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Netgear Boosts Wifi Router

14 September 2011 Marco Attard Comms and Internet

Netgear launches the N900 wireless dual band router, handling wifi speeds to up to 900Mbps (with both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands delivering data at 450Mbps).

It carries x6 internal antennas with "ultra-high-power radio amplifiers" providing more wifi range-- and wireless speeds at any given distance-- according to Netgear.

Two USB ports provide further connectivity, and an improved processor should increase data saving and retreiving speeds by up to 30%.

The company also includes a number of additional Continue reading...

Boosting Wifi Networks' Range

15 June 2011 Marco Attard Comms and Internet

Netgear promises to improve your clients' wifi networks' coverage with its WN3000RP universal wifi range extender, eliminating their wireless dead spot problems.

The extender keeps things simple by using no cables-- it plugs into any electrical outlet, while LED indicators help one find the best location for optimal coverage (usually half-way between the home router and the dead spot in question).

Through Push 'N' Connect (using WPS) it should also connect easily to both computers and routers. Continue reading...

KA-SAT Rockets Into Internet Service

01 June 2011 Marco Attard Comms and Internet

Eutelsat's KA-SAT High Throughput Satellite goes into service today, enchancing satellite-based IP service coverage across Europe and the Mediterranean.

It should be providing broadband-speed internet to more than 1m European households. Eutelsat says at least 13m european households are still beyond ADSL's range, while 17m are stuck with sub-broadband internet speeds of below 2Mbps.

The satellite blasted off to the atmosphere (reaching heights of around 36000km above the equator) from Baikonur, Continue reading...

Netgear Speeds Up Gateways

25 May 2011 Marco Attard Comms and Internet

Netgear announces its N600 wireless dual band ADSL+2 modem router (DGND3700), combining an ADSL+2 modem with Netgear's own WNDR3700 wireless router.

It's also Netgear's first home router to carry a dual-core processor.

The router handles simultaneous 802.11n dual band networking and 2.4 and 5 GHz, with the 5 GHz band providing a les interference-prone channel for media streaming and networked gaming according to Netgear.

Additional x2 USB ports and Netgear's ReadyShare technology (with the addition Continue reading...

USB Modems Beating Embedded Modules

04 May 2011 Marco Attard Comms and Internet

Current USB modems outsell embedded modems by more than 3:1 according to ABI Research-- a ratio that should change to around 1.2:1, but only by 2016.

Meanwhile USB dongles will continue going from strength to strength while keeping steady average prices.

The global economic slowdown did cause embedded modem modules' growth to slow down (as customers lengthen their upgrade and replacement buying cycles), but as economies improve, more devices will carry embedded modem connectivity-- providing customers Continue reading...

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