Network Processors Finally Enter the Telecom Equipment Mainstream, New Study Finds
2005年1月22日 - 1:05AM
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Network Processors Finally Enter the Telecom Equipment Mainstream,
New Study Finds Heavy Reading Report Says Growing Use of NPUS by
Major Manufacturers Boosted Sector Revenues by 150% In 2004 NEW
YORK, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- After several years of poor sales,
makers of network processor components are finally seeing a
meaningful rise in revenue, as many of the world's largest telecom
equipment makers start incorporating network processors into their
products, according to a major new study released today by Heavy
Reading (http://www.heavyreading.com/), the market research
division of Light Reading Inc. Network Processors: A Heavy Reading
Competitive Analysis delivers a complete accounting of the network
processor market, with detailed technology and price comparisons of
more than 80 different products from 16 manufacturers, including
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC), Agere Systems Inc. (NYSE:AGR.A), Applied
Micro Circuits Corp. (NASDAQ:AMCC), and Broadcom Corp.
(NASDAQ:BRCM). The report includes full coverage not only of
components now on the market, but also those that are scheduled to
be available in the next year. Although first-generation network
processors hit the market five years ago, the collapse of the
telecom investment bubble kept equipment makers from developing new
products to take advantage of the technology, notes report author
Simon Stanley, a Heavy Reading Analyst at Large. "Unit sales of
network processors began to grow in 2003, leading to significant
recovery in 2004," says Stanley, who estimates that network
processors generated $150 million in revenue last year -- a 150
percent increase over 2003 revenues. The report covers all
components in these four product categories: * Control-plane
processors * Communications processors * 2.5-Gbit/s network
processing units (NPUs) * 10-Gbit/s NPUs Other key findings of the
report include: Network processors are now a mainstream technology.
The world's largest telecom equipment vendors are now using network
processors for applications from the edge to the core of the
network. These manufacturers include Alcatel SA, Cisco Systems
Inc., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Lucent Technologies Inc.,
Siemens AG, and Samsung Corp. Carrier access is the key market for
NPU suppliers in 2005. Demand for network processors is highest in
the access network. Components vendors are developing fast-path
NPUs and integrated communications processors to address this
market. 10-Gbit/s NPUs are now shipping in volume. Five different
components vendors are now in commercial production with 10-Gbit/s
NPUs: AMCC, Bay Microsystems, EZchip, Intel, and Sandburst.
Integrated packet switching is fast becoming a standard feature of
control-plane processors. New control-plane processors from
Broadcom, Freescale, and PMC-Sierra integrate a packet-switching
capability. Network Processors: A Heavy Reading Competitive
Analysis, an 80-page report, is published in PDF format and costs
$3,495. The price includes an enterprise license covering all of
the employees at the purchaser's company. For more information, or
to request a free executive summary, contact: Dave Williams Sales
Director, Heavy Reading 415-321-3750, ext. 30 Press/analyst
contact: Dennis Mendyk Managing Director, Heavy Reading
201-587-2154 About Heavy Reading Heavy Reading is an independent
market research organization offering quantitative analysis of
telecom technology to service providers, vendors, and investors.
Its mandate is to provide the comprehensive competitive analysis
needed today for the deployment of profitable networks based on
next- generation hardware and software. DATASOURCE: Heavy Reading
CONTACT: Dave Williams, Sales Director, +1-415-321-3750, ext. 30, ,
or Dennis Mendyk, Managing Director, press/analyst contact,
+1-201-587-2154, , both of Heavy Reading Web site:
http://www.lightreading.com/ http://www.heavyreading.com/
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