NETGEAR, Inc. designs, develops, and markets networking
products for home users and small businesses worldwide.
NETGEAR companys products enable users to connect and
communicate across local area networks and the World Wide
Web; and share Internet access, peripherals, files, and
digital multimedia content and applications among various
networked devices and other Internet-enabled devices. Its
product line consists of wired and wireless devices that
enable Ethernet networking, broadband access, network
connectivity, and network storage and security appliances.
NETGEARs products that enable Ethernet networking include
Ethernet switches, wireless controllers, Internet security
appliances, and network attached storage. Its products,
which enable broadband access comprise routers, gateways,
Internet protocol telephony products, and media servers. The
companys products that enable network connectivity consists
of wireless access points, wireless network interface cards
and adapters, Ethernet network interface cards and adapters,
media adapters, powerline adapters and bridges, and MoCA
adapters and bridges. NETGEAR markets its products through
traditional retailers, online retailers, wholesale
distributors, direct market resellers, value added
resellers, and broadband service providers. NETGEAR was
founded in 1996 and is headquartered in San Jose,
California.