Netgear Updates Business and Home Integration Networks to 10Gbit Ethernet

Netgear continues to complete its total networking solution for residential and commercial buildings and now launched its PR60X router, updating the entry level with 10G/Multi-Gig throughput, 10G/2.5G dual WAN ports, and 10Gig/2.5G/Multi-Gig LAN ports. Supporting uninterrupted Internet connectivity for critical applications and services, the router joins the latest PR460X router exclusively available for residential and commercial installers, and the Netgear's Insight Managed Smart Switches span 5 to 48 ports with POE+ and POE++.

ALC NetworX, developer of the Ravenna audio-over-IP technology, confirmed that Netgear has joined the Ravenna community. Under its Netgear AV brand, Netgear is offering scalable AV-over-IP and wireless networking solutions for the Commercial market. Netgear's Pro AV solutions are engineered specifically for AV-over-IP with out-of-the-box support for most networked AV solutions. Ravenna's solutions are designed to work with standardized network protocols and technologies.

Qualcomm Technologies unveiled the Qualcomm Immersive Home Platforms, a successor to the company’s pioneering mesh networking solutions which are currently present in all modern Wi-Fi 6 Mesh routers. The new Qualcomm modular chip architecture is intended to power high-performance, cost-effective Wi-Fi 6E mesh deployments, designed to deliver wireless Gigabit speeds throughout the connected home, benefiting from the latest 6GHz technology introduced earlier in 2020.

Building on the tremendous demand for AV over IP, Netgear is now shipping powerful new M4300 switches along with the addition of two new 100 Gigabit network switches. The new 16, 24, and 48-port 10 Gigabit models, previously debuted at InfoComm 2019, are now available for purchase. Additionally, the new M4500 series 100 Gigabit Network Switches have been added to the Netgear managed switch line. All of these new offerings are purpose built to streamline audiovisual solutions over IP by reducing the complexity and cost of networked deployments but are equally applicable to standard IT network deployments.

At IFA 2018 there have been multiple announcements of smart speakers coming from Harman, mostly involving collaborations with other brands and retailers. One of the most interesting ones is the Netgear Orbi Voice, a mesh WiFi system combined with a smart speaker with Alexa built-In and audio by Harman Kardon. The concept allows users to use voice to play music and control smart home devices while enjoying Wi-Fi everywhere with the Orbi Voice WiFi System.