SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Symmetricom®, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM), a worldwide leader in precision time and frequency technologies, today announced that several of their timing and synchronization experts will be presenting at WSTS'12, May 20-22, 2012 in Broomfield, Colorado. Sponsored by NIST, Telcordia and ATIS-COAST, the 21st WSTS provides a forum for high-level discussion and knowledge sharing with synchronization experts.

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 Symmetricom timing experts will be presenting on the following topics:

• Evolving the Architecture for Packet-Based Frequency Delivery to Support the Distribution of Accurate Time, Tim Frost, principal technologist
• Performance of  Hybrid Clocks, George Zampetti, chief scientist
• Characterizing PRTC Accuracy and Stability, Lee Cosart, senior technologist
• Telecom Synchronization with DTI Over Optical and Copper Transport, Sanjay Mani, director advanced development

James Armstrong, executive vice president & general manager, communications business unit at Symmetricom will moderate a panel discussion, "GPS Vulnerability and Backing up Critical Infrastructure" to close out day one of the symposium.

Symmetricom timing experts will also be presenting the following papers:

• IETF – TICTOC by Tim Frost, principal technologist
• COAST/Sync by Lee Cosart, senior technologist

Symmetricom is pleased to be a corporate sponsor of the event and will be exhibiting its comprehensive portfolio of carrier-grade solutions including the TimeProvider®5000 Grandmaster Clock, TimeHub 5500 and SSU 2000 as part of the event showcase.

For more information on the event, visit: http://tf.nist.gov/seminars/WSTS/WSTS.html.

About NIST

NIST, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, was founded in 1901 as the nation's first federal physical science research laboratory. Over the years, the scientists and technical staff at NIST have made solid contributions to image processing, DNA diagnostic "chips," smoke detectors, and automated error-correcting software for machine tools. Just a few of the other areas in which NIST has had major impact include atomic clocks, X-ray standards for mammography, scanning tunneling microscopy, pollution-control technology, and high-speed dental drills. We invite you to explore our web site to learn about our current projects, to find out how you can work with us, or to make use of our products and services. For more information, visit: http://www.nist.gov.

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.

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