Symmetricom Business Development Director Featured Speaker at Transport Networks for Mobile Operators Middle East

Business Wire, Oct 27, 2006

Charlie Ferreira Will Discuss Managing Synchronization in Mobile Networks to Leverage Cost-Effective Packet Transport Options - Monday, 30 October 2006 - Dubai

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- In subhead, first graph and "When" section, date/time should read: Monday, 30 October, 16:40 (sted Tuesday, 31 October, 15:55)

The corrected release reads:

SYMMETRICOM BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FEATURED SPEAKER AT TRANSPORT NETWORKS FOR MOBILE OPERATORS (TNMO) MIDDLE EAST

Charlie Ferreira Will Discuss Managing Synchronization in Mobile Networks to Leverage Cost-Effective Packet Transport Options - Monday, 30 October 2006 - Dubai

Symmetricom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM), a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency products and services, today announced that Charlie Ferreira, business development director at Symmetricom, will present, "Managing synchronization in mobile networks - adapting synchronization methods to leverage cost-effective packet transport options" as part of conference day two, "Evolving to IP transport in the core," at IIR's Transport Networks for Mobile Operators (TNMO) - Middle East on Monday, 30 October 2006. Symmetricom will also be exhibiting its next-generation synchronization and timing products and services designed to maximize network performance, Sunday 29 October 2006 - Wednesday 01 November 2006, stand #5.

WHO:      Charlie Ferreira, business development director for
          Symmetricom, Inc.
WHAT:     Presentation: "Managing synchronization in mobile networks -
          adapting synchronization methods to leverage cost-effective
          packet transport options" at IIR's TNMO - ME
WHEN:     Monday, 30 October 2006, 16:40
WHERE:    JW Marriott Hotel, Abu Baker Al Siddique Road, Deira, Dubai,
          United Arab Emirates

The presentation will examine the role of synchronization in mobile networks, compare the strengths and weaknesses of the different synchronization techniques available in today's mobile networks and highlight the challenges of synchronization raised by the move to 3G networks. Mr. Ferreira will also examine how Ethernet in the backhaul isolates base stations from network synchronization as well as options for delivery of synchronization over Ethernet and recommend the best approach to synchronization in the mobile next-generation-network (NGN).

IIR's Transport Networks for Mobile Operators - Middle East focuses on the specific issues that affect operators from the Middle East and the Persian Gulf. TNMO-ME will cover issues such as how to deal with the new transport demands arising from the expansion of GPRS/EDGE/3G services wireless transmission strategies including NG-MW, BWA/WiMAX and RAN optimisation.

Mr. Ferreira joined Symmetricom in 2000 and has worked with several companies involved in synchronization over the last 18 years. His experience ranges from RF engineering to synchronization systems engineer, working closely with telecom operators and manufacturers round the world to develop solutions for virtually all applications requiring synchronization. He has written numerous papers on synchronization of wireline and wireless networks and is a steering group member of the International Telecom Synchronization Forum (ITSF) and a member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE).

About IIR

IIR believes passionately in the power of knowledge and skills to act as a lasting catalyst to organisational achievement. Established in 1973, IIR is now the world's largest Human Capital company with a global network of 45 businesses and 116 operating units. Every year, IIR works with hundreds of thousands of business executives providing them with knowledge and skills through training, conferences, seminars, e-Learning, blended solutions, exhibitions, consulting and mentoring. For more information, visit http://www.iir-events.com.

About Symmetricom, Inc.

As a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency products and services, Symmetricom provides "Perfect Timing" to customers around the world. Since 1985, the company's solutions have helped define the world's time and frequency standards, delivering precision, reliability and efficiency to wireline and wireless networks, instrumentation and testing applications and network time management. Deployed in more than 90 countries, the company's synchronization solutions include primary reference sources, building integrated timing supplies (BITS), GPS timing receivers, time and frequency distribution systems, network time servers and ruggedized oscillators. Symmetricom also incorporates technologies including Universal Timing Interface (UTI), Network Time Protocol (NTP), Precision Time Protocol (IEEE 1588), and others supporting the world's migration to Next-Generation Networks (NGN). Symmetricom is based in San Jose, Calif., with offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.symmetricom.com.