Dubai, May 25th - Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems, announced it has increased its lead in the UAE market for the wireless business telecommunication market and has moved to the consumer and home technology markets to reinforce its leadership by introducing new wireless travel devices.

With travel abroad becoming an integral part of modern work requirements, being connected wherever you go is an ever growing need.

The Linksys Wireless-G Travel Router with SpeedBooster lets you carry a wireless network wherever you go. There's a built-in access point, which lets you connect SpeedBooster-enhanced and regular Wireless-G and Wireless-B devices to the network. There's also an Ethernet port to connect your wired PC. The Router function ties it together and lets your PCs share a wired or wireless Internet connection.

The travel-friendly form factor includes a built-in power supply and antenna -- it even comes with a travel case! Create a temporary, personal, wireless access "bubble" in your hotel room. Just plug the Router directly into the wall, and connect the hotel's fast Internet service cable. Then use the Router's push button setup feature to easily connect and configure your wireless devices -- push the button on the Router and on your other SecureEasySetup-enabled wireless device to automatically create an encryption-secured wireless connection. You can also create a shared-access bubble attached to a wireless Internet connection to use multiple devices on a single hotspot account in a coffee shop or airport lounge.

"This wireless market is growing phenomenally, and Linksys is far ahead of its nearest competitors," commented Mohammad Hoda, Regional Manager for Middle East & Africa. "We forecast the wireless market for consumers and small businesses in the UAE will maintain stable growth in the upcoming years" he further added.

To protect your data and privacy, the Wireless-G Broadband Router can encode all wireless transmissions with WEP or extra-strength WPA Personal encryption. The Router can serve as a DHCP Server, has a powerful SPI firewall to protect your PCs against intruders and most known Internet attacks, and supports VPN pass-through. Configuration is a snap with the web browser-based configuration utility.

The Linksys Wireless-G Travel Router with SpeedBooster lets you bring the convenience of wireless networking everywhere you go.

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© Press Release 2006