Linksys launches broadband routers

BANGALORE: Linksys, a provider of networking hardware for the

small/medium enterprise (SME), small office/home office (SOHO) and enterprise

markets and broadband networking hardware for the home, has announced a new

range of networking products for next generation Internet.

The new broadband and networking solutions are EtherFast

Cable/DSL Router with a built-in 4-port switch, EtherFast 8-Port Cable/DSL

Router and the EtherFast 1-Port Cable/DSL Router.

The EtherFast 8-Port Cable/DSL Router can support Internet

access with up to 253 users. Currently, Linksys is looking at the ISP market for

these routers. These products will allow users to have a plug-and-play network

connectivity. Also available are multi-faceted products like Gigabit-ready

switches, Network-Attached Storage devices that serve as virtual CD-ROM Servers

as well as RAID Servers.

"We understand the needs of our users and there’s no

doubt that they want Internet access built into their own local area network. We

are always looking at ways to incorporate their Internet needs as well as their

networking requirements so that we can come up with innovative products as the

solution for them all," said Linksys country manager — India Satish Rao.

The US-based Linksys, which has been into the manufacture of

networking hardware in the retail channel for the past three and a half years,

has about 30 per cent market share. In India, the company has its head office in

Bangalore and sales office in Mumbai. Linksys provides broadband networking and

networking solutions that include the Network Starter Kits and Phoneline

networking solutions. The company generated revenues of Rs 2.9 crore last year.

This year it is projecting revenues of Rs 8 crore.