Our history: 30 years of innovation
Since 1996, NETGEAR has evolved with the internet itself from foundational Ethernet switches, to advanced WiFi, ProAV, and intelligent network software. As networks have expanded beyond offices into homes filled with connected devices, and as performance expectations and security demands have increased, each decade has required more intelligence, resilience, and simplicity.
Thirty years in, we continue to build for what’s next.
Democratizing networking
Networking left the data center and became accessible to everyday businesses and homes.
NETGEAR’s first Ethernet hub
The EN308 made reliable networking accessible
to small businesses, laying the foundation for
NETGEAR’s mission.
EN308
Where smart switching began for SMBs
This marked NETGEAR’s move into smart switching,
bringing control and scalability to growing small and
mid-sized businesses.
FS526T
Freeing the internet from cables
Wireless technology untethered the internet and reshaped how people lived and worked.
NETGEAR’s first wireless router
This router marked NETGEAR’s entry into wireless, helping
untether the internet from walls and cables. It
represents the moment connectivity began moving
freely through the home.
MR814
Making WiFi mainstream
Improving speed and reliability, this router helped
turn WiFi from an emerging technology into an
everyday household essential, accelerating WiFi
adoption around the world.
WGR614
The rise of high-performance networking
As streaming, gaming, cloud applications, and digital work surged, networking became essential at home and in business, leading to breakthroughs in WiFi technology and performance design.
World’s first AC router
The first router to deliver next-generation speeds, ushering in the era of gigabit WiFi and redefining wireless performance.
R6300
The birth of Nighthawk
A new class of performance routers built for high-demand networks, from homes to businesses, defining premium networking and solidifying NETGEAR’s leadership in high-performance connectivity.
Nighthawk R7000
SMB networking moved to the cloud
NETGEAR Insight brought centralized visibility to SMB networks, shifting management from reactive to proactive.
NETGEAR Insight
Networking, simplified and elevated
NETGEAR brought easier, purpose-built networking solutions to market, elevating performance, protection, and access across industries and everyday life.
Introducing the first ProAV switches
The M4300 series marked NETGEAR’s leadership in AV over IP by simplifying high-performance switching for AV professionals.
M4300
The mesh system that changed home WiFi
Orbi eliminated dead zones and made seamless whole-home WiFi the new standard.
Orbi RBK50
Elevating home network protection
NETGEAR Armor delivered layered, adaptive software designed to help protect connected devices as homes and networks evolve.
NETGEAR Armor
Gigabit internet, anywhere
The world’s first Gigabit LTE mobile hotspot, expanding access to high-performance internet wherever life and work demanded it.
MR1100
Connectivity as infrastructure
Modern life and business now depend on intelligent, software-driven networks that function as critical infrastructure.
NETGEAR’s first WiFi 7 router
The WBE710 expands NETGEAR’s business networking portfolio, bringing high-performance WiFi 7 connectivity to modern workplaces and managed networks.
WBE710
Turning WiFi into infrastructure
This router was the world’s first quad-band WiFi system, built for ultra-dense environments and next-generation demands, redefining what premium home WiFi can deliver.
Orbi RBE970
Enterprise-grade 100-Gig for SMBs
By integrating NETGEAR AV OS™ into the M4250 switches and launching NETGEAR Engage software, NETGEAR made complex systems easier for integrators and venues to deploy and control.
NETGEAR Engage
Software-defined AV networking
Delivering high-performance 100-Gig networking to growing businesses, this switch brings enterprise-level capability without enterprise complexity.
CSM4316
The story continues
The next chapter is already taking shape, as NETGEAR continues to build what’s next in connectivity.