ATCA Blades Market Analysis, Market Size, Application Analysis, Regional Outlook, Competitive Strategies And Forecasts, 2014 To 2020

Increasing demand for smart devices coupled with emergence of new services such as video services has led to increased mobile data traffic, which is one of the factors contributing to ATCA blades market growth. Growing functionality provided by smart phones as compared to conventional phones has led to increased mobile computing which in turn serves higher ATCA blades implementation. Need for fast processing speed in the upper cloud, higher capacity along with network speed and the ability to construct economic service applications are the factors expected to drive the market over the next six years. ATCA server system is expected to facilitate rapid construction of communication systems and enable the services to operate with enhanced functionality and higher flexibility. In addition, utilization of tablet PCs as a next-generation computing device is expected to favorably impact market growth.

Modernization in ATCA system technology coupled with higher performance per watt have resulted in increased demand in aerospace and military applications. The ATCA blades provide network-centric warfare approach coupled with carrier grade reliability. Hence innovative advancements in military sector are expected to project higher opportunities for market penetration over the forecast period. However, high cost of implementation could pose a challenge on market growth. This is attributed to added costs due to additional components these components include connectors and backplanes among others.

The ATCA blades market can be segmented by product into t-series integrated platforms, packet processing, compute modules, switch & controls, chassis and hub systems. Increase in adoption of ATCA in military and aerospace applications can be observed in the market. Key market participants include Agilent technologies Inc., Mercury Computer Systems, Advantech Corp., Kontron AG and Emerson Network Power.