Symmetricom Announces Worldwide Availability of IEEE 1588-2008 PTP Translator at CTIA WIRELESS 2009

SAN JOSE, Calif., Mar 25, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
SYMM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Symmetricom(R), 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
the worldwide availability of its TimeProvider(R)
500 IEEE 1588-2008 PTP Translator System. A standalone, compact
device, the TimeProvider 500 is a Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
translator that enables network service providers and equipment
manufacturers to accelerate the upgrade of their existing network
infrastructure to accommodate next generation, packet-based timing and
synchronization over Ethernet backhaul. The TimeProvider 500 is being
featured at International CTIA WIRELESS 2009, April 1-3, 2009 in Las
Vegas, Nevada.

"The TimeProvider 500 enables network operators to dramatically reduce
their operating costs by enabling immediate migration from a traditional
TDM backhaul infrastructure to Ethernet backhaul without compromising
quality of service," commented Gurdip Jande, senior vice president of
marketing at Symmetricom. "Ready for immediate deployment to wireless
carriers, the TimeProvider 500 does not require a forklift upgrade to
existing base station equipment, resulting in lower Capex and Opex
expenditures while increasing network bandwidth."

The TimeProvider 500 has been successfully deployed in more than two
dozen PTP lab trials and is currently being rolled out by a major North
American wireless service provider. Extremely easy to implement, it
eliminates the need for a native, embedded PTP client solution in base
stations and other end-point devices, allowing for rapid deployment of
Ethernet backhaul with quick ROI. Symmetricom is also featuring its TimeProvider
5000 at CTIA Wireless. The TimeProvider 5000, a carrier class PTP
grandmaster, utilizes a fully redundant hardware architecture to deliver
the highest possible level of reliability and resiliency for critical
timing and frequency applications in IP/MPSL packet-based networks.

Symmetricom's senior marketing director, Rajendra Datta, will be
speaking on the panel, "Synchronization Keeps Ethernet Backhaul on Time"
at the "IP Backhaul: Getting More for Less" conference on Wednesday,
April 1, 2009, 10:30 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. PDT in room N257/259. Rajendra
Datta and other industry experts will be discussing synchronization
options for IP/Ethernet, emerging ITU and IEEE standards and how
wireless operators can incorporate synchronization into their next
generation backhaul networks.

For more information on Rajendra Datta's presentation, visit: http://www.telecommagazine.com/2009/CTIA/#.

Symmetricom products will be highlighted at CTIA Wireless in the Walker
and Associates booth #6506.

Symmetricom offers one of the most comprehensive IEEE 1588-2008
end-to-end solutions in the industry. For more information, visit: http://www.symmetricom.com/products/ieee-1588-ptp-solutions/.

About International CTIA WIRELESS 2009

As the largest wireless show in the world representing a $1 trillion
global industry, International CTIA WIRELESS brings together all
industries advanced by wireless technology for three days of intense
learning and networking. Visit www.ctiashow.com.
CTIA -The Wireless Association(R) is the international association for the
wireless telecommunications industry, representing carriers,
manufacturers and wireless Internet providers. For more association
information, visit www.ctia.org.

About Symmetricom, Inc.

As a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency products and
services, Symmetricom provides "Perfect Timing" to customers around the
world. Since 1985, the company's solutions have helped define the
world's time and frequency standards, delivering precision, reliability
and efficiency to wireline and wireless networks, instrumentation and
testing applications and network time management. Deployed in more than
90 countries, the company's synchronization solutions include primary
reference sources, building integrated timing supplies (BITS), GPS
timing receivers, time and frequency distribution systems, network time
servers and ruggedized oscillators. Symmetricom also incorporates
technologies including Universal Timing Interface (UTI), Network Time
Protocol (NTP), IEEE 1588 (Precision Time Protocol), and others
supporting the world's migration to Next Generation Networks (NGN).
Symmetricom's QoE video quality management solutions provide the tools
necessary to accurately monitor and analyze video quality and bring
higher satisfaction levels to the end user. Symmetricom is based in San
Jose, Calif., with offices worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.symmetricom.com.

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