Time synchronisation service
Fugro AtomiChron®
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Introduction
Fugro AtomiChron® is a suite of time synchronisation services used across industries from defence and finance to energy, telecommunications and quantum technology. As systems become faster, more automated and more connected, the need for precise, secure and resilient timing continues to grow. AtomiChron® meets this need with high-accuracy GNSS-based solutions, combining signal authentication and GNSS-independent resilience to deliver a reliable timing foundation for critical infrastructure and advanced digital systems.
Roel de Vries
Business Developer AtomiChron®
Benefits
High uptime and reliability
Operates independently from the ground network, GNSS and geostationary satellites
Lightweight and scalable
Cost efficient and removes need for atomic clocks
Traceable time
Suitable for audit trails when required in regulated environments
Affordable solution
For any campaigns that need a high accuracy reference
AtomiChron® high accuracy time solutions:
Navigation message authentication
AtomiChron® NMA
Navigation messages are signed and signatures broadcasted and protected by an encrypted digital signature, adding a layer of security that allows you to trust your time.
Standalone time service
AtomiChron® STS
Leveraging our network of ground stations, correction values are sent directly to the end-user's device to offer a resilient, GNSS independent fallback for continuous timing.
High accuracy
AtomiChron® HA
Delivers unmatched precision for demanding applications like research and development, financial trading, and global timekeeping.
Coordinated Universal Time
AtomiChron® UTCk
Enables real-time access to UTC time from the world’s leading timekeeping institutions: NIST (USA) and PTB (Germany).
More information about AtomiChron
What global reference network does AtomiChron use?
Our network uses four GNSS constellations (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou and Galileo), two network control centres and more than eighty geodetic reference receivers which are distributed over all continents and guarantee independent processing of high-quality data and services.
Why is high availability and redundancy important?
With dual primary network control centres and dual shadow control centres that are all interconnected via trunk lines, we have a proven uptime of over 99.999% in the last 12 months to ensure you have continuous operation.
Key specifications
AtomiChron® HA
Timing accuracy: <5 ns UTC (95% of the time)
Accuracy: <1 ns to Fugro AtomiChron® timescale (independent of world-wide location
Performance improvement: >10x better than existing high-end GNSS receivers
AtomiChron® NMA
NMA status per satellite for all 4 GNSS constellations concurrently
<30s detection rate
No manual key updates
AtomiChron® STS
Timing accuracy: < ±100ns to UTC
PRTC-A level performance
GNSS independent
Traceable to UTC(NIST) and UTC(PTB)
AtomiChron® UTCk
<1ns accuracy to UTC(NIST) and UTC(PTB)
Real-time service, no post-processing
Future additions of UTC(k) sites on request
Our expert
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Roel de Vries
Business Developer AtomiChron®
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