Endorsements

General
Tomas Johansson, Technical Department, Banverket “We have been very pleased with the planning, design and integration of the sync monitoring solution from Chronos Technology and look forward to working with them again in future. The bespoke unit designed by Chronos is ideal for our needs being mobile, compact and light which, together with the software, provides outstanding system visibility.”
Brian Schultz, Network Operations Manager, Telia Denmark Chronos’ solution utilising Symmetricom’s sync platform was selected for our project because of two key factors. Firstly, we recognised that Chronos has the capability to deliver a total solution for us, including their own products and services. Secondly, we recognised the flexibility and future proofing we would gain by using the TimeProvider platform.
BT (UK) "BT have designed and deployed a small transmission network management and room environmental monitoring solution using DPS Telecom equipment supplied by Chronos. Comprehensive training courses supplied by Chronos allowed the successful deployment of the solution using less time and resources than originally planned. This is a testament to the ease of use and simplicity of the equipment. Through the advanced alarm handling capabilities of the DPS Telecom TMON NOC management system, the Operations team are able to assess and prioritise network events much faster and clearer than with the legacy deployed solutions."
Peter Dignam, Synchronisation Planning Engineer, Hutchison 3G UK Ltd (UK) "John Lyons and his team of engineers, and not forgetting Mrs Brenda Smith, have consistently provided Three witha conscientious, dilligent and thoroughly professional service." View the full endorsement here.
*Phil Larke, Core Network Planning, T-Mobile (UK)* "I have always found the work of Chronos Technology staff to be of a high standard delivered on time. Project documentation is to a high standard containing detailed survey reports for each site containing all relevant details, installation and planning staff are professional and thorough." View the full endorsement here.
Sacha Rossek, Design Engineer, Raytheon Systems Ltd (UK) "All equipment ordered from Chronos was delivered on schedule enabling us to complete a pre-production build to timescales. Reassuringly, everything has performed to our expectations, enabling us to fully comply with our customers' requirements. We have been very impresssed with the level of service received to date, and wish to pass on our appreciation to the design engineers and CTS team."
SyncWatch
*Bjorn Bratell, Broadband & platforms. Telenor (Nordics)* "We have been using SyncWatch now for more than 6 months. The probes are easy to deploy making it simple to move around our network as required. Initially we've been using the system to investigate specific problems in our network including some very intermittent faults but later I hope to deploy it in a more permenant way. SyncWatch is capturing intermittent faults in our network, faults that are never there when an engineer visits site with traditional test equipment! With this information we are improving the service our customers receive."
Claus Bundgaard, Manager Backbone Capacity, TDC (Denmark) "TDC has been working with Chronos for 18 months on a SyncWatch rollout program. SyncWatch is providing TDC with real time valuable network performance data at a significant number of exchange sites. This new QOS information is used to ensure we continue to provide a stable and reliable network infrastructure on which our services are delivered. TDC has been very happy with the commitment and communication (including fault escalation procedures) from Chronos."
Robert Angus, Manager Transmission Support. Tele2 AB (Sweden) "During a successful trial period, Chronos' synchronisation monitoring tool SyncWatch has helped us more quickly identify network issues that might have developed to affect the quality of the mobile services we are responsible for delivering to our clients. SyncWatch is easy to deploy and operate and gives us practical information we can use to improve our network proactively."

Consulting
*Dr Arthur Helwig, Reelektronika (The Netherlands)* "Reelektronika has been working with Chronos to identify the performance requirements of timing and frequency in different markets. Our products have been evaluated by the Chronos team and we have been very pleased with the knowledge and depth of experience Chronos has in timing and frequency. We look forward to working with Chronos in the future."
Tony Flavin, Unit Manager, BT (UK) "BT is both a client and business partner of Chronos Technology. During the time we have worked together Chronos have demonstrated themselves to be innovators and are amongst the world’s leaders in the important area of time and frequency. Chronos is a company that is able to deliver a total synchronisation solution that includes equipment deployment, support and consulting. I look forward to working with Chronos on future projects."
Yves Hupe, Marketing Director, Memotec (Canada) "Memotec, as a major player in the provision of backhaul technology over satellite for remote mobile base stations, recognises the importance synchronisation plays in modern telecommunication networks. In order to assure our products remain fit-for-purpose, Memotec engaged Chronos for type approval testing and to establish a synchronisation development strategy for the coming years. We were extremely impressed with the GNSS, Time and Timing expertise available through the Chronos team and are pleased to havenow appointed them as our Synchronisation technology partner."
Motti Goren, CEO, IP Clock (Israel) "Synchronization is a highly specialized area which requires a very high level of understanding and knowledge of advanced telecommunication systems. Laboratory Testing and mapping the performance of newly developed telecom synchronization circuits, and the verification of their concurrence with the relevant standards is a complex technological task mastered by only a few experts. The capabilities demonstrated to me by the highly professional team at Chronos Technology helped us profoundly to asses the performance of our products and to improve their capabilities."

Engineering
Ricky Collins, Project Manager, Cable & Wireless (UK) "Project Genoa involved the supply of Symmetricom TS3500 synchronisation units and performing site surveys and subsequent installation & commissioning of seven sites in North America covering New York x 2, New Jersey, Washington, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco." click here for the full endorsement»
*John Brandist, Project Manager (Model Relocation), Marconi (UK)* "Thanks to John Lyons and his team for the work done to complete the successful transfer and re-installation of the Symmetricom GPS/SSU equipment at Chorley. I appreciate your flexibility in working around the issues concerning the site clearance at Edge Lane, and availability of the facility at Chorley."
*Maggie Penman, Site Safety Representative (Data Centre Infrastructure), Skanska, Rashleigh Weatherfoil (UK)* "We recently commissioned Chronos Technology to survey, procure, install and commission specialist synchronisation equipment in a major new building build for one of our key client projects. I was so impressed with the quality of Chronos' Method Statement Risk Assessment that I now hold this up as a model to our subcontractors. Chronos' attention to detail in a very competitive environment is to be commended."

Customer Support
O2 (UK) Nick Judd, Core Network Support Manager for O2 said “As a leading provider of mobile services to consumers and businesses in the UK, including text & media messaging, games, music and video, as well as high speed packet data connections via GPRS, 3G and WLAN, O2 recognises the critical importance of timing in our network. Chronos offers undisputedly the best support available in the market place today and is always very responsive should any problems or issues arise.”
John Gallan, Network Transmission Manager, Gamma Telecom (UK) “Synchronisation is an essential part of both current and next generation networks being operated and deployed by Gamma Telecom. We have a requirement for multiple high quality timing sources and the level of technical support provided by Chronos and their commitment to successfully resolving any issues is impressive. The audit and design services from Chronos allow Gamma to plan our future synchronisation strategy effectively in the full knowledge that they will be sustainable and supportable as we move forward.”

Sync MasterClass
Steve Jones, Wireless Solutions, Equipment & SkC Project Leader, Orange - July 2008 "Synchronisation has been developing rapidly over the last 5 years and I wanted to be fully up to speed with those developments. The Chronos Synchronisation MasterClass is the perfect way to catch up with the impact of Next Generation Networks on timing and distribution for packet based networks. This is especially important for me as a contributor to network architecture developments within the FT Group and the impending change of emphasis from voice to data in terms of transport considerations."
Dave Sargent, Product Marketing Manager, Alcatel-Lucent - May 2008 "Attending the Chronos MasterClass in Synchronisation was an extremely useful exercise for me. The course provides an up to date and well balanced view of time & timing for anyone needing to know how this technology impacts wireline and wireless networks and the services enabled by synchronisation.I would thoroughly recommend anyone who will be looking at sync in the near future to attend."
Tommy Cook, CEO, Calnex Solutions - February 2008 "With networks changing to packet based technology, the Chronos Synchronisation MasterClass was perfect to bring our team up to speed with time and timing in Next Generation Networks and also provide an up date on the latest changes in international standards for telecoms networks."
Juha Sotka, Access Engineer, Nokia (Finland) "My expectations from the course were well met. This course is not for absolute beginners and an appreciation of SDH and ATM technologies is a must. The generic "Synchronisation Masterclass" is good, but when tailored to meet the needs of a specific client must be even better. I recommend this course to all senior field engineers dealing with transmission in a project level. Also I think it would be an excellent course for transmission planners."
Alex Libenson, Business Manager, Dan Communications (Latvia) "Dan Communications recently worked with Chronos to deliver a Sync Masterclass course in Latvia. Being a Distributor of synchronisation equipment I wanted to bring the very latest knowledge and experience to our clients so they are able to make the best business decisions. My colleagues and I were very impressed with the quality of the course content and delivery. The course has helped us developour our technical knowledge too allowing us to better support our clients. I feel able to recommend this course to Distributors and end users of synchronisation equipment and technology."
*Stefano Ruffini, Network Synchronization Center, Ericsson (Italy)* "With respect to Chronos Sync MasterClass, a number of my colleagues have already attended the course and it has been considered very valuable in their competence process."
*Adrian Turner, Principal Engineer, Tandberg Television (UK)* I attended the Synchronisation Masterclass to provide myself with an alternative viewpoint of frequency and timing and an idea of the problems encountered in other systems that might be of relevance to our own technology and products. The course was well structured, well delivered and the content was all good solid stuff. It was interesting and enjoyable, and it is unusual to be able to say that about a very dry technical subject.
*Maged Itani, Transmission Planning. O2 GmbH* *(Germany)* "The Chronos Masterclass was a very useful course for me. The course notes are very comprehensive and I will be using the information I gained to further develop the synchronisation guidelines within my company."
*Zafrir Mor, Senior R&D Mananger, Ceragon Networks (Israel)* "The International Sync. Masterclass delivered by Chronos is a very comprehensive training course that was delivered by a highly competent expert in the area of Synchronisation. The course explores synchronisaton in different technologies and explains how individual technologies in the network may affect the eventual traceability of Synchronisation for the end user (the persons who buy services from the Operator). It was important for me to understand how key network elements, such as future Ceragon Networks radio products, should handle Synchronisation in networks that are increasingly deploying IP."
*Brian McBride , Managing Director , DataEdge (Ireland)* "We worked with Chronos to run a Synchronisation Masterclass for our clients in Ireland this spring. The event was well attended and I have to say the quality of the course material and the delivery even exceeded the promises Chronos gave us prior to the event. After the course all our clients felt able to praise the event and recognised it had given them significant value. I now feel able to recommend this course to any organisation supporting end customers in the field of Synchronisation."
Cliff Lynch, BT Network Operations, Core Sync. Support & Tech. Solutions. BT (UK) "Synchronisation is a small but highly specialised area which requires a good deal of technical knowledge to understand. The Synchronisation MasterClass provided all this information in a practical and constructive way that was easy to understand. To have gathered all the information provided during this training myself would have taken me weeks if not months of solid research. I have been able to actively utilise the knowledge gained from the training event in my workplace, particularly around my area of Synchronisation network design."
*Robert Angus, Manager Transmission Support. Tele2 AB (Sweden)* "Attending the Chronos Synchronisation MasterClass course has made me focus on the impact of synchronisation quality within the Tele2 network, from access to the core.''
*Julian Bird, Infrastructure Expansion Manager. Orange (UK)* "The Synchronisation MasterClass provided me with excellent under pinning knowledge for our new sync platform rollout. Prior to attending the course I had built up a working knowledge of sync over a 12 year period so the structured delivery of the course pulled all my understanding of sync together and moved them onto an enhanced level. Training was delivered in such a way that it remained structured and relevant but relaxed. The modules take the student from the fundamentals through to standards and quality metrics and finishing in synchronising the wireless environment and best planning practices. The instructor had an impressive resume and background in sync and welcomed questions relevant to our own network environments."
*Björn Bratell, Platforms Specialist, Telenor AB (Sweden)* "Excellent course! Within a week I was able to use the information and knowledge gained from the course to resolve a network problem."
*Tomas Johansson, Transmission Engineer, Banverket HK, Railway Communication Section (Sweden)* "I've been working with different transmission systems since the early 80´s but the focus on synchronisation issues has always been lacking. I attended the International Synchronisation MasterClass in the spring of 2003 together with three colleagues and found it very rewarding. After the course we started measurement of our mobile network and quite soon found the cause of problems for poor handover and missed calls in the network. We subsequently attended an internal synchronisation course delivered by another company. I have to say that the Chronos International Synchronisation Course is the one to choose."
*Andy Fox, Senior Design Engineer, Marconi (UK)* Chronos's Sync MasterClass course was exactly what I needed in my role as a Network Designer, highlighting all the issues I needed to consider. The level of technical understanding demonstrated by the lecturer was outstanding, covering all aspects of sync from basics, through metrics to planning and best practices. Highly recommended."
*Leif Geert Petersen, Principal Staff Engineer, Motorola (Denmark)* "The Chronos MasterClass course gave me an excellent overview of synchronisation techniques, the importance of synchronisation quality and measurement methods, but also of the limitations of present technology.

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