NETGEAR Cable Gateway Earns DOCSIS 3.0 Certification from CableLabs

CG3200D Cable Gateway with Wireless-N and Four Gigabit Ports JoinsGrowing Family of NETGEAR Products for Cable Operators

SAN JOSE, Calif. — December 14, 2009 —NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQGM: NTGR) a worldwide provider of technologically innovative, branded networking solutions, today announced that its newest Cable Gateway, the CG3200D Wireless-N Voice/Data Cable Gateway, achievedDOCSIS® 3.0 certification in CableLabs® Certification Wave 71.The CG3200D delivers DOCSIS 3.0 service via four Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports and 802.11n wireless. The resulting data rates of up to 160 Mbpsdownstream and 120 Mbps upstream enable cable operators to deliver advanced service offerings to residential and Small- to Medium-sized Business (SMB) customers.

"We're very pleased to offer theCG3200D to our cable operator customers worldwide as it marries state-of-the-art DOCSIS 3.0 with IPv6 routing and the latest 802.11n wireless standard," said David James, director of product management for NETGEAR. "Achieving this certification from CableLabs is a significant step for NETGEAR as we continue to enlarge our portfolio of certified cable products."

NETGEAR's certified CG3200Dis future-proof with Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)and is also fully backwards-compatible with IPv4 and DOCSIS 2.0 and 1.1. Itsupports remote management and provisioning, simple plug-in installation, and post-installation manageability with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). In addition, it offersfour Gigabit Ethernet ports and 802.11n wireless so users can take full advantage of their high-speed WAN connections for enjoying the broadest spectrum of multimedia, file sharing, multimedia conferencing, video streaming, downloads, high performance gaming and music.Product details and photos of the CG3200D are at: http://www.netgear.com/Products/RoutersandGateways/CableGateways/CG3200.aspx.

NETGEAR's CG3200DCable Gateway joinsthe expanding family of CableLabs-Certified® NETGEAR products that enable cable operators to offer advanced home networking services to their subscribers. NETGEAR has a complete portfolio of interoperable residential and SMB Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), enabling service providers to control the deployment and operation of new services that increase revenues while reducing installation complexity and follow-up customer support. More information on NETGEAR's CPE offerings for cable operators can be found at: http://www.netgear.com/Solutions/BroadbandServiceProviders2/ProductDocument.aspx.

About NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR (NASDAQGM: NTGR) designs innovative, branded technology solutions that address the specific networking, storage, and security needs of Small- to Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) and home users. The company offers an end-to-end networking product portfolio to enable users to share Internet access, peripherals, files, multimedia content, and applications among multiple computers and other Internet-enabled devices. Products are built on a variety of proven technologies such as wireless, Ethernet and powerline, with a focus on reliability and ease-of-use. NETGEAR products are sold in over 27,000 retail locations around the globe, and via more than 37,000 value-added resellers. The company's headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in 25 countries. NETGEAR is an ENERGY STAR® partner. More information is available at http://www.netgear.com or by calling (408) 907-8000.Connect with NETGEAR at http://twitter.com/NETGEAR and http://www.facebook.com/netgear.

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Note: Actual data throughput will vary from maximum signal rates stipulated. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput.

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