Netgear delivers first PowerLine Wireless N Extender

on 08/31/2010, filed in Home > Computers

Netgear decides that wireless is the way to go, and the company has just introduced a new wireless N and PowerLine networking combination which will be able to offer an instant high-throughput Wi-Fi network that rides along to your home wiring as long as there is a free electrical outlet around. According to Netgear, the AV 200 is capable of extending your current Wi-Fi network at speeds of up to 200Mbps through the use of running a wireless signal via copper wiring in your home to be rebroadcast elsewhere when required. Of course, the presence of electrical interference might just drop speeds by a notch, so you might not want to run the dishwasher or use a vacuum cleaner when you’ve got a big clan match going on that evening.

Netgear: Netgear, trademarked and marketed as NETGEAR, is an American manufacturer of computer networking equipment based in San Jose, California. The company was incorporated as a subsidiary of network hardware vendor Bay Networks in 1996. But the journey doesn't end there. Bay Networks was eventually purchased in 1998 by Nortel, and Netgear became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the telecommunications equipment manufacturer. But it wasn't until 2002 when Netgear became fully-independent from Nortel. Netgear aspires to be the preferred customer-driven provider of innovative networking solutions for small businesses and homes. Its products include wireless routers, wireless adapters, range extenders, AIO Wi-Fi storage routers, switches, access points, and software solutions.

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