April 30, 2025 – SAN JOSE, Calif. – NETGEAR® Inc. (NASDAQ: NTGR), a global leader in intelligent networking solutions designed to power extraordinary experiences, today unveiled a bold new vision to meet the growing business demand for seamless, scalable, and secure connectivity. NETGEAR for Business is evolving its mission to serve small to medium enterprises by sharpening its focus on delivering next-generation networking solutions that provide simplicity, reliability and cost-effectiveness without compromising on the proven expertise and innovation for which NETGEAR is known.

“For nearly 30 years, NETGEAR has been the trusted force behind the world’s most critical connections—powering businesses, ideas, and experiences across the globe. But the business world is evolving quickly and so are we. Networking is no longer just about being online; it’s about leveraging that connection to drive innovation, collaboration and experiences,” said CJ Prober, NETGEAR CEO. “In this next era of NETGEAR we’re stripping away complexity, removing friction, and reimagining what business networking can be so that our customers don’t just keep up with change, they lead it.”

Revolutionizing Business Connectivity

At the helm of this evolution is NETGEAR for Business President and GM Pramod Badjate, an industry leader with deep expertise in networking with experience at Arista, Ruckus, and Cisco. Since joining nine months ago, Badjate has been driving a strategic repositioning to make NETGEAR the go-to partner for small and medium enterprises facing increasing digital demands. NETGEAR has experienced rapid growth in this segment, with over 15% revenue expansion last quarter and double-digit growth forecasted for 2025.

Badjate is directing significant investment in product and technology innovations while building a high-caliber team across all functions to ensure NETGEAR meets the needs of its customers while making the business relationship exceptionally easy. Over the next three years, the company plans to accelerate its investment in R&D to enhance its current business offerings. The first key milestone is the acquisition of VAAG Systems, a creator of cutting-edge embedded and cloud software solutions based in Chennai India. This investment allows NETGEAR to accelerate the in-sourcing of a software development capability and this team will form the foundation of NETGEAR’s new Chennai-based Software Development Center. This new team brings a wealth of industry expertise with experience from companies such as Qualcomm, HP, Cisco and MaxLinear and will focus on leveraging AI to simplify networking for the small and medium enterprise.

Each new development or addition follows a clear mandate: help businesses escape clunky, fragmented networks that lack support or bloated, overpriced systems packed with features they don’t need.

“Current networking solutions don’t meet the needs of small and medium enterprises. They’re stuck with either complex, overpriced systems meant for larger companies or fragmented solutions that don’t integrate well and lack proper support,” said Badjate. “We’re changing that, offering an integrated solution that is much easier to deploy and manage for MSPs and small IT departments alike. We acknowledge the criticality of networking for these businesses and do not compromise on reliability and support. ”

NETGEAR AV: A Future Built on AV-over-IP

NETGEAR Business is also a pioneer in AV-over-IP technology, helping businesses, customers, and employees power and connect to extraordinary experiences. Recognizing the surge in demand for seamless video integration, the AV division has built a robust ecosystem of more than 400 industry partners, supported by a portfolio of preconfigured solutions, cutting-edge design services, and ongoing education. Under Badjate’s leadership, this high-growth segment will expand its offerings in commercial, broadcast and residential AV, cementing NETGEAR’s role at the intersection of AV and IT.

“From concert halls and command & control centers to stadiums and boardrooms, NETGEAR AV powers the world’s most impactful audio-visual experiences,” said Badjate. “There has never been a more exciting time to be a partner or customer of NETGEAR. We are delivering plug and play AV solutions that just work by deleting the complexity of an AV over IP network. Our partners, in turn, realize huge savings in labor costs compared to traditional solutions.”

In the coming months, NETGEAR will continue to unveil new products, programs, and partnerships designed to push the boundaries of innovation, ensuring that the company’s business customers stay ahead of the curve with AI-driven advancements, seamless scalability and cutting-edge solutions.

To learn more about NETGEAR’s business offerings, visit https://www.netgear.com/business/.

Greensboro, NC, May 13, 2025 – Qorvo^® (Nasdaq: QRVO), a leading global provider of connectivity and power solutions, today announced the expansion of its QPG6200 portfolio with three new Matter systems-on-chips (SoCs). This expanded product lineup features ultra-low power consumption and Qorvo’s unique ConcurrentConnect™ technology to deliver robust multi-protocol capabilities and seamless interoperability for smart home, industrial automation and IoT markets.

Built on the previously announced QPG6200L SoC, now in production with leading smart home OEMs, this expanded SoC family shares an energy-efficient architecture and ConcurrentConnect technology for truly concurrent Matter (over Thread), Zigbee and Bluetooth® Low Energy operation. A compact QFN40 package delivers up to 20 dBm Tx output power, supporting a broad range of high-performance smart home applications. This unified platform ensures efficient, reliable multi-protocol connectivity across the entire portfolio.

“We’re thrilled to extend our Matter offering with a full family of QPG6200 solutions,” said Marc Pegulu, vice president and general manager of Connectivity Systems at Qorvo. “With this expanded portfolio, we deliver solutions that span a full range of connected home devices – including gateways and sensors – that maximize performance and accelerate time-to-market for our customers.”

The full QPG6200 family offers software configurable transmit power for global regulatory compliance. Each variant is optimized to minimize power consumption, ensuring best-in-class energy efficiency for a broad range of applications like battery-powered and energy-harvesting designs. All variants deliver next-generation Matter capabilities, built-in security and ultra-low power operation. The table below highlights key differences:

The QPG6200L development kit is available now, with the full family going into production in the third quarter of this year. For more information about ConcurrentConnect technology and Qorvo’s innovative, ultra-low-power wireless data communication controllers, visit Qorvo’s low-power IoT solutions page.

About Qorvo
Qorvo (Nasdaq: QRVO) supplies innovative semiconductor solutions that make a better world possible. We combine product and technology leadership, systems-level expertise and global manufacturing scale to quickly solve our customers’ most complex technical challenges. Qorvo serves diverse high-growth segments of large global markets, including automotive, consumer, defense & aerospace, industrial & enterprise, infrastructure and mobile. Visit www.qorvo.com to learn how our diverse and innovative team is helping connect, protect and power our planet.

Traditional network metrics no longer tell the full story. The real indicator of network performance has pivoted from Quality of Service (QoS)metrics to Quality of Experience (QoE) metrics, as the end-user perception of network performance takes centre stage.

Our latest white paper, Beyond QoS: Why QoE is the Future of Internet Performance Monitoring, explores the paradigm shift to QoE metrics and how it’s revolutionising network performance monitoring.

Inside this resource, discover why QoE is becoming the new gold standard in delivering customer experience. Also learn:

• Why traditional QoS metrics fall short as performance evaluation tools
• How QoE serves as a powerful differentiating value proposition
• How Aprecomm’s QoE algorithm blends multiple data points to provide the actual measure of customer experience
• Aprecomm’s innovative application-aware network optimisation strategies
• How Evolv® AI-engine masters technical tolerances
• How Agentic AI supports QoE through autonomous, self-healing, intuitive networks

Discover how forward-thinking organizations are using  out-of-the-box thinking to optimize network environments and build QoE frameworks that prioritize the end-user experience above all else.

Take the first step toward intelligent QoE-driven networks.

Industry leader Philippe Alcaras, former CEO of Airties, has joined Aprecomm as an advisor, bringing unparalleled knowledge and experience to guide its leadership team.

Bangalore, India – April 29, 2025: Today, Aprecomm, the intuitive network and customer experience platform provider, announced a major coup by appointing former Airties CEO and highly experienced telecom leader Philippe Alcaras as an advisor. Presiding over Airties during a time of substantial growth, when the company expanded its footprint into new markets, Philippe brings the experience and business acumen necessary to support and advise Aprecomm’s Executive Team as global demand for its AI-driven customer experience (CX) platform continues to grow at pace.

“Aprecomm has already secured over 20% of the Indian fixed broadband market and is supplying close to 50 service providers with its customer experience optimization software,” said Philippe Alcaras, Aprecomm’s latest advisor. “With the penetration of managed WiFi estimated at only 15-30% globally [1], Aprecomm has a huge opportunity to disrupt the market with its AI data-driven approach and fast speed to market—I’m excited to join Pramod and his Team and support this high-growth phase.”

Among several key focus areas, Philippe will bring extensive experience to help guide the company’s positioning and narrative for investor outreach and fundraising initiatives, support engagement with strategic customers and partnerships, ⁠and provide ongoing input and feedback on corporate governance, product strategy, and roadmap development.

“I’m thrilled to welcome Philippe, who will provide his expertise and advice to the Company during our next growth phase,” said Pramod Gummaraj, Founder & CEO, Aprecomm. “Philippe’s knowledge will be invaluable as we continue to disrupt the industry, helping service providers harness AI’s power to serve their subscribers better, bringing joy to online experiences while achieving significant operational savings through our intuitive and self-healing approach to network management.”

Serving both residential and business subscribers, Aprecomm’s CX suite helps broadband service providers (BSPs) transform their connectivity approaches. By utilizing sophisticated artificial intelligence, including a unique quality of experience algorithm, Aprecomm is paving the way for intuitive zero-touch networks. Aprecomm adopts a self-optimizing and self-healing approach to managed WiFi, adjusting the network to accommodate the unique needs of each user and the application they are using. Aprecomm’s advanced analytics and automated support tools provide access to real-time data, enabling service providers to monitor end-to-end network performance. Its CX suite is field-proven [2] for enhancing subscriber satisfaction and reducing operational costs.

About Philippe Alcaras

Based in Dubai (UAE), Philippe Alcaras holds non-executive positions as Chairman of OnRobot (Odense, Denmark), Chair of the Advisory Board at Vianeos (Paris, Dubai), and Board Member at S3 Connected Health (Dublin). From 2012 to 2022, Philippe was the CEO of Airties, leading the company to become a global leader in home network WiFi performance. He also served as the General Manager of Philips Home Networks, CEO of Nagra France, and General Manager of Digital TV Devices at Vantiva. Philippe graduated with an MBA from KEDGE (Marseille) and is certified as an INSEAD International Director.

Bringing ultra-fast, mainstream connectivity to compute and consumer electronics

April 22, 2025 – SAN JOSE, Calif. – NETGEAR® Inc. (NASDAQ: NTGR), a global leader in intelligent networking solutions designed to power extraordinary experiences, is pleased to announce the successful revalidation of its Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) certification by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (DHS-CBP). This voluntary certification, which is granted to less than 5% of importers, is renewed every four years. Earning it again is a testament to NETGEAR’s ongoing commitment to safeguarding its supply chain and meeting the highest security standards.

The revalidation process involves an exhaustive inspection of the company’s entire supply chain network, requiring NETGEAR to demonstrate compliance with rigorous security protocols. NETGEAR’s recertification shows the company has successfully addressed a wide range of security concerns and implemented security measures that align with global best practices. This achievement underscores the company’s dedication to collaborating with DHS-CBP to reduce vulnerabilities and improve security within its operations.

“Achieving CTPAT revalidation recognizes the strong security foundation NETGEAR has built across its supply chain,” said Ray Ernenwein, Senior Vice President of Operations at NETGEAR. “We are proud to work closely with DHS-CBP to ensure that our import flows involve limited risk and continue to meet the highest standards, particularly as border control policies remain dynamic. This revalidation not only ensures a smooth flow of goods but also affirms NETGEAR’s position as a trusted brand, committed to secure processes.”

The CTPAT program recognizes companies that have successfully implemented robust security practices. CTPAT members are considered to be of low risk and are therefore less likely to be examined/delayed at a U.S. port of entry, allowing for more efficient operations and timely delivery of products to customers.

With the CTPAT revalidation, NETGEAR continues to uphold its reputation as a low-risk, trusted importer, strengthening its global supply chain and maintaining a high level of service for its customers.

For more information on NETGEAR and its commitment to security and innovation, visit: https://www.netgear.com/security/.

About NETGEAR, Inc.
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in the USA, NETGEAR® (NASDAQ: NTGR) is a global leader in innovative networking technologies for businesses, homes, and service providers. NETGEAR delivers a wide range of award-winning, intelligent solutions designed to unleash the full potential of connectivity and power extraordinary experiences. For businesses, NETGEAR offers reliable, easy-to-use, high-performance networking solutions, including switches, routers, access points, software, and AV over IP technologies, tailored to meet the diverse needs of organizations of all sizes. NETGEAR’s Connected Home products deliver advanced connectivity, powerful performance, and enhanced security features right out of the box, designed to keep families safe online, whether at home or on the go. More information is available from the NETGEAR Press Room or by calling (408) 907-8000. Connect with NETGEAR: Facebook, Instagram and the NETGEAR Blog at NETGEAR.com.

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The world’s cybersecurity community is gearing up to meet at the RSAC™ 2025 Conference in San Francisco. I’m looking forward to reconnecting with old friends, making new ones, and discussing OT security needs with industrial organizations. Be sure you stop by the Cisco booth and say Hi!

We’ll be showcasing the latest features of Industrial Threat Defense, Cisco’s comprehensive and highly modular OT security solution. It uses the industrial network as the fabric to easily enable OT visibility and policy enforcement at scale. It’s a platform that unifies visibility across IT and OT domains to help detect advanced threats and orchestrate responses. Here is a brief overview of three new capabilities we’re demonstrating at RSAC.

1. Prioritizing OT Vulnerabilities with Threat Intelligence

Industrial networks have tens of thousands of connected assets; some can be very old and plagued with software vulnerabilities. Not all of them need patching, but operations and security teams need guidance to identify which ones do and which should be prioritized. Cyber Vision now utilizes threat intelligence from Cisco Vulnerability Management to help identify which OT asset vulnerabilities are actively exploited in the field, allowing industrial organizations to be more strategic when addressing OT vulnerabilities and reducing their attack surface.

2. Adaptive Industrial Zone Segmentation Using Cisco Secure Firewall

Protecting industrial operations by segmenting the network in small zones of trust is often challenging without disrupting production. Cisco Cyber Vision now shares industrial asset groups created by the line of business with Cisco Firewall Management Center. The plant firewall can enforce policies to protect operations without impacting production. When OT teams modify groups in Cyber Vision, firewalls are automatically informed so that policies can be adjusted in real-time to meet the needs of operations.

3. Unifying Security Data Across IT and OT to Better Detect Threats

A siloed approach is inefficient for industrial organizations to detect threats. With digitization, OT, IT, and cloud domains are becoming increasingly interconnected. Security teams need unified visibility across all domains to detect advanced threats. Cyber Vision and Splunk already work together to offer a unified view on IT and OT security events. Cyber Vision now also populates OT asset profiles into Splunk Asset and Risk Intelligence (ARI) to help organizations maintain an aggregated inventory of all assets across IT and OT, streamlining investigations, uncovering compliance gaps, and better managing risks.

Cisco is dedicated to empowering industrial organizations with robust cybersecurity solutions that meet the demands of today’s interconnected world. At RSAC 2025, we are eager to demonstrate how our latest capabilities can enhance your security posture and streamline operations. Don’t miss the opportunity to connect with our experts and explore how Cisco’s innovative solutions can support your organization’s journey toward stronger and more effective OT security. Join us in shaping a secure and sustainable digital future.

Industry veteran to build on Plume’s momentum as the trusted AI-driven platform for communications service providers

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Plume is naming Daniel Herscovici to lead and kickstart the company’s next phase of growth as Plume redefines intelligent, adaptive connectivity for 65 million homes and small businesses worldwide and growing. The creator of the world’s first SaaS experience platform for communications service providers (CSPs), selected the longtime innovator in the connected home, broadband, and WiFi sectors as their president and CEO to capitalize on the opportunity presented by increasingly intelligent networks and rising consumer demands.

Herscovici brings decades of leadership experience at the intersection of connectivity, AI, and consumer technology. Prior to joining Plume, he was a partner at Edison Partners, helping scale high-growth companies across the B2B and consumer tech landscape. Before that, he spent over a decade at Comcast, most recently as senior vice president and general manager of Xfinity Home, where he drove the creation of breakthrough smart home, WiFi, and IoT products that reshaped the market and are now embedded in millions of households. He has also held CEO and board roles across several leading tech companies.

“Connectivity, security, privacy, and control are the foundation of consumers’ daily lives, and Plume is at the forefront of making connectivity smarter, faster, and easier for everyone,” said Herscovici. “I’ve spent my career building products that enhance consumers’ lives through engaging connected services, and I’m energized to focus on what Plume does best: solve problems before they happen, make technology invisible for consumers, and deliver real, measurable results for our global partners.”

Co-founder Adam Hotchkiss, who had been serving as interim CEO, will transition to chief product officer, continuing to lead Plume’s long-term product vision and technology roadmap.

“It’s been nearly a decade since we started Plume, and while the industry has evolved, our mission remains as strong as ever; to enable CSPs to deliver exceptional connected experiences,” said Hotchkiss. “With Dan’s appointment, Plume’s continuing its momentum into our next chapter with the added experience and execution muscle to match our global ambition. Dan brings a deep understanding of the customer and the opportunity ahead of us.”

With one of the largest connected device datasets in the world, Plume’s AI engine learns from billions of interactions to proactively resolve issues, personalize experiences, and adapt in real time. Plume’s ability to turn data into action positions it as a foundational platform for the future of the connected home, reducing costs while unlocking new service and growth opportunities at scale.

“Plume is helping to transform broadband and unlock new capabilities in smart spaces and critical infrastructure for some of the world’s top providers,” said Ryan Hinkle, Managing Director at Insight Partners and Plume Board Member. “We are excited to welcome Dan, a seasoned technology leader, as CEO and look forward to partnering with him and the leadership team on Plume’s continued evolution as a category-defining intelligent WiFi platform.”

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About Plume
Plume is the creator of the world’s first SaaS experience platform for communications service providers (CSPs) and their subscribers, deployed in more than 65 million locations globally. As the only open and hardware-independent, cloud-controlled solution, Plume enables the rapid delivery of new services for smart homes, small businesses and beyond, at massive scale. On the front end, Plume delivers self-optimizing, adaptive WiFi, cybersecurity, access, parental controls and more. CSPs get robust data- and AI-driven back-end applications for unprecedented visibility, insights, support, operations and marketing. Plume leverages OpenSync, an open-source framework that comes pre-integrated and supported on the leading silicon, CPE and platform SDKs.

Plume, Plume Home, OpenSync, HomePass, WorkPass, Uprise and Haystack are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Plume Design, Inc. Other Plume and product names are used for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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