The Linley Group Hosts Fourth Annual Carrier Conference

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwired - May 28, 2014) - The Linley Group, the industry's leading source for independent technology analysis of semiconductors for networking, communications, mobile, and wireless, today announced the Linley Tech Carrier Conference will take place on June 10 & 11 at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, Calif. Bob Wheeler and Jag Bolaria, principal analysts at The Linley Group, will open the conference with an overview of carrier equipment design trends. On Day Two, a keynote by Justin Dustzadeh, CTO & VP Technology Strategy, Networks, at Huawei, will provide an overview of real-world carrier SDN and NFV use cases spanning various network segments. The two-day, single-track event will cover carrier-equipment design for wired and wireless infrastructure as well as service-provider data centers.

"Carrier-equipment designers are grappling with several important emerging technologies including software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV), Cloud RAN, heterogeneous cellular networks (HetNet), and 100G Ethernet," said Bob Wheeler, principal analyst at The Linley Group. "Our conference explores how semiconductor vendors are helping OEMs address these challenges as well as the ever-present bandwidth explosion. In addition to technical presentations, we offer attendees the opportunity to network with the leading companies in the carrier-equipment space."

Presenting companies include AppliedMicro, Freescale, Cavium, ASOCS, EZchip, MoSys, Netronome, Avago Technologies, Xilinx, Broadcom, Tabula, IDT, and Tilera. There will also be a reception with sponsor exhibits and demonstrations where attendees will have an opportunity to network and discuss specific products and technologies.

The Linley Group offers free attendance to qualified registrants who sign up by June 4. For more information on the conference program and to register, please visit http://www.linleygroup.com/carrier-conference.

About The Linley Group
The Linley Group is the industry's leading source for independent technology analysis of semiconductors for networking, communications, mobile, and data-center applications. The company provides strategic consulting services, in-depth analytical reports, and Linley Tech events focused on advanced technology topics. The Linley Group also publishes the weekly Microprocessor Report, Networking Report, and the new Mobile Chip Report. For insights on recent industry news, subscribe to the company's free email newsletters: Linley Wire, Linley on Mobile and Processor Watch.