edgeTime as a Service

Consume assured time without owning the complexity

edgeTime as a Service helps organisations access resilient, traceable and operationally supported timing services without the burden of owning, managing or refreshing critical timing infrastructure.

eTaaS ownership models

Choose how much timing infrastructure you want to own

edgeTime as a Service can range from fully managed timing delivery to a flexible shared model, helping organisations reduce ownership, simplify operations and support audit readiness.

eTaaS models

Explore how ownership changes across edgeTime as a Service

Click each model to see what the difference is between edge and customer ownership.





edge owned / managed
Customer owned / managed
Flexible / shared
Timing Source
edge
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Core Timing
edge
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Distribution
edge
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Customer Network
edge
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Compliance
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Core TaaS

Fully managed timing delivery

edge manages the full timing stack, from source through to compliance, while the customer consumes the service output.

  • Timing Source: edge
  • Core Timing: edge
  • Distribution: edge
  • Customer Network: edge
  • Compliance: edge
Hosted Time Service

edge-owned timing infrastructure, hosted for the customer

edge manages the timing service and compliance layer, while the customer provides the network environment.

  • Timing Source: edge
  • Core Timing: edge
  • Distribution: edge
  • Customer Network: Customer
  • Compliance: edge
edgeTime Overlay

Overlay service on top of the customer estate

The customer retains the network and core timing estate, while edge overlays distribution and compliance support.

  • Timing Source: Customer
  • Core Timing: Customer
  • Distribution: edge
  • Customer Network: Customer
  • Compliance: edge
Compliance as a Service

Assurance over the customer’s timing environment

The customer owns the timing environment, while edge provides the compliance, validation and reporting layer.

  • Timing Source: Customer
  • Core Timing: Customer
  • Distribution: Customer
  • Customer Network: Customer
  • Compliance: edge
Hybrid

Flexible ownership by layer

Hybrid eTaaS supports a shared model, where ownership can vary by service layer, site or migration stage.

  • Timing Source: Shared
  • Core Timing: Shared
  • Distribution: Shared
  • Customer Network: Shared
  • Compliance: Shared
edgeTime as a Service

See each service model in more detail

Explore how edgeTime can support different timing requirements, from fully managed time feeds to hosted infrastructure, overlay services, compliance support and hybrid transition models.

Core TaaS
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A fully managed time feed

Core TaaS is the purest service model: assured time delivered as a managed feed, without the client needing to own, operate or maintain the underlying timing infrastructure.

What the client gets

SLA-backed time output across PTP, NTP, SyncE or White Rabbit, with defined accuracy, traceability and availability levels.

What Edge provides

Timing infrastructure, design, deployment, operation, monitoring, support, lifecycle management and reporting.

Client responsibility

Minimal involvement beyond consuming the service and connecting it into the required environment.

Hosted Time Service
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Edge-owned infrastructure, hosted on-premise or nearby

Hosted Time Service gives clients a dedicated timing environment at their site or a nearby facility, delivering physical proximity and control benefits without the ownership burden.

What the client gets

A dedicated timing environment with high-assurance, low-latency time distribution and isolation benefits.

What Edge provides

Equipment supply and ownership, installation, SLA-backed operation, maintenance, refresh, upgrades and scaling.

Best suited to

Banks, exchanges, data centres and organisations needing proximity without owning timing infrastructure.

edgeTime Overlay
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Network-based time distribution

edgeTime Overlay delivers time across an existing network, supporting distributed environments without requiring dedicated timing infrastructure at every location.

What the client gets

Scalable edge timing across their existing network and distributed operational locations.

What Edge provides

Core timing sources, distribution architecture, PTP, SyncE or White Rabbit overlay delivery, integration and assurance.

Best suited to

Telecoms, 5G networks, distributed enterprise environments and edge compute networks.

Compliance as a Service
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A timing assurance layer for regulated environments

Compliance as a Service helps organisations evidence, monitor and validate timing performance, supporting audit readiness and risk visibility across the timing estate.

What the client gets

Proof of timing accuracy, traceability, audit-ready reporting and visibility of timing-related risk.

What Edge provides

Monitoring, validation, drift measurement, accuracy checks, compliance alignment, audit support and reporting.

Works with

Edge or non-Edge timing environments, including estates aligned to MiFID II, DORA or telecom standards.

Hybrid
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A shared-responsibility model for gradual transition

Hybrid gives organisations a flexible mix of owned and leased timing services, making it easier to transition away from legacy ownership models over time.

What the client gets

A flexible blend of existing infrastructure, managed services and leased timing capability.

What Edge provides

Support for the existing estate, lifecycle management, optimisation and gradual introduction of TaaS.

Best suited to

Large operators moving from owned timing infrastructure towards a more service-led model.

Why eTaaS

A simpler way to deliver resilient timing

edgeTime as a Service reduces the need to own and manage every part of the timing estate, while supporting operational visibility, resilience and audit readiness.

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Reduce ownership

Move away from buying, refreshing and maintaining every layer of specialist timing infrastructure.

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Simplify operations

Reduce internal pressure around design, monitoring, vendor coordination and lifecycle planning.

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Improve visibility

Use monitoring, validation and reporting to support resilience planning and audit readiness.

From infrastructure ownership to managed timing delivery

eTaaS allows organisations to select the right balance of Edge-managed services and customer-owned infrastructure, from fully managed timing through to compliance-focused assurance.

How eTaaS works

A managed service model, built around your timing estate

edgeTime as a Service can be shaped around your current infrastructure, operational requirements and preferred ownership model.

1

Assess

Review your current timing estate, service requirements and operational constraints.

 

2

Select

Choose the right eTaaS model, from fully managed timing to compliance-focused assurance.

3

Deploy

Implement the agreed timing service, including integration, monitoring and support arrangements.

4

Operate

Maintain service visibility through ongoing monitoring, reporting and lifecycle support.

Find the right eTaaS model for your environment

Speak to Edge about your current timing estate, operational requirements and preferred ownership model.

Where eTaaS fits

Timing services for regulated, distributed and operationally critical environments

eTaaS can support organisations that need resilient, traceable and operationally managed time without taking on full infrastructure ownership.

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Finance and regulated operations

For banks, exchanges and regulated organisations, eTaaS can support traceability, reporting and audit readiness across timing-critical environments.

 

Compliance support: timing validation, monitoring and reporting.
Operational resilience: reduced dependency on internally owned timing infrastructure.
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Distributed networks and multi-site estates

For telecoms, data centres and distributed enterprise networks, eTaaS can provide a more scalable way to deliver, monitor and support timing services.

Network overlay: timing delivered across existing network and integration points.
Lifecycle support: ongoing monitoring, optimisation and service management.
Service responsibilities

Clear ownership across each timing service layer

eTaaS can be shaped around how much infrastructure your organisation wants to own, operate or transition into a managed service model.

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Edge-managed layers

Depending on the model, Edge can manage timing source, core timing, distribution, monitoring, reporting and lifecycle support.

Timing architecture
Monitoring and assurance
Lifecycle support
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Customer-provided layers

In shared or overlay models, the customer may provide the network, site access, power, connectivity or existing timing estate.

Existing network
Site access and facilities
Legacy timing estate
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Flexible by design

Hybrid eTaaS can combine Edge-managed service layers with customer-owned infrastructure, supporting phased transition over time.

Shared responsibility
Phased migration
Model shaped around your estate
Compliance and assurance

Support audit readiness without replacing your full timing estate

Compliance-as-a-Service can sit above existing timing infrastructure, helping organisations validate accuracy, monitor drift and produce audit-ready reporting.

This gives regulated teams better visibility of timing performance without forcing a complete infrastructure change from day one.

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Timing visibility

Monitor timing performance, accuracy and drift across critical environments.

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Audit-ready reporting

Create reporting evidence to support regulated and operationally critical environments.

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Resilience support

Identify timing risk earlier and support better operational resilience planning.

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