Symmetricom Intros Sync Platform

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Symmetricom®, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM), a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency technologies that accelerate the deployment and enable the management of next generation networks, today announced TimePictra™ 4.0, the industry’s first comprehensive IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) end-to-end synchronization management platform. Delivering breakthrough network visibility and management of IEEE 1588 PTP servers and clients, TimePictra allows carriers to monitor their entire IEEE 1588 sync network consisting of multiple vendors’ clients, all from a centralized location.

“Network management is essential for ensuring control and visibility of the entire network,” commented Michael Howard, principal analyst and co-founder at Infonetics Research. “As carriers roll out innovative broadband services, they need a variety of tools to support the new Ethernet network. Symmetricom’s management and monitoring platform delivers an important element for deploying IEEE 1588 PTP synchronization technology.”

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