History

In 2021, we responded to the US executive order calling for stronger national resilience against GNSS vulnerabilities. Our new aPNT+ platform gave the industry its most comprehensive solution for timing network control and visibility.

We also launched both our embedded timing solution for third-party hardware, the OSA 5400 SyncModule™, and our OSA 5400 TimeCard™, which brings precise synchronization to open compute servers.

The industry's first ePRC optical cesium atomic clock solution hit the market, providing unprecedented stability and significantly longer lifetime compared to all other ePRC cesium clocks.

In 2019, we celebrated 70 years of Oscilloquartz timing innovation.

It was also the year we launched the market’s first modular multi-band GNSS receiver for ePRTC and PRTC-B synchronization, bringing new levels of accurate timing to 5G networks.

This year, we launched our OSA 5430, the first IEEE 1588 grandmaster clock device on the market to support PTP, NTP and SyncE over multiple 10Gbit/s Ethernet interfaces and the only synchronization solution of its kind to provide fully redundant hardware.

2017 saw the release of our ultra-compact OSA 5405 SyncReach™ featuring the industry’s only dual antenna GNSS technology for both indoor and outdoor deployment.

The strategic purchase of Time4Systems helped us seize new business opportunities.

The launch of our OSA 5401, a highly accurate and uniquely efficient small form-factor pluggable (SFP) grandmaster clock and GNSS receiver, was another major milestone for the industry.

In 2014, our acquisition by ADVA enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end synchronization solutions and support the smooth migration of legacy networks to next-gen timing technology.

The purchase helped us bring the most versatile compact grandmaster clock to the market – the OSA 45410 – including Syncjack™ and remote management integration with ADVA’s FSP Network Manager platform.

In this year, we released the first plug-in TCC-PTP modules for the OSA 5548C sync supply unit (SSU) product family.

2008 saw the release of our IEEE 1588v2 products, soon followed by our OSA 5300 product family.

We also launched our new generation of compact cesium clocks, which forms the basis of our OSA 3030 range.

Our 5548C SSU system was launched, providing telecom operators with reliable, scalable synchronization.

We also released our flexible, next-generation management software, SyncView Plus (4th generation).

In 2005, we launched our SyncArchitect for the diagnosis of distribution problems.

We also brought our 5585B cesium primary reference sources to the market, as well as our 5548C timing signal generator and range of single- and double-oven oscillators.

This year, we released our OSA 5240 GPS, specifically designed for the synchronization of 2G, 2.5G and 3G mobile networks and SDH/SONET transport networks.

In 2002, we launched our highly compact and cost-effective GPS synchronization receivers, the OSA 4530 family.

By setting up a new manufacturing plant in Malaysia, we significantly increased our quartz crystal and oscillators manufacturing capacity.

As well as being recertified for ISO 9001, we were also awarded ISO 14001 certification for our strong commitment to environmental policy.

In 1998, we launched our new generation of oven-controlled crystal oscillators to cater for most high-stability oscillator needs in telecommunications.

In this year, we announced SyncWorld™, the most comprehensive range of turnkey synchronization solutions for the telecommunications industry.

First Professional Management System

We launched our first synchronization network management system (NSM), later renamed SyncView™.

We achieved ISO 9001 certification for the first time in 1994.

The success of our earlier synchronization products led to development of a fourth-generation digital phase-locked loop. Named Tracking Oscillator Module (TOM), it was ideal for synchronization of PDH and SDH networks.

In the 80s, we broadened our expertise in frequency standards by integrating our products into highly complex frequency and timing related equipment based on a fully modular concept.

We strengthened our position as one of the world's leading innovators by introducing a full line of quartz and cesium frequency standards as well as distribution amplifiers, phase comparators and frequency switching modules.

In 1971, Oscilloquartz SA was officially registered as a corporation.

In the mid-60s, we turned our attention to the promising field of cesium frequency standards and, in 1966, delivered our first commercial atomic clock.

1960 saw the inauguration of our factory at Brévards in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

In 1958, we began our activity in atomic frequency standards.

In this year, we started to manufacture our own quartz resonators and design oscillators for the precise generation of pilot frequencies for the Swiss Telephone Transmission Network.

Our first mission was to equip the prestigious Observatory of Neuchâtel, where the first quartz clocks were installed. Further quartz clocks were delivered to the Observatory of Paris in 1955.

We began our operations as a department of Ebauches SA in 1949, during the pioneering days of time and frequency measurement.