Qualcomm Atheros,

Node-H, and Rakon, demonstrating solid market demand. This integration

enables network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) and original design

manufacturers (ODMs) to complete their small cell system designs with lower

risk and faster time to market.

Arcadyan, a

Taiwan

based global supplier of communications equipment, is the

first ODM to have selected Symmetricom's timing solution for their small cell

offering.

"Symmetricom is uniquely positioned to offer the industry's most

comprehensive timing and synchronization offering specifically tailored for

small cells in support of 3G and 4G/LTE rollouts," said Manish Gupta, vice

president of marketing and business development for Symmetricom. "The SCr

and SCe are the industry's only software-based timing and synchronization

solutions that flexibly meet the demands of all network topologies, thus

preparing operators for any future network upgrades."

This addition to Symmetricom's portfolio complements the existing SoftClock

offering which provides multi-sync capabilities to support IEEE-1588, SyncE,

GNSS and T1/E1 for networking infrastructure including, metro small cells,

macro base stations, routers, switches and microwave backhaul. Symmetricom

has the industry's broadest portfolio of timing and synchronization solutions

representing all timing protocols, both embedded and systems based solutions

that support the timing needs of all elements in the communications network.

Symmetricom's newest small cell SoftClock offering now extends

Symmetricom's reach beyond the core to the edge and the premise of the

network.

For more information about Symmetricom's SCr and SCe Small Cell SoftClock

solutions, please visit:

http://www.symmetricom.com/products/softclocks/SoftClocks-for-Residential-

and-Enterprise-Small-Cells/

About Symmetricom, Inc.

Symmetricom (NASDAQ:SYMM), a world leader in precise time solutions, sets

the world's standard for time. The company generates, distributes and applies

precise time for the communications, aerospace/defense, IT infrastructure and

metrology industries. Symmetricom's customers, from communications service

providers and network equipment manufacturers to governments and their

suppliers worldwide, are able to build more reliable networks and systems by

using the company's advanced timing technologies, atomic clocks, services and

solutions. All products support today's precise timing standards, including GPS-

based timing, IEEE 1588 (PTP), Network Time Protocol (NTP), Synchronous

Ethernet and DOCSIS® timing. Symmetricom is based in

San Jose, Calif.

, with

offices worldwide. For more information, visit: http://www.symmetricom.com or

join the dialogue at http://www.twitter.com/symmetricom.

Symmetricom Small Cells Release Partner Quotes

Arcadyan

"Arcadyan selected Symmetricom's NTP software for our small cell products

because of the company's leadership in timing solutions," said Hong-Yuh Lee,

CEO of Arcadyan. "With a full range of wireless technologies and work with

leading vendors like Symmetricom, we're equipped to accommodate the

growth and demand for small cells. We see this as an important emerging

market and realize the need for synchronization will be critical to its success."

Node-H

"We have been actively engaged with Symmetricom on the integration of our

3G stack in the context of various small cell designs and are very happy with

the quality of the packet timing solution provided by Symmetricom," said Mike

Cronin, CEO of Node-H. "Small cell vendors expect a complete software solution

by combining our software with timing and synchronization from Symmetricom;

we are delivering on that promise."

Mindspeed

"Timing and synchronization are key challenges for small cell base stations",

said Rupert Baines, vice president of Marketing at Mindspeed, "As the

recognized industry leaders in this space, we have worked closely with

Symmetricom for some years now. Together we have integrated and optimized

their solutions for both 3G and 4G, including the more challenging TD-LTE

systems, to deliver the industry's highest-performing and most cost-optimized

solutions. We look forward to building on current success to further co-

operation in the future."

Rakon

"Oscillator characteristics and timing sync software need to be very tightly

coupled to perform optimally and Symmetricom understands the key role

oscillators play in timing and sync solutions for small cells," said Sinan Altug,

director of Global Business Development and Applications of Rakon. "We

selected Symmetricom because of the company's expertise in the field and

after testing other offerings we found that its packet timing and soft GPS

solution set for the small cell market best performs with our Pluto, Triton and

Mercury oscillators."

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