These days, smaller businesses are increasingly likely to have access points, security cameras, and VoIP phones around their premises, in turn increasing demand for PoE switches that can power them,Network Management Software said Bill Su, senior AVP of Zyxel's Smart Living SBU.But although the switch market has continued to see steady growth in the past few years, it has not met the needs of small businesses for PoE switches.

?°This often forces these businesses to settle for insufficient PoE ports or to overpay for switches that give them what they need, Su said.Our new GS1005HP and GS1008HP switches have been designed to provide unmanaged switches that tick the boxes of affordability, many PoE ports, a high power budget, and 802.3at support.

Specifically, the GS1005HP has four Gigabit PoE ports while the eight ports of the GS1008HP are all Gigabit PoE ports. In addition, both switches boast a total power budget of 60W and feature a handy LED indicator that shows orange when the 50W threshold is reached. If power usage exceeds the budget, the last device will be automatically dropped with no impact on the other devices being powered via the switch.

Among the small number of unmanaged switches on the market with similar PoE port counts and power budgets, the GS1005HP and GS1008HP each has the most competitive price point in its segment.Focused on innovation and customer-centric technology and service, Zyxel Communications has been connecting people to the Internet for nearly 30 years. Our ability to adapt and innovate with networking technology places us at the forefront of the drive to create connectivity for telcos and service providers as well as businesses and home users.