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NETGEAR and Riedel Communications partner
- 03 December, 2025
Announcing Global Technology Partnership to Advance AV-Over-IP Solutions...
Collaboration Combines NETGEAR’s Managed Switches With Riedel’s MediorNet Video Infrastructure Technologies to Streamline IP-Based Signal Distribution for Broadcast, Live Events, and Commercial AV.
USA: NETGEAR®, a global leader in intelligent networking solutions designed to power extraordinary experiences, announce a global technology partnership with Riedel Communications, renowned for its innovative tools that power live production across media, sports, and entertainment. As a first step, the collaboration brings together NETGEAR AV’s managed switches in the M4350 series with Riedel’s cutting-edge MediorNet MuoN A processing SFPs to deliver ST 2110 Gateway functionality for decentralized signal distribution over standard IP networks.
Now underway and spanning global markets, the partnership begins with Riedel carrying NETGEAR’s M4350-16V4C Fully Managed Switch (VSM4320C) - a high-performance 25G/100G switch featuring
25G SFP28 ports, 100G uplinks, and SMPTE ST 2110 Grandmaster and Boundary Clock functions.
NETGEAR’s switches provide seamless connectivity and reliable, stable performance, enabling robust
AV-over-IP systems for broadcast, live events, and commercial AV installations.
“At Riedel, we are always looking for ways to streamline workflows and enhance reliability for our customers,” said Louis Caron, Senior Product Manager Video at Riedel Communications.
“Partnering with NETGEAR allows us to offer a proven networking backbone that complements
our media-over-IP solutions and supports the evolving needs of the broadcast and AV industries.”
“With the transition to IP now in full swing in the broadcast market, it’s important for integrators and their customers to have the kind of solid, totally reliable and easy-to-implement solutions that come with a partnership between industry leaders like Riedel and NETGEAR,” said Richard Jonker, Vice President
of Marketing and Business Development at NETGEAR. “We are excited to develop our roadmap of hardware and software in support of Riedel’s applications, which are at the core of this latest wave
of innovation in the market.”
Further information about Riedel and the company’s products is available at: www.riedel.net
More information about NETGEAR AV's broadcast and pro-AV solutions is available here.
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in the USA, NETGEAR® (NASDAQ: NTGR) is a global leader in innovative networking technologies for businesses, homes, and service providers. NETGEAR delivers a wide range of award-winning, intelligent solutions designed to unleash the full potential of connectivity and power extraordinary experiences. For businesses, NETGEAR offers reliable, easy-to-use, high-performance networking solutions, including switches, routers, access points, software, and AV-over-IP technologies, tailored to meet the diverse needs of organizations of all sizes. NETGEAR’s Connected Home products
deliver advanced connectivity, powerful performance, and enhanced security features right out of the box,
designed to keep families safe online, whether at home or on the go.
Riedel Communications is a leading provider of live production tools in the worlds of media, sports, and entertainment. The company's hard- and software solutions span from distributed video and audio networks over intercom and replay solutions to WAN and MPLS applications. Thanks to Riedel's holistic approach, its three business units - Product Division, Managed Technology Division, and Networks Division - can leverage powerful synergies to provide flexible infrastructures, tools, and services for both fixed and temporary installations around the globe, enabling Riedel customers to run even the most complex projects on-site, remotely, or in the cloud. Riedel is headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany, and employs over 1,000 people
in 30 locations throughout Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Americas.
