The Nighthawk RAXE300 6E Router provides speeds up to 7.8 gigabits per second for wireless home networks. It leverages the newly available 6Ghz band of the radio spectrum, which is making possible a new generation of routers that can keep up with growing online usage.
It offers fast download speeds, lag improvements, and less interference or congestion. Netgear said Wi-Fi 6E expands speed, capacity, and bandwidth by up to 200% over Wi-Fi. Netgear showed off the new router as part of a bunch of new products at the tech trade show CES 2022 in Las Vegas. Netgear product manager Max Wu said in an interview with Gamest that research shows 50% of Americans are working from home and internet usage is up 93% due to this trend.
“People are upgrading their home internet service to meet their new demands,” he said. The best Wi-Fi solution capable of keeping up is Wi-Fi 6E, which comes with wider channels, more spectrum, and much lower latency. The pandemic has accelerated the world’s dependence on Wi-Fi as working, learning and video streaming from home has continued to place unprecedented demands on home Wi-Fi networks, Netgear said. Devices in these ultra-connected households have been in a constant contest for bandwidth on crowded Wi-Fi networks, stressing the need for the new, clean 6Ghz band. The new router supports eight Wi-Fi streams and provides gigabit-plus Wi-Fi speeds throughout homes of up to 2,500 square-feet. The router has six pre-optimized antennae for Wi-Fi signal strength, coverage and performance. It also has a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port that can be used to provide gigabit-plus internet connectivity to an internet modem or other devices. There are also five more Gigabit Ethernet ports for wired connections to other home devices and IoT hubs.
“Users now have more options to deliver their gigabit-internet speed via wired or wireless based on their preferences,” Wu said.
GAME BOOSTER :
Netgear is also launching its Game Booster service, which enables Netgear Orbit home networking products to use the same tools found on Nighthawk Pro Gaming routers to enhance network performance and minimize lag for gamers. Gamers will be able to access it via the Orbit app. The Nighthawk RAXE300 Tribal Wi-Fi 6E router will be available within the first quarter of 2022 from Netgear.com and other resellers for $400
Netgear’s research among Orbit users has shown that greater than 60% of surveyed households have at least one gamer, with a significant number of those gamers playing on a console or PC. For these players, Netgear’s Game Booster service aims to give them an edge by reducing lag, or interaction delays, in multiplayer games. The Netgear Game Booster, powered by Dumb OS, includes three core components controlled from the Orbit App. It has a Ping Heatmap and Geo-Filter, which gives players the power to identify and choose the fastest game servers for their preferred games, thereby reducing ping by up to 93%. It also helps prioritize network bandwidth to gaming devices and applications with a Network Priority feature, which prioritizes bandwidth for games.
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