NETGEAR to Strengthen Its Presence in India

NETGEAR logo~ Plans to expand to 10 more cities across India ~

New Delhi, India 28th October 2013: Global Networking Company NETGEAR is planning to expand its all India presence by getting into five state capitals and five major cities.

World leader in products for home segments, NETGEAR has been continuously expanding its business in India. As a part of their expansion plan, they propose to reach out to 10 new locations in India including state capitals like Lucknow, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Raipur, Patna, and important cities like Guwahati, Vijayawada, Cochin, Pune , Nagpur.

Subhodeep Bhattacharya  Regional Director  India & SAARCSubhodeep Bhattacharya, Regional Director, India & SAARC, NETGEAR said, “India is a growing market. The adoption of broadband and introduction of 3G internet and 4G services are set to expand at a high pace in India. We realise that our growth will only come if we penetrate into the tier 2 and tier 3 cities and that is where we are trying to show our presence. We are committed to provide proper services to our clients at their doorstep and are therefore focussing on influential channel development.”

Out of the proposed 10 cities in which NETGEAR plans to expand, some already have NETGEAR’s retail presence. While for other cities NETGEAR is in the process of roping in new partners and dealers. NETGEAR has also dedicated the next quarter for providing training to these new channel partners.

About NETGEAR Inc.

NETGEAR (NASDAQGM: NTGR) is a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers. For consumers, the company makes high performance, dependable and easy to use home networking, storage and digital media products to connect people with the Internet and their content and devices. For businesses, NETGEAR provides Networking, storage and security solutions without the cost and complexity of big IT. The company also supplies top service providers with retail proven, whole home solutions for their customers. NETGEAR 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 approximately 29,000 retail locations around the globe, and through approximately 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 at http://www.NETGEAR.com. Connect with NETGEAR at http://twitter.com/NETGEAR and http://www.facebook.com/NETGEAR