Symmetricom to Present on "Telecommunication & Substation Timing Convergence in the Smart Grid" at the 2011 Canadian Utility ...

Symmetricom®, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYMM), a worldwide leader in precision time and frequency technologies, today announced that André Marais, head of enterprise business development at Symmetricom, will join industry leaders at UTC Canada for a panel discussion on, "Telecommunication & Substation Timing Convergence in the Smart Grid."

WHO: André Marais Enterprise Business Development, Symmetricom

WHEN: Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Delta St. John's Hotel and Conference Center, Salon B, St. John’s, Newfoundland

The panel discussion will examine the importance of packet timing synchronization in next generation power system applications. The PTP IEEE1588v2 protocol has been identified as the future intelligent vehicle that will carry and distribute timing over IP network. The packet nature and the intelligence of the PTP protocol shall improve performance, remote management and provides efficient and easier access to a better timing reference. Performance and the challenges of this new protocol with regard to utility telecom network and performance objectives will be reviewed. The vision on the development of PTP IEEE1588 to address customer needs for a stable PTP/IRIGB signal that meets the requirements of NPCC / NERC with performance of better than one millisecond will also be shared during this discussion.

Andre Marais currently leads the financial and energy market business development efforts for Symmetricom. Mr. Marais has also held senior sales and marketing positions at Symmetricom serving the global markets for precise time and frequency solutions. Prior to joining Symmetricom, Mr. Marais was a Design Engineer at Eskom, the 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 Cigré and IEC working groups for substation automation & communication. An accomplished telecommunications and power systems professional, Mr. Marais often consults and speaks at events and seminars in these fields. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, and a diploma in Technology Leadership.

For more information on the 2011 Canadian Utility Telecom Conference, visit: www.utccanada.org/2011-canadian-utility-telecom-conference.

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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