Netgear is bringing its WiFi phone, which can make calls using Skype, to Singapore. The company is selling the handset for S$349 (US$2226) and has preloaded it with Skype software. To make calls through SPH101, the user must be within the coverage of a 802.11b or a 802.11g wireless system and must hold a proper… Continue Reading
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Netgear Jumpstarts 802.11n
Netgear has jumped on the ‘pre-n’ bandwagon and released their ‘NEXT’ line-up of products. Promising all the benefits of 802.11n technology now, rather than after the spec is ratified, is an attempt by Netgear to join Belkin and others in hedging their bets and hoping that their products will be upgradeable, or at least compatible… Continue Reading
Netgear’s Newest MIMO Wi-Fi Gets Full Test
The test is a disaster for the IEEE and 802.11n. The good news is that the new Wi-Fi MIMO technology really does reach throughput speeds of 100Mbps. The bad news: it utterly crushed a neighbouring network that used standard 802.11g. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Will Users Want Netgear’s Wi-Fi Skype Phone?
Networking specialist Netgear will try its luck in the voice over wireless LAN (WLAN) market later this year by launching a Wi-Fi only mobile handset with an integrated Skype voice over IP (VoIP) client. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Netgear Settles Lawsuit On Wi-Fi Speed Claims
Netgear has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the company of inflating the data speeds of its Wi-Fi networking devices in advertising materials. Via [pcworld.com]… Continue Reading
Netgear Aims To Surmount Wireless ‘Dead Zones’
Netgear on Monday introduced new RangeMax wireless products designed to outsmart potential wireless “dead zones.” Via [crn.com]… Continue Reading
NETGEAR Bridges PC-Home Entertainment Gap
NETGEAR Inc. has unveiled a wireless device that bridges the gap between PC digital content and home-entertainment systems utilizing 802.11 technologies and a wealth of hardware connections and file formats. Via [techweb.com]… Continue Reading
Netgear Powers Up SBM WLAN Equipment
Netgear has integrated new features into its ProSafe line of wireless networking products that add load-balancing and security capabilities for small-business users. Via [informationweek.mobilepipeline.com]… Continue Reading
Netgear Releases PoE-Powered WLAN For SMBs
Netgear has announced a Power Over Ethernet (PoE) solution for small businesses designed to ease installation of WLANs by allowing wireless access points to be installed anywhere, even in locations unreachable by power outlets. Via [networkingpipeline.com]… Continue Reading
Netgear, Flarion Team On Wireless Data Nets
Netgear Inc. and Flarion Technologies announced Monday that they are developing Flarion’s high-speed mobile-wireless technology for delivery to cell-phone service providers through Netgear 802.11b/g products. Via [techweb.com]… Continue Reading
Netgear Taps Atheros For 108-Mbit WiFi Router Design
Netgear has tapped Atheros’ wireless LAN (WLAN) technology to develop a wireless router that operates in the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands and delivers a peak data rate of 108-Mbit/s. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Netgear Boost Wireless Coverage In Home Networks
Netgear on Thursday launched a home network wireless extender kit that uses power outlets to push coverage to any part of the house. Via [techweb.com]… Continue Reading
Netgear, Vonage Gear Up For VoIP
Vonage and Netgear have teamed up to develop broadband telephony products due in time for the holidays, according to sources familiar with the deal. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Linksys Clarifies Netgear Comms Breakdown
Linksys has hit back at the Computing Which? report suggesting that the company’s Wireless-G router failed to communicate with Netgear’s Wi-Fi bridge during testing at Which? offices. Linksys corporate communications manager, Karen Sohl, says the publication is wrong if it suggests that there’s any standards failure by Linksys. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Netgear Admits Wireless Speed Claims Are Misleading
The real question in the Netgear class action case is why it only applied to NetGear, given the absurd figures quoted by all Wi-Fi hotspot providers. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading