Broadcom Selects Symmetricom's SCi 2000 Embedded Software Clock for Integration into Market Leading Networking Product Portfolio

In yet another example of increasing popularity of Symmetricom, Inc.’s SCi 2000 Embedded Software Clock, it has been selected by Broadcom (News - Alert) for integration into its 1588-enabled processor, switch and PHY system platforms. The combined product offerings are intended for service providers, carriers and enterprises that require a high-performance, precise timing solution with significant cost and integration efficiencies.

A worldwide leader in precise time and frequency technologies, Symmetricom (News - Alert) developed SCi 2000 Embedded Software Clock with a view to provide significant advantages to Network Equipment Manufacturers (NEMs). The product significantly reduces cost and board space since it does not need additional dedicated silicon to leverage. Moreover, it helps in solving problems like bad effects of network traffic, heterogeneous network equipment and mobile backhaul issues as it provides extremely precise timing and synchronization capabilities.

“Symmetricom is an excellent choice for Broadcom, as they are a leader in timing and synchronization solutions,” said Nick Ilyadis vice president and CTO for Broadcom’s Infrastructure & Networking Group, in a statement. “Symmetricom’s proven, high performance embedded technology combined with Broadcom’s highly integrated processor, switch and physical layer products provides a cost-optimized, yet flexible solution for applications with precision timing requirements like mobile backhaul.”

 “Broadcom’s decision to make Symmetricom’s SCi 2000 Embedded Software Clock available to its customers is testament to the value of our product capabilities and ease of integration into Ethernet switches, processors and PHYs,” said James Armstrong, executive vice president and general manager at Symmetricom. “We are enthusiastic that Broadcom has selected Symmetricom to provide the advanced synchronization solutions that will meet the growing demands of today’s rapidly evolving Carrier Ethernet community.”

SCi 2000 Embedded Software Clock is yet another quality product by Symmetricom, Inc. which generates, distributes and applies precise time for the communications, aerospace/defense, IT infrastructure and metrology industries. Through the solutionf from Symmetricom, its customers are able to build more reliable networks and systems by using the company’s advanced timing technologies, atomic clocks, services and solutions.

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Edited by Chris DiMarco