NETGEAR Expands Growing List of AV Technology Partners

(NAB, Booth SU3107)-- NETGEAR, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTGR), the leading provider of networking products that power businesses of all sizes, today announced interoperability between Intel’s Media Transport Library and E800 series Network Interface Cards with NETGEAR’s M4350 series SMPTE ST 2110-capable switches. These new high-performance Ethernet switches are part of NETGEAR’s ongoing initiative to develop AV-over-IP solutions for the broadcast and Pro AV industries and will be on display at the annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) trade show April 13-17 in Las Vegas.

With growth in bandwidth needs for both local area networks and internet gateways, media is increasingly carried on IP networks for applications that include video production, video communications, visual analytics, AR/VR, immersive 360 video, digital signage, industrial usages and the emerging metaverse. Compressed video and audio have been used for media distribution for quite some time, but other application areas have either been entirely unable to work with compressed media or able to use only modest levels of compression to preserve video quality for both human viewing and AI analysis. By combining NETGEAR and Intel technology, anyone building ST2110 networks can rely on seamless interoperability and high performance time-sensitive networking.

“NETGEAR AV has pioneered an easy configuration process to help Broadcast Pro AV engineers migrate from legacy workflows to IP workflows with more confidence,” said Richard Jonker, vice president commercial business development at NETGEAR, “It is a tremendous milestone to prove our interop capabilities with Intel’s SMPTE 2110 ecosystem.”

NETGEAR Managed Switches: Purpose-built for AV

NETGEAR M4250, M4300, M4350 and M4500 series managed switches are unique in the industry with an innovative AV-oriented interface. Removing all the complex menus filled with arduous IT network jargon, the NETGEAR AV OS provides a simple AV-friendly, template-based approach to switch configuration. This streamlined workflow enables broadcast and Pro AV integrators and installers to dive right into projects with the confidence that all the network settings are correct for their desired workflow. This eliminates the steep learning curve and cumbersome setup normally associated with network switch configurations. NETGEAR’s groundbreaking AV-centric user interface simplifies the overall installation and configuration process for users with pre-configured AV profiles that have been certified by 200+ AV manufacturers.