Netgear Unleashes New Wireless Products at MWC 2011

Netgear may not have brought out some tablet or another, but it definitely hasn't come to MWC 2011 empty-handed, as it provided four new mobile broadband routers for mobile networks operators.

The four new routers go by the names of MBR1200, MBR1310, MBR1517 and MBR2000, all of which deliver either 3G or LTE broadband.

“The new line-up of mobile broadband routers is designed to take mobile broadband to the next level of performance,” says the press release.

“Built on NETGEAR’s expertise in mobile networking, these new routers integrate features from its popular line of wired broadband devices together with the speed and high-performance provided by European 3G and LTE (4G) mobile networks.”

The MBR1200 delivers Quadband 3G HSPA+ (21Mbps x 5.76Mbps) with HSPA fallback and failover to wired FE WAN.

The MBR1310 provides Quadband 3G DC-HSPA (42Mbps x 5.7Mbps) with HSPA+/HSPA fallback and failover to wired FE WAN

MBR2000 grants Quadband 3G DC-HSPA+ (42Mbps x 5.7Mbps) with HSPA+/HSPA fallback and failover to ADSL2+.

Finally, the MBR1517 brings Euro LTE (100Mbps x 50Mbps) with HSPA+/HSPA fallback and failover to wired FE WAN.

The newcomers are intended for business customers and residential use and should be found detailed here.

“With this round of high performance mobile plus wired dual WAN routers, NETGEAR moves into new business applications, and brings high quality features from our core expertise in wired broadband gateways to mobile network operators,” said Michael Clegg, vice president and general manager, Service Provider Business Unit, NETGEAR.

“As mobile broadband coverage areas expand, these new products have the potential to bring in new revenue for mobile operators due to the excellent performance of the routers, which rivals wired Internet access.”

For those that want clarification, the auto failover from wired to mobile broadband lets operators “deliver service level agreements” even in areas where network outages bring about heavy costs.

Note: Fellow editors Cosmin Vasile and Alex Vochin are on the floor at the 2011 Mobile World Congress and are keeping us posted with pictures and live reports on the latest product previews and launches.