STAMFORD, Conn., April 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) today announced that beginning
May 16th, it will begin
rolling out a fully-managed dual-band concurrent 802.11ac wireless
router, bringing Charter customers the capability to receive the
fastest WiFi experience.
Given that the majority of Internet usage in the home is over
WiFi, wireless router capability often dictates the end customer
experience. The latest wireless specification, 802.11ac, ratified
by the IEEE in January 2014, provides
much higher throughput than the previous specification (802.11n).
Charter's new 802.11ac router, supplied by NETGEAR®, is
capable of delivering well over the maximum 100Mbps offered by
Charter Internet Ultra, throughout the entire home.
"In most situations, the end customer experience is either
limited by the maximum wired speed of the Internet connection, or
the capabilities of the wireless router. With the combination of
Charter's fast wired Internet speeds and the new dual-band 802.11ac
high performance router, customers will be able to unleash the full
power of Charter Internet with superior speeds throughout the
home." – Jim Blackley, Executive
Vice President of Engineering.
Charter's router was tested by Allion Engineering Services to
deliver the fastest WiFi speeds amongst competitors. Charter
is the first ISP in its markets to offer a high performance
802.11ac wireless router.
About Charter
Charter (NASDAQ: CHTR) is a leading broadband communications
company and the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States. Charter provides a full
range of advanced broadband services, including advanced Charter
TV® video entertainment programming, Charter Internet® access, and
Charter Phone®. Charter Business® similarly provides scalable,
tailored, and cost-effective broadband communications solutions to
business organizations, such as business-to-business Internet
access, data networking, business telephone, video and music
entertainment services, and wireless backhaul. Charter's
advertising sales and production services are sold under the
Charter Media® brand. More information about Charter can be found
at charter.com.
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