Winds of Change to Bring PICMG Chassis to the Forefront
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 22, 2004 -
While standardized chassis have been in existence for almost a decade, the next two years should see more growth than the last decade, reports In-Stat/MDR (http://www.instat.com). However, the high-tech market research firm expects that, while dozens of billions of dollars will be shipped in PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers’ Group)-based chassis by 2008, it will still only represent a fraction of the hundreds of billions of dollars available in the CapEx market.
“When looking at the CapEx market, there is a lot of money involved, however, it moves agonizingly slow,” says Eric Mantion, a Senior Analyst with In-Stat/MDR. “Whether you are talking merchant silicon, standardized chassis, or optical modules, the only way to achieve truly impressive growth is to become an infectious product that displaces an already existing solution. Fortunately, that is exactly what is happening with the standardized chassis. They are a better way to approach a fundamentally key aspect of all CapEx gear. You cannot build anything without there being an enclosure of one sort or another.”
Not only are most silicon vendors strongly supporting the effort, but most of the world’s largest NEPs (Networking Equipment Providers) are also enthusiastic about how these chassis can help them role out product faster and with lower development costs, while not giving up any of their true value-added features which differentiate them from their competition. “However, we are still very early in this market,” says Mantion. “This support could wane or grow, and many service providers have not yet weighed in on the topic. There are still a few issues that are being worked on that could shift this market.”
In-Stat/MDR has also found that:
PICMG-based blade servers will grow to over a billion dollars by 2008.
Wireless Infrastructure will become the largest segment over the next 5 years.
The AdvancedTCA chassis can handle 2.4 Terabits per second of backplane throughput.
Even by 2008, standardized chassis will only account for a sixth of the TAM.
Softswitches will be the fastest growing segment over the forecast period.
Service Providers will benefit tremendously from using PICMG-based equipment.
Recent In-Stat research, Standardized Chassis Help Thaw the CapEx Ice Age (#IN0401179NT), analyzes 13 major networking markets to assess the true market potential for standardized chassis. It also forecasts the over all CapEx market so as to compare how PICMG-based chasses are growing as a portion of its Total Available Market (TAM). Besides providing both a thorough Technical Overview and a comprehensive Market Overview, the report also projects the market potential for blades servers that conform to the PICMG chassis.
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