Symmetricom’s André Marais to Present “Measuring at Light Speed – Synchrophaser Deployment” at Utilities Telecom Cou...

Symmetricom®, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYMM), a worldwide leader in precision time and frequency technologies, today announced that André Marais, head of enterprise business development, is presenting, “Measuring at Light Speed – Synchrophaser Deployment” at UTC EXPO on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 in Long Beach, Calif. Symmetricom is also exhibiting in booth #449. Co-located with UTC Telecom 2011, UTC EXPO is the largest display of critical infrastructure communications technologies and services and the ultimate utility telecom technology marketplace. Running May 10-12, 2011, the event is attended by telecom buyers at energy and water organizations involved in massive deployments and upgrades.

WHO:

        
        
          André Marais, Enterprise Business Development at Symmetricom
        
      
      
        
          

WHAT:

        
        
          Presenting, “Measuring at Light Speed – Synchrophaser Deployment” at 
          UTC EXPO
        
      
      
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

WHEN:

        
        
          Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. PDT
        
      
      
        
          

WHERE:

        
        
          Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA, Room 103 B
        
      
    
    

The presentation will examine the role of time in traditional utility operations, how time has evolved from an optional to a mandatory requirement, and how the grid wide timing needs can be reliably met using Next Generation Network communication systems from Symmetricom. The Smart Grid has new applications that enhance its ability to operate the infrastructure closer to its thermal limits while improving the grid's security. Many of these new applications are time-dependent with wide area measurement and protection systems based on synchrophasors. The substation architecture is also evolving to an Ethernet foundation that is equally time-dependent. Timing has traditionally supported energy accounting and post event forensics, but has not materially affected, until now, the delivery of power to customers.

André Marais currently leads the financial and energy market business development efforts for Symmetricom. Prior to joining Symmetricom, he was a design engineer at Eskom, power utility provider in South Africa. In that role, he was responsible for the systems engineering of next generation distribution automation and integrated substation control systems. André was a contributing member to the International Council on Large Electric Systems (Cigré) and IEC working groups for substation automation and communication. He often consults and speaks at events and seminars. He holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and a diploma in technology leadership.

Symmetricom will be exhibiting the SSU 2000 Synchronization Supply Unit, TimeProvider® 5000 IEEE 1588 Grandmaster Clock, SyncServer® S300 GPS Network Time Server, among other timing and synchronization solutions.

For more information on UTC EXPO, visit: http://utctelecom2011.utc.org/content/utc-expo-2011.

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: www.symmetricom.com.

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