TEMs Rate Multicore & Network Processor Suppliers for 2013

Network traffic continues to grow, driven by 4G smartphones, video on demand (VoD) and cloud-based applications. To meet these requirements service providers need networking systems with much greater packet processing capabilities that can handle at least 100Gbit/s bandwidths. This report analyses the use of multicore processors and NPUs by telecom equipment manufacturers, based on a worldwide survey of engineers, designers, product managers and sales/marketing personnel that work for telecom and networking system equipment manufacturers and suppliers.