Linksys announces availability of its first simultaneous Dual-N Band wireless router

The Linksys by Cisco Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router (WRT610N) is designed to offer true Wireless-N performance in both the 5GHz and 2.4GHz bands.

It is like having two N routers in one device.

The WRT610N works with any DSL or cable broadband connection and offers a great entertainment experience when streaming video and music around the home.

Dual-N Band Wireless networking is designed to allow consumers to utilize both the 2.4GHz wireless spectrum and the wider, less crowded 5GHz wireless spectrum.

The 5GHz band is ideal for streaming media and provides more than seven times the number of non-overlapping wireless channels, allowing for clearer transmissions.

The 2.4GHz spectrum allows older network devices like print servers, cameras or older notebooks and PCs to access the network.

As opposed to other solutions, the WRT610N is designed to allow consumers to achieve full Wireless-N network speeds on both bands at the same time.

"There are products on the market that are framed as Dual-Band that allow access to only one band at a time or lose transmission speeds when both bands are in use," said Mohammad Hoda, Regional Manager, Linksys Middle East and Africa.

"The Linksys by Cisco WRT610N is a Dual-N Band broadband router that is designed to support simultaneous, separate Wireless-N radio bands. As we foresee consumers starting to use the 5GHz spectrum for their multimedia devices, it becomes more important to have access to the full capabilities of both bands."

The Linksys Media Optimized Networking technology helps deliver a premium experience when WRT610N users share and access multimedia content.

The network performance is fine-tuned to give priority to media such as high-definition video without the need for manual configuration.

Consumer can also customize their network to give priority to certain devices, like gaming consoles, over others.

Next to LELA the WRT610N comes with Wi-Fi Protected Setup support.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup is an optional certification program from the Wi-Fi Alliance that is designed to make devices on wireless local area networks more secure and to make the set up as easy as possible.

The WRT610N features a button that enables consumers to add additional devices to their network by simply pushing it and the corresponding button on the other certified product.