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Netgear Selects Skyworks Solutions to Power Its 802.11ac Router [Health & Beauty Close - Up](Health & Beauty Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Skyworks Solutions reported that several of its solutions are powering the Nighthawk X6 platform from Netgear. In its release, Skyworks said that the device is the industry's first tri-band WiFi 802.11ac router delivering speeds up to 3.2 gigabits per second and supporting the increasing number of wirelessly enabled devices in the home. Skyworks is powering the two 5 gigahertz front-end modules, the 2.4 GHz module in addition to the radio frequency content across these bands. "Today's connected customers are using an increasing number of WiFi devices in the home," said Sandeep Harpalani, director of product marketing for retail networking products at Netgear. "By leveraging Skyworks' leading-edge connectivity solutions within our Nighthawk X6 platform, we are able to provide customers with high definition coverage throughout the home." "Skyworks is excited to be partnering with Netgear to capitalize on the increasing demand for high quality in-home entertainment," said Bradley C. Byk, senior vice president of worldwide sales at Skyworks. "This analog-rich application is the industry's first tri- band WiFi router solution capable of providing up to two times the total data rate of routers available in the market today, allowing consumers to stream simultaneous HD content wirelessly on several devices at once." Nighthawk X6 intelligently segments slower and faster devices into the most appropriate WiFi band. This network load balancing and segmentation enables the X6 to mitigate interference and more effectively support all WiFi devices. It also supports Netgear Beamforming+, a smart, signal-focusing technology that improves WiFi connections by locking onto a wireless device on the network and pinpointing WiFi signals directly at the device. More Information and Complete Details: www.NETGEAR.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |