13 February 2009

First Public Demonstration Using NETGEAR’s All-in-One Residential Voice and Data Gateway (DVG834GH) Featuring ADSL2+, Wi-Fi, VoIP and Ubiquisys 3G Femtocell

SAN JOSE, Calif. — February 13, 2009 — NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQGM: NTGR) will demonstrate its Femtocell Voice Gateway (DVG834GH) delivering converged network services at the world's leading mobile communications industry event, the GSMA Mobile World Congress opening in Barcelona on February 16. This will be the first live public demonstration of the company's residential gateway that integrates ADSL2+ modem, router, Ethernet LAN, Wi-Fi access point, Voice over-IP (VoIP), and a miniature 3G base station known as a femtocell. The demonstration includes (1) making 3G phone calls; and (2) downloading multimedia content over High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) from the Internet and home network, to appear on the screen of a mobile device. NETGEAR is appearing at Mobile World Congress in the booth of its partner Ubiquisys, the leading developer of 3G femtocells.

"This public demonstration, of advanced 3G mobile voice and data services integrated with landline telephony and wired and wireless multimedia, now proves the relevance of integrating 3G wireless, LAN, voice and WAN technologies into Mobile Operators' networks," said David James, NETGEAR's director of service provider products. "Mobile operators and consumers are rapidly realizing the advantages that femtocells offer in delivering a quad-play experience with improved coverage, capacity and throughput to customers."

"NETGEAR's Femtocell Gateway incorporating the Ubiquisys femtocell module is an ideal all-in-one product," added Keith Day, vice president of marketing at Ubiquisys. "Together we're able to provide operators with a solution that delivers comprehensive connectivity and a dependable high quality mobile service at home. In addition, the Femtocell Gateway provides access to a range of home network media and applications via existing 3G handsets."

"With the past year's expansion of high-speed 3G mobile applications and services, mobile devices are fast approaching the tipping point where they are the most convenient vehicle for broadband Internet access to personal media, location and presence-based voice services, and multimedia messaging," said Michael Clegg, vice president and general manager of NETGEAR's service provider business unit. "Femtocells facilitate these new services by providing the necessary traffic capacity. They enable mobile operators to offer 3G coverage and speed in a low-cost environment."

The NETGEAR Femtocell Voice Gateway (DVG834GH) and the converged network services it delivers can be seen in action in the Ubiquisys booth (Hall 1, Stand G19) at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 16-19, 2009.

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