The Linley Group Hosts Third Annual Carrier Conference

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwired - May 30, 2013) - 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 12 - 13 at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, Calif. The two-day, single-track event will cover carrier-equipment design for both wired and wireless infrastructure.

"Carrier-equipment designers are grappling with several important emerging technologies including software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV), heterogeneous cellular networks (HetNet), and 100G Ethernet," said Bob Wheeler, senior 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 Applied Micro Circuits, Cavium, Freescale, Netronome, EZchip, MoSys, Broadcom, Xilinx, LSI, ASOCS, PMC, GSI Technology, Tabula, IDT, RapidIO and Ethernet Alliance. There will also be a reception with sponsor exhibits and demonstrations where attendees will have an opportunity to network and discuss specific products and technology.

The Linley Group offers free attendance to qualified registrants who sign up by June 6. 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 supplier of independent technology analysis and strategic consulting covering a broad range of semiconductors including networking, communications, mobile, PCs, servers, wireless and embedded. The company provides in-depth analytical reports and hosts Linley Tech events focused on advanced technology topics. The Linley Group publishes Microprocessor Report, the leading technical publication for unbiased analysis of high-performance processor technology, and the Networking Report, a new technical publication that covers networking and communications semiconductors. For insights on recent industry news, subscribe to the company's free email newsletters: Linley Wire, Linley on Mobile and Processor Watch.