MEDIA RELEASE PR36176
RAYSPAN's Metamaterial Antennas Provide the Extended Range and WiFi Performance in
NETGEAR's Ultimate Networking Machine
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
RAYSPAN Corporation, the world's leading innovator of metamaterial air
interface solutions, today announced that NETGEAR(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR), a
worldwide provider of technologically innovative, branded networking
solutions, has embedded the company's Metamaterial antennas in their newest
high performance feature-rich wireless router, the RangeMax(TM) Dual Band
Wireless-N Gigabit Router, (WNDR3700).
Metamaterials have emerged as the most promising air interface technology
capable of meeting the exceptional throughput and range requirements of
today's and future generations' advanced wireless communication systems.
Based on a revolutionary new class of materials that exhibit powerful new
electromagnetic propagation properties, Metamaterials enable ultra-compact,
multi-band and multi-mode MIMO WiFi devices with superior communication
speed, range and mobility. RAYSPAN is the world's only supplier of
metamaterial air interface solutions and holds the largest portfolio of
Metamaterial patents worldwide.
When announcing the worldwide availability of the WNDR3700, Som Pal
Choudhury, NETGEAR's Senior Product Line Manager for advanced wireless
products said, "The WNDR3700 Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router with a 680
MHz processor provides simultaneous dual-band wireless-N connectivity that
offers twice the bandwidth with less interference - and it is one of the
first consumer routers to be fully compatible with Digital Living Network
Alliance-certified products. RAYSPAN's Metamaterial air interface technology
helped us achieve our sleek, slim dimensions and unsurpassed performance. The
router's eight ultra-sensitive, internal metamaterial antennas were
fine-tuned for each frequency band, delivering maximum range and throughput.
The WNDR3700 is the vital network infrastructure and centerpiece for any
advanced home or small business network."
"The implementation of RAYSPAN's Metamaterial antennas in NETGEAR's new
WNDR3700 Router platform shows the strength of the relationship between our
two companies," said Franz Birkner, President and CEO of RAYSPAN. "We
understand the full scope of cutting-edge wireless technologies required to
support the reliable wireless links essential for exciting new applications
such as high definition video streaming and on-line gaming. Our ultra-compact
metamaterial antenna array technology was key to enabling concurrent high
performance and extended range operation of WNDR3700 on both the 2.4 GHz and
5 GHz frequency bands, delivering twice the bandwidth and more than doubling
the throughput while still being housed in a compact, sleek form factor."
About RAYSPAN(R):
RAYSPAN(R) is the world's leading innovator of metamaterial air interface
solutions for wireless communications. Metamaterials provide breakthrough
improvements in antenna and RF front-end component miniaturization,
performance, cost reduction and ease of manufacture. RAYSPAN's solutions
support a full range of fixed and mobile wireless WAN and LAN applications
including WiFi, all 2/3/4G cellular handsets, Bluetooth and GPS. They enable
ultra-compact, multi-band, multi-mode and/or MIMO WLAN devices and cellular
handsets with superior communication speed, range and mobility at reduced
costs.
NETGEAR Press Release Link:
SOURCE: RAYSPAN Corporation
CONTACT: Brian Hurst of RAYSPAN,
+1-650-303-2625,
bhurst@rayspan.com
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