NETGEAR INTRODUCES NEW PRODUCTS AT CES 2015 TO POWER THE SMART HOME AND YOUR MOBILE LIFESTYLE

LAS VEGAS — January 5, 2015 — NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTGR) (www.netgear.com), a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers, is coming to the 2015 International CES® trade show this week with many exciting new product introductions and a six-pack of awards. The company is demonstrating its latest innovations to press, customers, and channel partners in their showroom suite in the Marriott Las Vegas.

Six NETGEAR products are honorees this year in the CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards competition sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA^®)), the industry’s highest accolade (CESweb.org/Innovation). Innovations honorees are on display throughout CES in a special showcase located in the Sands Expo. The NETGEAR honorees in their respective categories include:

• 1. Arlo™ Smart Home HD Security Camera — Smart Home
• 2. AirCard® 785 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot — Smart Home
• 3. Nighthawk® X4 AC2350 Smart WiFi Router — Gaming Hardware and Accessories
• 4. Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router — Computer Accessories
• 5. Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi Range Extender — Computer Accessories
• 6. ReadyNAS® 200 Series of Network Attached Storage — Computer Accessories

“Our new product introductions at CES highlight how NETGEAR innovates to provide you with the seamless connectivity options that work best for your home and mobile lifestyle. The concept of the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) exploded into the public consciousness last year, yet what isn’t as well understood is the high performance network that is needed to make it a reality,” said Patrick Lo, CEO of NETGEAR. “Our products power the Smart Home, ensuring the devices you want to connect are enabled by a reliable, secure, and easy-to-use network. We make it possible for you to do the things you want — high-octane gaming, streaming HD entertainment, working remotely, keeping an eye on your home and property — from wherever and whenever you want, using the device you want.”

You can read all of NETGEAR’s CES-related announcements on the company website at www.netgear.com/ces. Below are the highlights.

Storage, Switching and Security in Your Smart Home

A CES Innovations Award honoree for the Smart Home, the Arlo™ Smart Home HD Security Camera (www.Arlo.com) is the first and only 100 percent wire-free WiFi security camera with crystal-clear, high definition video. You can monitor your home from every possible angle, inside or out, with these outdoor-ready cameras that are equipped with night vision to give you HD video around the clock. The combination of easy installation, battery-operated true wireless design, weatherproof construction, and a clean, compact form factor enables you to set up a camera wherever you want, easily and discreetly, without worrying about finding a power outlet or the hassle of inconvenient power cords. Arlo will alert you instantly if an event occurs, and you can add up to 15 cameras to a system and watch as many as 4 simultaneous camera streams from your desktop, notebook computer or favorite mobile device. The NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home Security Kit with two cameras (VMS3230) will become available for online purchase in January at an MSRP in the U.S. of $349.99. Add-on cameras (VMC3030) will be sold separately at an MSRP in the U.S. of $159.99. Arlo comes with a free Basic plan that includes up to 1 GB of cloud storage and 7 days of cloud recordings.

NETGEAR has created a new category of network switches designed to improve the placement of switches in connected homes and growing businesses. The re-imagined network switch makes it even easier to have your network ports where you want them. At CES, NETGEAR is launching this new family of switches, the ProSAFE® Click Switch (www.netgear.com/clickswitch), with its industry-first bracket mounting system for easy and attractive installation. Available in either 8- or 16-Gigabit port configurations, its slim design and internal power supply enable you to organize wires, secure cables, eliminate bulky power adapters, and improve the overall appearance of home theaters, home offices, cubicles, wiring closets, training facilities, lab benches, or conference rooms. The unique 1-2-3-4 click mounting system and switch bracket with both vertical and horizontal orientations enable optimal placement and cable management in locations where other switches will not go. The ProSAFE 8-port Gigabit Click Switch (GSS108E) is available at an MSRP in the U.S. of $69.99, while the 16-port version (GSS116E) is $169.99. See today’s press release for more information.

NETGEAR is expanding its award-winning family of world-class Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices with the new performance-driven ReadyNAS® 200 Series (netgear.com/readynas-for-home) for home and home office networks. Available in two- and four-bay desktop models for media enthusiasts, photo hobbyists, and home power users, ReadyNAS 200 transfers files at speeds up to a stunning 200 MBps. ReadyNAS provides automatic backup of your PCs while also supporting Time Machine® backup for Mac®s. Easily customizable with 100-plus advanced features and add-on applications, this CES Innovations Award honoree offers truly the best performance in its value class for storing, streaming and protecting all your precious photos, videos and files. At the heart of ReadyNAS 200 is the groundbreaking ReadyNAS operating system (OS 6.2) that features 5 layers of data protection and NETGEAR ReadyCLOUD™ for personal cloud storage and management. NETGEAR ReadyNAS 200 Series will be available in late January at an MSRP in the U.S. of $359.99 for a diskless 2-bay model (RN202) and $499.99 for a diskless 4-bay model (RN204). See today’s press release for more information.

Fast, Powerful WiFi Where You Want It

At CES, NETGEAR is launching the only 4G LTE Mobile Internet product in the U.S. that bundles a hotspot with data that won’t expire. The new NETGEAR Around Town™ Mobile Internet (www.netgear.com/AC778AT) delivers WiFi where you want it — in the car, on the train, at your vacation home, at the soccer field — wherever you want to stay connected. The smart, powerful NETGEAR Around Town Mobile Hotspot enables you to share a single secure mobile broadband connection with your friends and family to connect up to 10 laptops, tablets, smartphones, digital cameras, gaming consoles, or other WiFi-enabled devices. NETGEAR Around Town Mobile Internet is available for pre-order now in the U.S. via Amazon® at an MSRP of $199.99 including one gigabyte of rollover data. You can easily reload your device with additional data for $25.00/GB. See today’s press release for more information.

NETGEAR is delighted with its “hat trick” of CES Innovations Awards for all three routers in its premium Nighthawk line of 802.11ac wireless networking products. Both the Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router (R8000) and the Nighthawk X4 AC2350 Smart WiFi Router (R7500) are among this year’s honorees. The company is now adding multiple new features to last year’s CES Innovations honoree and PC Magazine Editors’ Choice award-winning router, the Nighthawk^® AC1900 Smart WiFi Router (R7000) (www.netgear.com/R7000). Nighthawk R7000 now supports NETGEAR ReadyCLOUD™ for easier remote access to USB storage and features an enhanced NETGEAR genie® for remote network management. It also includes a new install wizard to make it easier than ever to use your Nighthawk in conjunction with your existing ISP gateway for faster speeds and better wireless coverage. You can add these new capabilities to your Nighthawk through a free firmware update available this month on the NETGEAR Support website. See today’s press release for more information.

At CES, NETGEAR is expanding its family of WiFi Range Extenders by three products, including the next-generation, CES Innovations Award honoree Nighthawk® AC1900 WiFi Range Extender (EX7000) (U.S. MSRP $169.99). Worthy of the Nighthawk name, the Nighthawk EX7000 delivers 802.11ac performance with up to 1900 Mbps* of dual-band WiFi speed, making it the fastest and most powerful WiFi Range Extender on the market. Along with the AC1200 WiFi Range Extender (EX6150) (U.S. MSRP $119.99) and the AC750 WiFi Range Extender - Essentials Edition (EX3700) (U.S. MSRP $79.99), the three Range Extenders give you an easy and effective way to fight WiFi dead zones so you can enjoy whole-home connectivity for HD video streaming and online gaming on any device in any location of your home. All of the new extenders offer a redesigned NETGEAR genie experience with a new look and feel, an easier installation, and improved features such as access point mode, WiFi coverage controls, and access scheduling for parental controls. Additionally, the new genie user interface will automatically adapt to your device to provide an optimal viewing experience no matter the size of your device screen. See today’s press release for more information.

High Performance Connectivity in Your Smart Home

The new CM500 High Speed Cable Modem (www.netgear.com/cm500) is a CableLabs-certified® DOCSIS® 3.0 cable modem that supports the highest data tier plans offered by major U.S. cable Internet providers like Comcast XFINITY®. It provides an ultra-fast cable speed with 16x4 Channel Bonding that supports 16 download and 4 upload channels simultaneously, ideal for streaming HD videos, faster downloads, and high-speed online gaming. The CM500’s support for 16 download channels helps you avoid slower downloads when all of your neighbors are online at the same time. As a result, the CM500 will be helpful even if you have a lower-tier Internet connection with your cable provider. The CM500 supports IPv6 and is also equipped with a Gigabit Ethernet LAN port with auto-sensing technology, so you’ll benefit from faster wired speeds when connecting your computer or your wired or wireless router. What’s more, XFINITY customers can install the CM500 without a service call thanks to the CM500’s self-activation capability. The CM500 High Speed Cable Modem is available this quarter at an MSRP of $99.99 in the U.S.

Making their debut at CES, the new NETGEAR Powerline 1200 (PL1200) (www.netgear.com/PL1200) and Powerline 1200 + Extra Outlet (PLP1200) (www.netgear.com/PLP1200) Adapter Kits feature next-generation Powerline technology with up to 1.2 Gbps* of speed. NETGEAR powerline adapters offer easy, plug-and-play setup to bring wired Internet access using existing electrical wiring to any room in your home without running long wires or drilling into walls to install Ethernet cables. Both Powerline 1200 adapters are compliant with HomePlug® AV2 standard, enabling the adapters to reach 2 times the performance over prior generation Powerline adapters while delivering expanded whole-home coverage. Enabled by multiple simultaneous data streams (MIMO) with Beamforming technology, Powerline 1200 adapters deliver gigabit speed at even longer distances, ideal for 4K video streaming, lag-free online gaming, or whole-home video monitoring. Setup and installation are made simple through a “pick-a-plug” LED indicator light that guides you to an electrical outlet where your adapter will perform best. You can add up to 16 adapters to expand your home network. The Powerline 1200 + Extra Outlet adapter includes a convenient pass-through power outlet so you will still be able to use the power socket for TVs, game consoles, or a power strip. Both Powerline 1200 adapters automatically power down when not in use to save on energy. The Powerline 1200 Adapter (PL1200) kit is available this quarter at an MSRP of $79.99 in the U.S. The Powerline 1200 + Extra Outlet Adapter (PLP1200) kit is available this quarter at an MSRP of $89.99 in the U.S.

NETGEAR invites press, analysts, customers and to visit their showroom suite in the Marriott Las Vegas this week to see demonstrations of the above-described new products and more.

About NETGEAR, Inc.

NETGEAR (NASDAQ: NTGR) is a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers. For consumers, the company makes high performance, dependable and easy to use home networking, storage and digital media products to connect people with the Internet and their content and devices. For businesses, NETGEAR provides networking, storage and security solutions without the cost and complexity of big IT. The company also supplies top service providers with retail-proven, mobile broadband solutions for their customers on the go. NETGEAR 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 approximately 45,000 retail locations around the globe, and through approximately 36,000 value-added resellers. The company's headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in over 25 countries. More information is available at www.NETGEAR.com or by calling (408) 907-8000. Connect with NETGEAR at twitter.com/NETGEAR and www.facebook.com/NETGEAR.

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* Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE standard 802.11 specifications. AC750 equals 300 Mbps at 2.4GHz 802.11n + 433 Mbps at 5GHz 802.11ac. AC1200 equals 300 Mbps at 2.4GHz 802.11n + 900 Mbps at 5GHz 802.11ac. AC1900 equals 600 Mbps at 2.4GHz 802.11n + 1300 Mbps at 5GHz 802.11ac. AC2350 equals 600 Mbps @2.4GHz 802.11n -256 QAM + 1733 Mbps @5GHz 802.11ac. Up to 1300 Mbps wireless speeds achievable when connecting to other 802.11ac devices. Actual data throughput and wireless coverage will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate and wireless coverage. NETGEAR makes no express or implied representations or warranties about this product’s compatibility with any future standards.

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