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NETGEAR 2014 CES Coverage

 

NETGEAR INTRODUCES TWO NEW CABLE GATEWAYS TO PROVIDE COMPLETE CABLE PRODUCT LINEUP FOR THE RETAIL MARKET

 

Eliminate monthly equipment rental fees from your cable bill with new gateways that offer the fastest DOCSIS 3.0 cable download speeds and blazing-fast WiFi for an improved home entertainment experience

NETGEAR, a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers, is expanding its portfolio of cable products for the retail market. This week, the company is launching two new industry-leading Cable Gateways at the 2014 International CES® trade show in Las Vegas, where the company is demonstrating a number of new products to press, customers and channel partners.

The new gateways (www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/cable-modems-routers) offer you faster Internet and blazing-fast WiFi in one space-saving device so you can simplify and supercharge your cable Internet connection. With these gateways, you’ll make modem rental fees on your monthly cable bill a thing of the past.

NETGEAR now has a full line-up of DOCSIS® 3.0 cable modem and gateway products to offer for the retail market:

  • The new AC1750 WiFi Cable Modem Router, a best-in-class gateway combining the fastest cable modem speeds of up to 680 Mbps** with Gigabit WiFi speeds of up to 1750 Mbps*
  • The new N450 WiFi Cable Modem Router, a gateway offering cable modem speeds up to 340 Mbps** with the fastest 2.4GHz WiFi speed and performance up to 450 Mbps*
  • The existing CMD31T DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem, for connecting directly to your high-speed cable Internet provider

 

“We know our customers have come to expect best-in-class products from NETGEAR to improve home entertainment experiences. To that end, we’ve rounded out our cable product portfolio with the introduction of these two new Cable Gateways that incorporate industry-leading technology in both cable modem and wireless technologies to supercharge your home network,” said David Henry, NETGEAR’s vice president of product management for retail business. “You’ll get the newest and the fastest technology while being able to eliminate your monthly equipment rental fee.”

 

The NETGEAR AC1750 WiFi Cable Modem Router Gigabit Ethernet (C6300) (www.netgear.com/c6300) is a powerhouse device combining the fastest Internet cable download speeds available today with the world’s fastest WiFi. It is designed for today’s connected homes with an increasing number of devices to provide superfast HD coverage throughout your home. The C6300 combines a high performance Intel® Puma™ 6 processor to provide the best wired and wireless performance combined with best-in-class 802.11ac WiFi speeds. Its 16×4 CableLabs-certified® DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem supports the fastest Internet cable download speeds available today with download speeds up to 680 Mbps** — up to 16 times faster than previous-generation DOCSIS 2.0 cable modems — with support for 16 download and 4 upload channels simultaneously. NETGEAR combines the powerful DOCSIS 3.0 capabilities of the C6300 with next-generation dual-band AC1750 WiFi (450+1300 Mbps*), which delivers data throughput up to three times faster than 802.11n WiFi. With the C6300, you’ll experience smoother streaming of HD videos, movies and music, more responsive online gaming, and faster file downloads, with the best wireless coverage possible today. The C6300 supports the NETGEAR genie® application, a personal dashboard that makes it easy to install, monitor, control and repair your home network from PCs, Mac®s, and iOS and Android™ smartphones and tablets.

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The NETGEAR N450 WiFi Cable Modem Router (www.netgear.com/N450) is a low-cost alternative to the C6300. It has a built-in high-speed 8×4 CableLabs-certified® DOCSIS® 3.0 cable modem that supports download speeds up to 340 Mbps** — up to 8 times faster than DOCSIS® 2.0 — for streaming HD videos, faster downloads, and high-speed online gaming. It supports 8 download and 4 upload channels simultaneously. It also enables 802.11n WiFi networking speeds up to 450 Mbps* (@ 2.4GHz). Like the C6300, it is compatible with current and next-generation WiFi devices and offers advanced Quality of Service (QoS), IPv6 support, and the highest level of wireless security.

 

The two cable gateways are each equipped with four Gigabit Ethernet ports so you can benefit from the fastest wired speeds to connect your desktop computer and other devices such as network storage, while still enjoying the freedom of wireless connections for mobile devices such as tablets, laptops, and smartphones.

 

Both gateways are simple to install and you can easily set up functions such as parental controls and guest access.  Furthermore, you can attach a USB hard drive to the NETGEAR ReadySHARE®-enabled USB port on the gateways and you will have wireless access of the storage drive from any device in your home network.

 

The products are compatible with major U.S. cable Internet providers such as Cablevision, Charter, Cox, Time Warner Cable ®, XFINITY®/Comcast and more. You can choose the modem router that best fits your lifestyle and experience easier and faster home networking.

 

Pricing and Availability

 

The NETGEAR N450 WiFi Cable Modem Router is available now from major retailers in stores and online, at an MSRP of $119.99 in the U.S. The AC1750 WiFi Cable Modem Router Gigabit Ethernet (C6300) will become available in the second quarter of 2014, at an MSRP in the U.S. of $219.99.

 

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