India, Feb. 19 -- VIAVI Solutions has launched its patent-pending Cesium-less ePRTC360+ holdover solution, designed to protect critical infrastructure from the growing risk of GNSS timing disruptions. The technology is intended for use in power grids, transport, aviation, public safety systems, 5G mobile networks and AI data centres. According to the company, it is the only non-Cesium alternative that meets the International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector G.8272.1 standard.

The ITU-T G.8272.1 standard specifies that an Enhanced Primary Reference Time Clock (ePRTC) must demonstrate a short-term drift of less than 30 nanoseconds when entering holdover, and a long-term drift of less than 100 nanoseconds ove...