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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2000
COMDEX Booth #L609
NETGEAR Brings High-Speed Wireless networking home
--NETGEAR’s 11Mbps Wireless11X Products Designed Specifically
to Enhance Multimedia Performance--
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – NETGEAR, Inc., (COMDEX Booth #L609) a provider of small business and home networking products, today announced NETGEAR’s Wireless11X networking suite of products, a solution designed specifically to take advantage of the high bandwidth needs of broadband Internet access in the home. NETGEAR’s Wireless11X suite of products use technology from wireless pioneer ShareWave, which is the first to support high-fidelity multimedia content, such as MPEG-2 video and CD quality audio at 11Mbps data rates. In addition, Wireless11X delivers ease-of-use and reliability features optimized for the home environment. Wireless11X is able to overcome performance-robbing interference from Microwave ovens and 2.4Ghz phones by automatically detecting severe interference and moving traffic to a new "clear" channel without any user intervention.
NETGEAR’s new Wireless11X products will provide home desktop computer users
an easier path to extending the benefits of broadband Internet access throughout
the home since there will be no need to run additional wiring. Performance of
bandwidth-hungry multimedia applications such as: Streaming Audio & Video,
MP3 playback, Internet telephony, and online gaming will benefit significantly
from the NETGEAR Wireless11X products’ multimedia capability.
NETGEAR Wireless11X products incorporate ShareWave’s Whitecap™ network protocol,
which was designed specifically for the needs of the home user.
Providing this type of Quality of Service is what separates NETGEAR’s new
Home wireless solutions from existing Enterprise wireless solutions.
Whitecap also provides a forward interoperability path with the IEEE 802.11b
Enterprise wireless LAN standard.
To demonstrate the multimedia support provided by the new Wireless11X products,
NETGEAR will be bundling the following applications: Net2Phone Voice-over-IP calling
cards and client software, Real Jukebox, Real Player Basic, Real SlideShow, Real Producer,
and Spinner's Online Music/Internet Radio.
NETGEAR Wireless11X Key Features & Benefits
Cost Effective - Because Wireless11X was designed for home peer-to-peer networking, there is no need for the expensive access point that is common with Enterprise wireless products.
High Performance - Wireless11X utilizes its powerful radio, a high-performance antenna, ShareWave’s Whitecap™ network protocol, and Forward Error Correcting (FEC) abilities to provide enhanced performance. Wireless11X was designed specifically for multimedia applications, but the performance gain over other wireless products apply to standard file and resource sharing as well.
Robust - Interference from Microwave ovens and 2.4Ghz phones can seriously degrade performance or disable the network completely. Wireless11X supports Forward Error Correction (FEC) and channel agility. FEC corrects errors on the fly, increasing network performance and reliability, while channel agility automatically detects severe interference and moves traffic to a new "clear" channel without any user intervention.
Secure - Wireless11X supports 40-bit encryption, helping to keep the wireless home network safe from eavesdropping or hacking.
Far Reaching – In typical home layouts, Wireless11X supports a range of up to 150’ without performance degradation through several walls and obstructions.
Easy-to-Install – Wireless 11X is designed to be easy-to-install and use, incorporating features such as open enrollment, which allows devices to be seamlessly added to the network without complex reconfiguration, and master redundancy, which ensures there are no single points of failure in the network.
NETGEAR Wireless11X Home Networking Products
Wireless11X WA301 PCI Adapter
Designed for legacy PCs running Windows 95/98/2000/Me.
FirstGear Internet Connection Sharing software.
Available in January 2001.
MSRP $240
Wireless11X WB301 Wireless Network Starter Kit
Includes two WA301 PCI adapters.
Entry solution for extending Cable/DSL access to remote desktop PCs.
FirstGear Internet Connection Sharing software.
Available in January 2001.
MSRP $360
Wireless11X WB302 Wireless Network Starter Kit Plus
Includes one WA301 PCI adapter and one WE102 Ethernet-to-Wireless Bridge.
Provides an easy way to extend existing Ethernet network without running new cable.
Paired with a NETGEAR RT311 or RT314 Cable/DSL router, it enables the user to easily share a cable or DSL Internet connection with all of the computers on the network.
Available Q1, 2001
MSRP $360
About ShareWave
ShareWave provides semiconductor technology for multimedia-capable wireless home networks. ShareWave is privately held with its headquarters in El Dorado Hills, CA. ShareWave has received funding from APV Technology Partners, Cisco Systems, Intel Corporation, Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd., Microsoft Corporation, Philips Electronics NV, SBC Communications, Inc., SOFTBANK Technology Ventures, Vulcan Ventures, Inc., and other public and private investors. ShareWave has announced partnership agreements with Cisco, NETGEAR, and Kyushu Matsushita Electric (for products bearing the Panasonic brand name). For more information on ShareWave and our products, visit the company’s web site at www.sharewave.com.
About NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR has been delivering its small business and home networking products since 1996. With its headquarters in Santa Clara, California, NETGEAR’s products are available from over 4,000 outlets around the world. For additional information visit the company’s web site at www.netgear.com or call (408) 907-8000.
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* NETGEAR, Wireless11X, FirstGear, WA301, WB301, WA101, WE102, and WA401 are trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. ShareWave and Whitecap are trademarks of ShareWave, Inc. Net2Phone is a trademark of Net2Phone. Real Jukebox, Real Player Basic, Real SlideShow, Real Producer are Trademarks of Real Networks. Spinner is a trademark of Spinner.com.
