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No two projects are the same

SYNCHRONISATION CONSULTANCY

 We specialise in sync so you don't have to

dedicated Industry leaders
to the synchronisation industry

At the core of Timebeat is a specialised team of experts and respected industry professionals who have dedicated themselves to the timing and synchronisation industry and mastering IEEE-1588 standards

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We are on hand to help you upgrade systems from NTP to PTP, environment analysis, design and deployment planning, execution, and evaluation. We stand ready to offer end-to-end guidance encompassing hardware, software, and cloud services.

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Build-own-operate
Timing lifecycle

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Timebeat owns the timing baseline

Client owns product differentiation

  • Reference design artefacts

  • Timing stack

  • Test harness

  • Certification criteria

  • Golden configuration

  • Industrial design

  • Feature set

  • Manufacturing relationships

Commercial & Support Structure

  • Fixed-fee Discovery (paid) -> clear spec + roadmap

  • NRE for reference design + integration (reuse-driven delivery)

  • Certification fee per SKU and/or per major release

  • License/royalty for Timebeat timing stack (optional, per-unit)

  • Managed Assurance subscription (SLA, monitoring, updates, evidence packs)

  • Holdover upgrade: OCXO/TCXO selection + discipline tuning

  • Source diversity: GNSS + terrestrial/alternate reference + failover logic

  • Redundant grandmaster design patterns and secure provisioning

  • Factory test automation + calibration workflow

  • Client-facing reporting pack: SLA/KPI dashboard and compliance evidence

Project based consultancy workflow

Timebeat’s consultancy extends to software and bespoke timing hardware design,

modification, and integration. We deliver production-ready systems combining GNSS,

atomic clocks, oscillators, and firmware/software integration.

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What we deliver

Hardware Engineering, Selection and Deployment

Timebeat designs and supports timing hardware from PCIe devices to rack-mountable grandmaster servers.

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Consultancy services include:

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  • Hardware selection (e.g., oscillator and holdover strategy OCXO vs Rubidium depending on environment and risk profile)

  • Deployment design for modular systems and expansion (additional NIC capacity, frequency distribution, SyncE considerations)

  • On-site or remote build oversight and validation testing

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Managed services & ongoing operational support

Timebeat provides tailored support and consultancy matched to customer requirements, including managed options.

Public marketplace listings also position Timebeat as “click-and-play” synchronisation software with deployment simplicity and vendor support options.

Software engineering & integration

Timebeat consultancy can include:

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  • Deploying Timebeat software at customer sites for enhanced synchronisation, analytics, and compliance reporting

  • Advanced synchronisation approaches including mesh/clock quorum techniques that improve resilience and reduce the risk of disruptive time jumps associated with best-master changes

  • Linux and Windows timing optimisation, configuration standards, and operational monitoring/reporting setups

  • Timebeat’s platform includes capabilities such as monitoring/reporting for compliance or SLA reporting, hardware timestamping support, and resilient approaches like verifiable

  • UTC techniques.

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Timebeat Support Service

Support

It's not what you know that will get you into trouble; it's what you definitely know you don't know. That's where we come in. With over 60 years of combined in-house experience in the sync industry, there isn't much we haven't seen or encountered. 

 

Our 24/7/365 support has the experts on hand when you need them. There are no call centres or outsourced services, just cold-hard experts who will resolve the issue as soon as possible.

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