Welcome to the ITSF Website

The International Telecom Sync Forum (ITSF) seeks to encourage a wider understanding of the needs for time, timing and synchronisation in telecom networks and similar applications demanding sub-microsecond timing accuracy and stability. ITSF brings together individuals from industry, government and academia representing users, suppliers, professionals and experts in telecom and other sectors. An annual three day papers driven event is supported by an evening networking programme which includes an Icebreaker on the first evening and a Speaker Dinner on the second evening.

The three day conference focuses on developments, techniques, issues, challenges, solutions and Standards relating to synchronisation (sync) and timing applicable to the telecom and related industries including utilities and financial sector. ITSF works closely with WSTS – Workshop on Synchronization in Telecommunication Systems, and also the main industry related Standards bodies ITU-T and IEEE to bring the very latest in telecom timing technology development structured by a steering group comprising thought leader experts from around the World.

ITSF 2011 is pleased to announce that David W Allan will deliver the opening keynote and is also the Time Lord for this year’s event.  For those of you associated with the measurement of time stability, David has given his name to one of the most important metrics of all, Allan Variance or AVAR.  David will also entertain us with stories of his career in time measurement technology after the dinner on day two.

The 9th International Telecom Sync Forum
will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 1st-3rd November 2011

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Who Should Attend?

The next ITSF will again present a unique opportunity to mix with experts in the field from all areas of synchronisation and is a must for:

  • Network designers, planners & architects
  • Service & support engineers
  • Core & access network strategists
  • Sync & standards specialists
  • Equipment designers
  • Silicon, FPGA designers
  • Network operators and managers
  • Academics involved with telecom networks
  • Anyone working in new technologies such as SyncE, PTPv2, LTE, GPON, WiMax, TDD
  • Anyone working in applications such as IPTV, VoIP, MBMS.
  • Anyone working in timing relating to Smart Grid of financial transaction timing
  • Product designers of clock recovery circuits & phase locked loops telecom infrastructure equipment will also find the conference useful