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Please contact:
Jeffrey Geddes
Account Manager, Heavy Reading Insider Services
303-997-9135
or via email at:
geddes@
lightreading.com |
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| ATCA, AMCs & MicroTCA: 2009 Survey & Market Outlook |
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The Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA) ecosystem's continued growth significantly broadens the options available to equipment providers that develop systems based on ATCA, Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) modules, and MicroTCA. The ecosystem comprises more than 150 suppliers of complete systems; central processing unit (CPU), networking input/output (I/O), and switch blades; other system components; and related operating system, middleware, and application software. Second-generation platforms introduced with 10-Gbit/s switching over the last two years are proving to be a hit with many equipment developers.
This survey goes beyond gauging the depth and breadth of technological developments by providing insights into how quickly these systems will be deployed and how many participants in the market will choose to employ third-party system integrators and software developers.
The move to standard platforms is having a profound effect on the entire telecom supply chain. The use of ATCA-based systems equipment allows manufacturers to choose how much – or how little – of the system they will develop in-house, working with system integrators and component or software vendors as required.
The ATCA ecosystem is maturing quickly, with recent consolidation reducing the number of vendors and those that remain are introducing second- and third-generation products. System integrators are continuing to work closely with partners to deliver complete, application-ready platforms with integrated chassis, blades, and middleware. Second-generation systems with
This report analyzes the current and projected use of ATCA, AMCs, and MicroTCA by telecom equipment manufacturers, based on the results of an exclusive worldwide survey of engineers, designers, product managers, and sales/marketing personnel that work for telecom and networking system equipment manufacturers and suppliers. The responses to our survey make it clear that these standard platforms are becoming widely used in many types of networking equipment, from the access edge to the core of the network.
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| Sample research data from the report is shown in the excerpts below: |
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 Table of Contents (cci0409toc.pdf) |
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| Early adopters for ATCA were Tier 1 equipment vendors and a small number of Tier 2/3 vendors. We now see growing interest from Tier 2/3 companies, as well as new commitments to ATCA from Tier 1 vendors. Another significant shift in the market is shown in the following excerpt. The number of respondents reporting that their companies were developing only one ATCA-based system has shrunk from 24 percent to less than 10 percent, while the number of companies using ATCA for most new systems has steadily grown to almost 30 percent. The number of companies developing several new systems using ATCA has remained around 50 percent. |
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 Companies mentioned in this report include: Adlink Technology Inc.; Advantech Co. Ltd.; Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU); Asis-Pro Ltd.; Astute Networks Inc; AudioCodes Ltd. (Nasdaq: AUDC); Blueslice Networks Inc.; Cavium Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: CAVM); Comtel Electronics GmbH; Continuous Computing Corp.; CorEdge Networks Inc.; Diversified Technology Inc., a subsidiary of Ergon Inc.; EmbeddedMIND, a division of Silicon and Software Systems Ltd. (S3); Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR); Enea AB (STO: ENEA); GE Fanuc Automation Inc., a joint venture of General Electric (NYSE; GE) and FANUC Ltd.; GenBand Inc.; Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ); Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC); GoAhead Software Inc.; International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM); Infranet Technologies Group Inc.; Interphase Corp. (Nasdaq: INPH); Kaparel Corp.; Kontron AG (Pink Sheets: KOTRF); Mercury Computer Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: MRCY); Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT); NEI Inc. (formerly Network Engines Inc. and Alliance Systems Ltd.); NMS Communications Corp. (acquired by Dialogic Corp. in October 2008); Nokia Siemens Networks, a joint venture of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) and Siemens AG (NYSE: SI; Frankfurt: SIE); Nortel Networks Corp. (NYSE: NT); OpenClovis Inc.; Performance Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: PTIX); Pinnacle Data Systems Inc. (Amex: PNS).; Portwell Inc.; RadiSys Corp. (Nasdaq: RSYS); RMI Corp; Schroff, a brand of Pentair Inc. (NYSE: PNR); Stoke Inc.; Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq: JAVA); and ZNYX Networks Inc. |
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