OREANDA-NEWS. April 06, 2015. Quantenna Communications, Inc. the leader in ultra-high performance Wi-Fi, today announced that NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTGR) is using Quantenna’s award-winning QSR1000 802.11ac Wave 2 chipset to drive its new Nighthawk X4 Smart WiFi Router to new heights of gaming and video performance.

Quantenna’s groundbreaking architecture enables speeds up to 1.7Gbps* on the 5GHz band, using Wave 2 4x4 MIMO and universal beamforming to deliver long range performance even in challenging home or office environments.

“Whether they’re gaming with friends or hosting movie night with their family, our customers demand the best from their Wi-Fi experience,” said Sandeep Harpalani, director of product marketing at NETGEAR. “With the Nighthawk X4, they can sit back, relax and enjoy their favorite entertainment streaming on their TVs, laptops, tablets and smartphones, and get the ultimate gaming experience without any worries about buffering or lag. It’s a whole new way to experience wireless in the home.”

The dual-band Nighthawk X4 uses four external antennas, powerful amplifiers and universal beamforming to maximize range and performance to any device, including 802.11a/b/g/n devices.

“We’re pleased to partner once again with NETGEAR on a router that delivers ultra-high performance Wi-Fi for gaming and streaming,” said Joseph Yarak, director of marketing at Quantenna. “Today’s households depend heavily on Wi-Fi to deliver a lag-free gaming experience and to stream on-demand TV shows, music, and HD movies to an ever increasing number of clients. Soon they’ll be streaming video in 4K Ultra-HD. With Quantenna’s Wi-Fi technology, the Nighthawk X4 delivers the Wi-Fi performance to ensure coverage throughout the whole home for all types of applications.”

Up to 1733 Mbps wireless speeds achievable when connecting to other 802.11ac devices. Actual data throughput and wireless coverage will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate and wireless coverage.