NETGEAR Draft 11n Wireless products get IEEE Certification for Improved Data Rates and Ranges

-Also achieves WiFi Alliance patronage -

-Draft 11n products will carry Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ n compliant logo-

New Delhi, 3rd October 2009: NETGEAR(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically innovative, branded networking solutions, today announced that all its wireless products based on the Draft 802.11n will comply to the new IEEE standard specification.This has come in effect after the IEEE Standards Board has officially approved the IEEE 802.11N as a standard with significantly improved data rates and ranges for Wireless LAN communications.

Along with the cerfication, also, effective from today, all NETGEAR products that have achieved Draft 11n certification from the WiFi Alliance (WFA) will carry Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ n compliant logo.

Expressing his satisfaction, Atul Jain, Country Manager, NETGEAR India and SAARC, said, “It is a great achievement for us as IEEE Standards Board has officially recognized the NETGEAR’s innovations so also WFA. I am happy that there will be a lot of interoperability along with the competition platform which will bring a lot of value to the customers. All these certifications actually endorse the fact how serious we are about the quality improvement and differentiation.”

Finalization of the new wireless networking standard-which is capable of delivering throughput speeds up to 300 megabits per second (and even higher)-took exactly seven years from the day it was conceived, and six years from the first draft version. The standard has been through a dozen or so Draft versions.

According to the Wi-Fi Alliance, the group that tests and certifies wireless products to ensure their interoperability, all existing Wi-Fi Certified Draft N wireless products will still work with the final standard.

802.11n offers much higher speeds than the previous, already-ratified 802.11g, which caps at only 54Mbps. Due to the compelling higher speed, most wireless vendors have been offering 802.11n-based (also known as Wireless-N) products during the past six years and calling them Draft N products.

According to the Wi-Fi Alliance, most, if not all, of the existing equipment can be upgraded to the final specification via a firmware update. Finally, all future wireless networking products will be compatible with today’s products that have been Wi-Fi-certified.
For further details please visit : http://www.netgear.com/wificertified.aspx

About NETGEAR, Inc.

NETGEAR (NASDAQGM: NTGR) designs innovative, branded technology solutions that address the specific networking, storage, and security needs of Small-to Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) and home users. The company offers an end-to-end networking product portfolio to enable users to share Internet access, peripherals, files, multimedia content, and applications among multiple computers and other Internet-enabled devices. Products are built on a variety of proven technologies such as wireless, Ethernet and powerline, with a focus on reliability and ease-of-use. NETGEAR products are sold in over 29,000 retail locations around the globe, and via more than 41,000 value-added resellers. The company’s headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in 25 countries. NETGEAR is an ENERGY STAR(R) partner. More information is available by visiting www.netgear.com or calling (408) 907-8000.

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