Technically Speaking

In the last couple of years, our OSA 5401 and OSA 5405 Series have been two of the most successful additions to our network synchronization technology portfolio. These small-form-factor solutions have responded to an urgent demand for precision timing at the network edge ...

Today’s rapidly evolving mobile networks and backhaul technologies make cell site synchronization a greater challenge than ever before. 4.5G and 5G applications demand new levels of frequency and phase accuracy. Outside of telecommunications, timing technologies are now equally important. From data center interconnectivity to vital government defense networks, phenomenally precise synchronization is essential across all industries ...

Today’s mobile network operators face a more challenging set of decisions than ever before. For many years, frequency synchronization delivered by TDM-based technologies was sufficient for the timing demands of mobile networks. Then came the evolution to packet- and Ethernet-based networks, which required additional features, such as the ability to transport timing information in packets ...

It's an interesting time in telecommunications because the fundamental approaches to carrying data are changing in dramatic ways. Two changes are particularly impactful: virtualization and 5G. Virtualization is the core concept behind software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV), both of which are massively impactful. The other great change is in wireless. The industry is on the cusp of the 5G plunge, which will have massive ramifications as well ...

2018 is shaping up to be a big year for our team. With a huge rise in dense small cell deployments and 5G applications edging ever closer, operators are now facing unprecedentedly strict requirements when it comes to ensuring the levels of precision and stability needed in their synchronization networks. That's why we're innovating to meet these major challenges head on and preparing key technology announcements for the coming months ...