TransPacket Joins Symmetricom SyncWorld Ecosystem Program

SAN JOSE, Calif. and OSLO, Norway, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Symmetricom^®, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM), a worldwide leader in precision time and frequency technologies, today added TransPacket, provider of Ethernet transport nodes enabling fixed and predictable network delay, to Symmetricom's SyncWorld® Ecosystem Program.

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Known for providing innovative solutions to data packet infrastructure, TransPacket's unique fusion networking technology enables tunneling with fixed delay for any Ethernet synchronization protocol. The TransPacket Ethernet H1 node uses fusion technology to combine the properties of circuit and packet transport within the same link. This enables Ethernet transport with both fixed predictable network delay and high capacity utilization.

The company qualified as a SyncWorld Network Equipment Partner by validating synchronization distribution through transparent tunneling of IEEE 1588 packets with fixed delay through a network of 10 TransPacket Ethernet H1 nodes.

"By joining the Symmetricom SyncWorld Program, our goal is to bring synchronization to a new level of flexibility in networks that depend on precise timing," said Steinar Bjørnstad, CEO of TransPacket AS. "We look forward to jointly delivering solutions with Symmetricom that meet the timing and synchronization requirements in 4G/LTE networks, as well as energy and utility grid network infrastructures."

Symmetricom's Network Equipment Partners are technology vendors that have conducted extensive interoperability testing with Symmetricom products to ensure effective operation of the joint solution in specific scenarios. Network Equipment Partners participate in the SyncWorld Ecosystem Program in a variety of ways, including technical, marketing and field support.

"We are excited to have TransPacket join the SyncWorld Ecosystem Program and support interoperability across all the elements of the mobile value chain," said Manish Gupta, vice president of marketing and business development for Symmetricom. "Predictable network delay is critical to delivering high quality of services and operators benefit from availability of such interoperability."

About TransPacket
TransPacket is a leading vendor providing innovative solutions for data packet infrastructure. The company has developed and patented a unique technology for Optical Ethernet networking with ultra-low latency and close to zero Packet Delay Variation. TransPacket's game-changing solutions effectively improve the performance of packet-based networks fulfilling QoS from circuit- and TDM-based networks, still providing the efficiency of packet networks. The products offer significant value in Mobile Backhaul Networks, Energy/utility sector, Data Centers and High Frequency Trading. A privately held company, TransPacket is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. For additional information, please visit: www.transpacket.com.

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, power 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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Symmetricom Contact:
Tracy Schriver
Symmetricom, Inc.
t: 408-964-7649
[email protected]

Media Contact:
Liam Rose
GolinHarris for Symmetricom
t: 415-318-4380
[email protected]  

TransPacket AS Contact:
Jens-Olav Frorud
TransPacket
t: +47 913 28 014
[email protected]

SOURCE Symmetricom, Inc.