NETGEAR Chooses Quantenna’s Full-11n™ Chipset for Introduction of World’s First 4x4 MIMO Wi-Fi Product Offering
Quantenna Technology Will Fuel NETGEAR Products That Deliver Unparalleled Wi-Fi Video Reliability for High-Definition (HD) Video Streaming
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, - 2010 International CES - January 5, 2010 - Quantenna Communications, Inc., a leader in ultra-reliable Wi-Fi networking for whole-home entertainment, today announced that NETGEAR® has chosen the company’s technology for use in wireless high-definition (HD) audio/video products that will supercharge existing home Wi-Fi networks so they can deliver multiple, flawless HD streams throughout the home.
NETGEAR and Quantenna are collaborating on consumer wireless home-entertainment networking products that incorporate all industry-standard 802.11n features that are necessary for delivering ultra-reliable Wi-Fi bandwidth. Full-11n technology for wireless full HD networking includes 4x4 Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), dynamic digital beamforming and wireless channel monitoring and optimizing, all of which are integral features of Quantenna technology. Quantenna’s Full-11n technology delivers ultra-reliable full HD video quality anywhere in the home, across distances of 100 feet or more, regardless of signal interferences and dead zones that exist in most residential environments.
“NETGEAR has built a reputation for offering leading-edge retail and service provider networking products, and we are continuing that tradition as we help lead consumers to the next generation of full HD and 1080p video networking,“ said David Henry, Senior Director of Product Marketing for Home Products with NETGEAR. “We looked at many potential solutions but Quantenna is unique in offering the critical ingredients for industry-standard Wi-Fi products that will also deliver an exciting new world of robust, full HD entertainment networking. We are pleased to be working with Quantenna on reliable networking products that will deliver high fidelity audio, video and data streams to every room in the home.“
“Quantenna couldn’t be more happy to be working with NETGEAR to bring the next wave of Wi-Fi 802.11n wireless networking to mainstream adoption, at retail price points,“ said David French, Quantenna’s CEO. “Together, NETGEAR and Quantenna are helping to extend the huge installed base of industry-standard Wi-Fi networks so that they can also carry up to four streams of full HD video, across five times the distance of competitive solutions, with near-perfect transmission performance.“
Quantenna and NETGEAR will be diplaying Quantenna technology in their respective locations at CES, January 7-11, 2010, and Quantenna will also be demonstrating its recently announced wireless video bridge reference design. Quantenna’s technology demonstrations will be held in a private suite at the Las Vegas Hilton (North Tower Suite #19-121).
About Quantenna Communications, Inc.
Quantenna Communications, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company developing next-generation Full-11n™ chipsets that deliver the highest levels of performance and reliability for wireless networks and devices. Headquartered in Fremont, Calif., Quantenna introduced the world’s first Full-802.11n solutions for wireless entertainment networking, and has assembled a management and engineering team with a long track record of start-up success. The company is backed by some of Silicon Valley’s most esteemed venture capital firms, including Grazia Equity, Sequoia Capital, Sigma Partners, Southern Cross, and Venrock Associates.