[September 23, 2007] Symmetricom Unveils Miniature Atomic Clock Tweet (Wireless News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Symmetricom, a provider of precise time and frequency technologies that accelerate the deployment and enable the management of next generation networks, announced the SA.3Xm family of rubidium oscillators. The SA.3Xm is one fifth the size, consumes less than half the power and offers superior price-performance compared to current solutions. The SA.3Xm represents a radical advance in atomic clock technology. "Symmetricom has been the world leader in atomic clocks since 1985," said Rajendra Datta, senior director of product marketing for Symmetricom. "With our experience, we have been producing the most technically advanced high precision atomic clocks. Now, Symmetricom offers a major break-through in rubidium oscillator design with the SA.3Xm, the smallest, lightest and most economical rubidium oscillator, making it ideal for deployment in a wide variety of mobile base stations, transmission stations, network elements and other communications equipment." Atomic clocks provide enhanced accuracy, stability and timing precision compared to quartz-based technologies. Until now, the size and power consumption of existing atomic clock technologies have exceeded that of quartz-based clocks, preventing the deployment of atomic technology in a wider range of applications. The SA.3Xm is smaller than many of the high-end quartz oscillators and matches the same pin-outs and footprint, easing the designer's job in adopting the product. The SA.3Xm family launches with two versions, SA.31m and SA.33m. The SA.31m is suitable for mobile applications, such as Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) or Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA). It is an effective solution for independent timing at base stations, as it enables the transition to cost-effective and efficient Ethernet backhaul transport. The SA.33m is applicable for long holdover applications, such as CDMA. Prototypes of SA.3Xm's are available now with initial commercial availability in November 2007. General availability is early 2008. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright 2007 Wireless News [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]