NetStumbler

Netgear Debuts Long-awaited Wi-Fi Phone

Eliza Villarino — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:45:00 +0000

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 network ID in order to access the network. The device is useless on fee-based Wi-Fi systems, which demand browser-based authentication, and on the niche IEEE 802.11a wireless standard.

Netgear expects to ship the phone to different Asia-Pacific countries, including Malaysia and Thailand. It plans to introduce a multiple language feature later this year.
Via [zdnetasia.com]

Netgear Jumpstarts 802.11n

RenderMan — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:54:00 +0000

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 with the final 802.11n spec. Only time will tell if the gamble works.
Via [techworld.com]

Netgear’s Newest MIMO Wi-Fi Gets Full Test

Wayne Slavin — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:17:00 +0000

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]

Will Users Want Netgear’s Wi-Fi Skype Phone?

Wayne Slavin — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:48:00 +0000

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]

Netgear Admits Wireless Speed Claims Are Misleading

Wayne Slavin — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 14:13:00 +0000

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]

Netgear Settles Lawsuit On Wi-Fi Speed Claims

Wayne Slavin — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:29:00 +0000

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]

Netgear Aims To Surmount Wireless ‘Dead Zones’

Wayne Slavin — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:30:00 +0000

Netgear on Monday introduced new RangeMax wireless products designed to outsmart potential wireless “dead zones.”
Via [crn.com]

NETGEAR Bridges PC-Home Entertainment Gap

Wayne Slavin — Mon, 27 Dec 2004 19:15:00 +0000

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]

Netgear Powers Up SBM WLAN Equipment

Wayne Slavin — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 14:14:00 +0000

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]

Netgear Releases PoE-Powered WLAN For SMBs

Wayne Slavin — Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:21:00 +0000

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]

Netgear, Flarion Team On Wireless Data Nets

Wayne Slavin — Tue, 19 Oct 2004 05:13:00 +0000

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]

Netgear Taps Atheros For 108-Mbit WiFi Router Design

Wayne Slavin — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 21:28:00 +0000

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]

Netgear Boost Wireless Coverage In Home Networks

Wayne Slavin — Fri, 01 Oct 2004 18:43:00 +0000

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]

Netgear, Vonage Gear Up For VoIP

Wayne Slavin — Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:29:00 +0000

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]

Linksys Clarifies Netgear Comms Breakdown

Wayne Slavin — Fri, 05 Mar 2004 14:23:00 +0000

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]