Netgear to demonstrate live 3G femtocell-enable mobile services at Mobile World Congress 2009

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First Public Demonstration Using NETGEAR's All-in-One Residential Voice and Data Gateway (DVG834GH) Featuring ADSL2+, Wi-Fi, VoIP and Ubiquisys 3G Femtocell

SAN JOSE, Calif.- NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQGM: NTGR) will demonstrate its Femtocell Voice Gateway (DVG834GH) delivering converged network services at the world's leading mobile communications industry event, the GSMA Mobile World Congress opening in Barcelona on February 16. This will be the first live public demonstration of the company's residential gateway that integrates ADSL2+ modem, router, Ethernet LAN, Wi-Fi access point, Voice over-IP (VoIP), and a miniature 3G base station known as a femtocell. The demonstration includes (1) making 3G phone calls; and (2) downloading multimedia content over High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) from the Internet and home network, to appear on the screen of a mobile device. NETGEAR is appearing at Mobile World Congress in the booth of its partner Ubiquisys, the leading developer of 3G femtocells.

"This public demonstration, of advanced 3G mobile voice and data services integrated with landline telephony and wired and wireless multimedia, now proves the relevance of integrating 3G wireless, LAN, voice and WAN technologies into Mobile Operators' networks," said David James, NETGEAR's director of service provider products. "Mobile operators and consumers are rapidly realizing the advantages that femtocells offer in delivering a quad-play experience with improved coverage, capacity and throughput to customers."

"NETGEAR's Femtocell Gateway incorporating the Ubiquisys femtocell module is an ideal all-in-one product," added Keith Day, vice president of marketing at Ubiquisys. "Together we're able to provide operators with a solution that delivers comprehensive connectivity and a dependable high quality mobile service at home. In addition, the Femtocell Gateway provides access to a range of home network media and applications via existing 3G handsets."

"With the past year's expansion of high-speed 3G mobile applications and services, mobile devices are fast approaching the tipping point where they are the most convenient vehicle for broadband Internet access to personal media, location and presence-based voice services, and multimedia messaging," said Michael Clegg, vice president and general manager of NETGEAR's service provider business unit. "Femtocells facilitate these new services by providing the necessary traffic capacity. They enable mobile operators to offer 3G coverage and speed in a low-cost environment."

The NETGEAR Femtocell Voice Gateway (DVG834GH) and the converged network services it delivers can be seen in action in the Ubiquisys booth (Hall 1, Stand G19) at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 16-19, 2009.

About Ubiquisys Ltd.
Ubiquisys is the specialist femtocell company recently recognized by the World Economic Forum as a 2009 Technology Pioneer. Its ZoneGate femtocells are manufactured with Sony UK Tech and are available as standalone units or as part of a residential gateway device such as Netgear's DVG834GH. In 2007 Ubiquisys created the Femto Forum to promote standards and partnerships in this fast-emerging industry. ABI Research named Ubiquisys as the world's leading femtocell vendor in their 2008 Femtocell Vendor Matrix. In September 2008 the company announced that Softbank would be the world's first operator to offer 3G femtocell services using the ZoneGate. Ubiquisys is funded by Accel Partners, Advent Venture Partners, Atlas Venture, Google and T-Mobile Venture Fund. For more information, visitwww.ubiquisys.com

About NETGEAR®, Inc.
NETGEAR (NASDAQGM: NTGR) designs innovative, branded technology solutions that address the specific networking, storage, and security needs of Small- to Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) and home users. The company offers an end-to-end networking product portfolio to enable users to share Internet access, peripherals, files, multimedia content, and applications among multiple computers and other Internet-enabled devices. 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 over 29,000 retail locations around the globe, and via more than 41,000 value-added resellers. The company's headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in 25 countries. NETGEAR is an ENERGY STAR® partner. More information is available by visitingwww.netgear.comor calling (408) 907-8000.

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