Netgear’s N600 dual band Wireless N router passes through the FCC
Netgear passed the N600 dual band wireless router through the FCC yesterday. The device provides 802.11 a/b/g and dual-band wireless N goodness. The N600 has four 10/100 LAN ports, and supports Netgear’s Readyshare technology.
Unfortunately, we don’t have any external or internal pics of the device, although label pics suggest that the device will have a similar form factor as Netgear’s DGN3500 wireless router.
No word on pricing or availability.
FCC documents reveal dual-band Wireless-N support in Apple’s iPad
We’ve known for a while that the Apple iPad will support 802.11 a/b/g/n. However, thanks to Apple’s FCC filings today, we now know that the device rocks dual-band wireless-N in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.
This is positive news for future iPad owners. The 2.4 GHz band, which is used by 802.11 b/g/n devices, is currently very crowded, especially if you live in an area that’s densely populated with WiFi hotspots. The 5 GHz band, on the other hand, is much less crowded than 2.4 GHz, since only 802.11 a and dual-band 802.11 n devices use this band. That means less interference and in many cases higher throughput for devices using the 5 GHz band.
Support for dual-band Wireless-N isn’t a huge surprise since other Apple products like the Airport Extreme already offer dual-band N. However, few portable devices available today support dual-band N, and it’s good to see that Apple went the dual-band route with the iPad.
Another dual-band Wireless-N router from Cisco Linksys hits the FCC
Cisco Linksys passed its E3000 dual-band Wireless N router through the FCC a couple days ago, and today the company followed up with the similarly-speced E2000. Both devices offer support for 802.11 a/b/g/n, with 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands used for Wireless-N.
Based on label pics, the form factor of the E3000 and E2000 appear to be different. The E3000’s label is a bit more rounded at the bottom than the E2000, although other that than, there’s not many other differences between the two devices.
