Netgear R8900 Product Data Sheet - Page 8

Nighthawk® X10-AD7000 Smart WiFi Router Enhanced Active Antennas Data Sheet R8900 Each new generation of routers grows more powerful than the last, delivering stronger WiFi signals with greater range. At the same time, the WiFi signals on mobile devices are not getting more powerful. This difference in WiFi performance - a strong WiFi signal from the router and weaker ones from mobile devices - reduces overall WiFi range and speed. To meet this challenge, NETGEAR developed the industry's first Active Antennas technology. NETGEAR moved the WiFi amplifiers from their usual location, on the router's motherboard, up to the top of the antennas. Active Antennas help improve WiFi performance by amplifying signals in the antenna itself. Thereby avoiding any signal loss during transmission between antenna and router board, as well as avoiding any noise insertion from the router board components. This provides cleaner and stronger receive signals for amplification from your mobile devices. In X10, enhanced Active Antennas also amplify the signals as they are sent to the devices, thereby increasing overall range and throughput. Weak signal strength Traditional WiFi router has harder time receiving weaker mobile device signals. E ective signal strength Nighthawk X10 Active Antennas compensate for weaker mobile device signals and e ectively improve signal strength. PAGE 8 OF 12