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GPS Now Even Better Choice for Network Sync with Recent U.S. Decision to Improve Accuracy of GPS SignalsThis month, telecom providers wishing to improve their network operations and reduce costs received assistance from an unlikely source: The U.S. Federal Government. On May 1 of this year, the U.S. government officially discontinued selective availability (SA), thus ceasing its intentional degradation of publicly available signals from the global positioning system (GPS) of satellites. Why is this important? Many telecom operators already use GPS, a system of satellites that provides accurate location and timing data to users worldwide, to support synchronization solutions that improve the quality of their wireline and wireless networks. This month's announcement means these operators will now be able to pinpoint the accuracy of the time data broadcast by GPS to within 40 billionths of a second, making GPS technology an even more attractive choice for network operators. "More accurate timing is particularly crucial as wireless and wireline operators begin to deploy systems that support higher speeds of data transfer, as these systems require more precise timing to ensure high quality of service (QoS)," said Thomas W. Steipp, President and Chief Executive Officer of Symmetricom. The U.S. government's removal of SA demonstrates its commitment to international commercial acceptance of and reliance on GPS and makes GPS an even more viable synchronization solution for international telecom operators. "The signal transmitted from GPS satellites just became more accurate, but the real challenge still lies in extracting network quality timing under real-world signal propagation and installation conditions," said George Zampetti, Symmetricom's Director of Advanced Research and Development. "Symmetricom's advanced receiver technology, coupled with our proprietary BesTime architectures, allows us to deliver the performance gains made possible by the U.S. government's elimination of SA from the GPS network of satellites." Traditionally, synchronization solutions were based on expensive cesium or rubidium technologies placed at the center of telecom networks. With the intersection of voice and IP-based networks and the movement of intelligence to the network edge, sync solutions now must be implemented throughout telecom network to ensure the same QoS levels experienced with traditional networks. To meet the emerging need for synchronization solutions throughout the network, Symmetricom has begun focusing on lower cost-per-node local sync solutions such as GPS- and code division multiple access (CDMA)-based systems. These systems include Symmetricom's TimeSource (TM) 2500, 2700, 3000, 3100, 3500, 3600 as well as its 55300 and Digital Clock Distributor LPR (DCD-LPR) products, all of which incorporate a proprietary solution based on GPS technology to offer operators a unique, cost-effective timing solution. New advancements even allow Symmetricom's TimeSource (TM) GPS antennas to be placed in windows or even within buildings - thus saving carriers potential costly rental and maintenance fees. This unique breakthrough saves installation and maintenance costs, thus leading to improved service quality at a fraction of the cost of other timing products. The U.S. government's discontinuation of SA means that forward-thinking telecom operators that have already employed Symmetricom's TimeSource (TM) family of products can now more easily and cost-effectively support next-generation high-speed data solutions, thus making Symmetricom's GPS-based timing solution more attractive for operators across the globe. For more information on the U.S. government's discontinuation of SA, individuals can reference the government's release at http://www.pub.whitehouse.gov/uri-res/I2R?urn:pdi://oma.eop.gov.us/ 2000/5/2/7.text.1 or access the related fact sheet at http://www.pub. whitehouse.gov/uri-res/I2R?urn:pdi://oma.eop.gov.us/2000/5/2/8.text.1. About Synchronization Synchronization, a key factor in the fight to maintain a competitive, high-quality telecommunications network, helps to maintain stable frequency and accurate time across a network, allowing digital communications to be read in and out at the same rates anywhere on the network. Without synchronization, timing often differs, causing rates to differ and thus resulting in data slippage, loss of data, poor voice quality, jerky video and skipped lines in faxes. About Symmetricom, Inc. The Heartbeat of the Net (TM), Symmetricom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM) is the worldwide market leader in providing synchronization and timing solutions to service providers, including wireless carriers, ILECs, CLECs, ISPs, and cable operators. With atomic clock, quartz and GPS synchronization solutions installed in more than 1,000 communications networks in more than 100 countries, Symmetricom provides traditional wireline and wireless carriers and IP-based network operators with solutions that help them improve service quality while reducing operational costs. For more information, visit Symmetricom on the Web at www.symmetricom.com For more information, please contact: In Europe, Asia, Africa: Symmetricom Limited, 2 The Billings, Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4UL, England. Phone +44 1483-510300, email sync@telecom.com or fax +44 1483-510319. On the web: www.symmetricom.com. In the USA: Symmetricom, 2300 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA 95131-1017 Phone: (408) 433-0910, email: us-info@symmetricom.com, web: www.symmetricom.com. This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is subject to the safe harbor created by those Sections. These forward-looking statements include statements concerning additional payments as assets are transferred to Symmetricom, market share and market demand. Symmetricom's actual results could differ materially from those projected or suggested in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause future actual results to differ materially from the results projected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements include: reduced rates of growth of telecommunication services and high-bandwidth applications; timing, cancellation or delay of customer orders; delays in new product development, introduction and production startup; increased competition; customer acceptance of new products, customer delays in qualification of key new products, and the risk factors listed from time to time in Symmetricom's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to, the report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1999, and the report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1999. CONTACT: In the U.S. Calysto Communications Christine Attalla, 404/266-2060 cattalla@calysto.com or Symmetricom Ed Lockwood, 408/428-7845 elockwood@symmetricom.com or In the U.K. Neesham Public Relations Peter van der Sluijs, +44 1442 879222 peterv@neesham.co.uk www.symmetricom.com SpatialNews Selective Availability Features |
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