BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- Symmetricom®, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM) a worldwide leader
in precision time and frequency technologies, today announced that
Altera Corporation, (NASDAQ: ALTR) selected Symmetricom as its
synchronization technology partner and has joined its SyncWorld®
Ecosystem Program as the first FPGA vendor. The addition of Altera
in the SyncWorld interoperability program enables developers of
next-generation 4G/LTE mobile communications technologies to save
system cost and power by leveraging a single-chip, FPGA-based IEEE
1588 solution.
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"We chose to partner with Symmetricom because of its reputation
and expertise providing synchronization capabilities for Ethernet
and mobile backhaul," said Don
Faria, vice president and general manager of Altera's
Communications Business Division. "Symmetricom's synchronization
technologies combined with our leading-edge FPGA technology enables
us to deliver comprehensive IEEE 1588 solutions to our
communications customers. We look forward to working together in a
broader capacity within SyncWorld, as demand grows for
interoperable and tested solutions in the growing 4G/LTE
market."
Implementing the IEEE 1588 standard within a fully contained
28-nm FPGA provides more simplicity in network design by
consolidating various capabilities that are typically performed by
several silicon components. This single chip solution saves
development costs, while providing power savings through the use of
a leading-edge 28-nm process technology. Symmetricom's SCi 2000
SoftClock, a carrier-grade multi-sync SoftClock, is integrated into
an Altera FPGA using a Nios® II embedded processor for IEEE 1588
support.
"Partnering with an FPGA leader like Altera is part of our
broader strategy to offer simplified and flexible synchronization
solutions to our customers," said Manish
Gupta, vice president of marketing and business development
at Symmetricom. "We look forward to providing solutions with
Altera that target the mobile backhaul and mobile base station
markets."
Symmetricom's SCi 2000 SoftClock was specifically designed to
deliver high precision frequency and phase synchronization required
by the evolving IP-based LTE infrastructure and is both target
architecture and hardware-platform agnostic for increased
interoperability.
For more information about the SyncWorld Ecosystem Program,
please visit www.symmetricom.com/syncworld.
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.
About Altera Corporation
Altera® (NASDAQ: ALTR) programmable solutions enable
system and semiconductor companies to rapidly and cost-effectively
innovate, differentiate and win in their markets. Find out more
about Altera's FPGA, CPLD and ASIC devices at:
http://www.altera.com. Follow Altera via Facebook, RSS and
Twitter.
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Symmetricom Contact:
Tracy Schriver
Symmetricom, Inc.
t: 707-636-1908
tschriver@symmetricom.com
Media Contact:
Liam Rose
GolinHarris for Symmetricom
t: 415-318-4380
lrose@golinharris.com
Altera Contact:
Steve Gabriel
Altera Corporation
t: 408-544-6846
sgabriel@altera.com
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