TORCH: A Cost-Effective, Environmentally Resilient Optical Clock for Commercial Timing Applications Advancements in Sync May 6, 2026 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm Speakers Kevin Knabe, Vescent Technologies Description Vescent Technologies, in partnership with the Danish National Metrology Institute (DFM), presents an overview of the Timekeeper for Optical and Radio frequencies using C2H2 (TORCH) – a […]

PTP Authentication for Secure LAN and WAN Time Synchronization in the Power Grid Electric Power May 7, 2026 11:05 am – 11:20 am Speakers Herbert Falk, Outside the Box Consulting Services, LLC Description Accurate time synchronization is essential for digital substation automation, enabling precise coordination of protection, control, and monitoring systems in power grids. The […]

ClockBound but Not Clock Limited: Making Time Accessible for Distributed Systems Data Center-FinTech May 5, 2026 2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Speakers Joshua Levinson, Amazon Web Services Julia Rhodes, Amazon Web Services Description Keeping track of the order of events in distributed computing is one of the most fundamental and important problems in computer science. […]

Strengthening Trust in Precision Time: NTS for PTP and CSPTP Advancements in Sync May 6, 2026 2:00 pm – 2:15 pm Speakers Karen O'Donoghue, Meinberg USA Description As critical infrastructures increasingly depend on precise and trustworthy time synchronization, the need for strong cryptographic protection of timing protocols has become paramount. The Network Time Security (NTS) […]

Initial Results of Testing Redundant Time Synchronization and Recovery Analysis of Protective Relays Electric Power May 7, 2026 11:20 am – 11:35 am Speakers Geshan Wrosinghert, Meinberg USA Pascal Francis-Mezger, Omicron Energy Description Time synchronization has long been used in substations for sequence of events reporting and post event analysis. This has been important for […]

Neoclouds and AI Sovereignty – Timing at the Intersection of Data, Edge, and Trust Data Center-FinTech May 5, 2026 3:55 pm – 4:10 pm Speakers Ankur Sharma, Equinix, Inc Ramki Ramakrishnan, Safran Electronics and Defense Description As enterprises and governments race to deploy AI, sovereignty has become a defining requirement. Regulations increasingly mandate that data, […]

Design Challenges and Solutions in Achieving Ultra-Low-Power OCXOs for Portable and Unpowered Environments Advancements in Sync May 6, 2026 2:25 pm – 2:40 pm Speakers Ullas Kumar, Rakon Description Oven-Controlled Crystal Oscillators (OCXOs) have long been regarded as the gold standard for frequency stability, delivering ppb-level stability required in timing-critical applications. However, their traditionally high […]

Translating from Telecom PTP Profile to Power PTP Profile for GNSS Backup Electric Power May 7, 2026 11:35 am – 11:50 am Speakers Doug Arnold, Meinberg USA Tahmina Hoque, Meinberg USA Description Authors: Tahmina Hoque, Doug Arnold Increased use of alternate energy sources with intermittent production, makes balancing energy flows in power grids more complex.  […]

What is Happening with Synchronization in Data Centres? Data Center-FinTech May 5, 2026 4:10 pm – 4:25 pm Speakers Stefano Ruffini, Calnex Solutions Ankur Sharma, Equinix, Inc Description A fundamental milestone for synchronization in data centres will be reached at the ITU-T SG15 (October 2025) with the planned release the first edition of a Supplement […]

Improving Holdover Performance in Access Equipment Advancements in Sync May 6, 2026 2:40 pm – 2:55 pm Speakers David Spencer, Skyworks Solutions Inc. Description As access equipment such as cellular RAN Distributed Units become more critical to network operation there are increasing demands for improved availability, including extended local time holdover in the event of […]