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Aug 2 2004

Symmetricom and Grintek Telecom have announced that South Africa's MTN Group will implement a synchronization upgrade to its MSC, BSC and ATM network using Symmetricom's SSU 2000 Synchronization Supply Units and TimePictra network management software.

The upgrade is to be rolled out in 21 locations throughout South Africa. The value of the deal including extended warranty and support is in excess of US$1.3 million. Synchronization is required to minimize service interruption and ensure all network elements perform at peak efficiency. Quality sync is key for the smooth transmission of voice, video and data.

"The African telecoms environment faces challenges such as geographic expanses, population density, and disparity in infrastructure. Our focus is to provide a high quality service for our business and residential customers by increasing capacity where needed and not just extending geographic coverage," said Karel Pienaar, managing director, MTN SA. "Investing in our MSC, BSC and ATM sync network infrastructure is a critical step towards providing excellence in our operations."

"Grintek Telecom, Symmetricom's value added reseller for the African market, is offering a turnkey solution including network design, project management, implementation and support for the MTN infrastructure upgrade," said Delio Senatore of Grintek.

"MTN has a demonstrated commitment to providing its customers with Quality of Service improvements by deploying next-generation synchronization supply units to reduce network and service failures," said Tom Steipp, president and CEO of Symmetricom. "Symmetricom's SSUs and TimePictra management software will serve to minimize network downtime in MTN's MSC and BSC networks