Netgear is gearing up for WiFi 7.
Netgear is gearing up for WiFi 7.
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Netgear launches 1st WiFi 7 router with 19 Gbps speeds

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Netgear launched its first WiFi 7 router with its Nighthawk line and speeds up to 19 gigabits per second (Gbps).

The Nighthawk RS700 Router is the company’s spearhead to join the WiFi 7 market. The new tech could double the speed of WiFi over previous generations while adding capacity and lowering latency, or interaction delays, said Sandeep Harpalani, vice president product management at Netgear, in an interview with GamesBeat.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.