World’s First GaN Ethernet Switch Triumphs Among Thousands of Security Pros

TORRANCE, Calif. – Nov. 18, 2025 - TRENDnet® (www.TRENDnet.com), a global leader and award-winning provider of reliable networking, surveillance, transportation, and power solutions, is proud to announce that its 9-Port 2.5G GaN Power PoE++ Switch with 10G SFP+ Port (480W), model TPE-BG5091, has been named the top product in the SecurityInfoWatch.com Readers’ Choice Product Awards in the IT Networking & Cabling Products category.

 

The TPE-BG5091 GaN Ethernet switch features gallium-nitride or GaN technology, delivering power with a significantly smaller carbon footprint and increased efficiency compared to conventional power supplies. GaN-based switches can reduce the overall footprint by up to 40 percent compared to traditional power supplies.

This advanced GaN power technology allows power devices to achieve higher power density, smaller size, improved thermal performance, and superior energy conversion efficiency. Along with the 6-port counterpart (TPE-BG5062), these switches are the first of their kind. The technology allows for more compact PoE switch designs that deliver greater power output while operating at notably lower temperatures than traditional models.

“SecurityInfoWatch congratulates TRENDnet in our annual Reader’s Choice Awards,” said Steve Lasky, editorial director at SecurityInfoWatch. “TRENDnet’s GaN Power PoE++ Switch with 10G SFP+ Port represents some of the best of the best among the newest technologies that are a part of systems helping to secure people and property.”

SecurityInfoWatch is a leading security industry online portal. The SIW Readers’ Choice Awards recognize the most impactful products introduced in the physical security industry over the past year (April 2024 through June 2025) in 20 different categories. The program is judged and decided by the very people who use and install these products every day. More than 2,200 security participated in voting this year.

TRENDnet’s 9-Port 2.5G GaN Power PoE++ Switch with 10G SFP+ Port (TPE-BG5091) is available for purchase online at the TRENDnet Store, and worldwide through authorized distribution, reseller, and retail partners. The MSRP is $434.99 USD. The MSRP is €434.99 EUR. The MSRP is £390.99 GBP. For more information on this award-winning GaN power PoE++ switch, visit https://www.trendnet.com/products/gan-power-network-switch/9-port-2.5g-gan-power-poeplusplus-switch-10g-sfpplus-port-480w-TPE-BG5091-v1.

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TRENDnet is a global provider of award-winning networking solutions for IT, surveillance, transportation, and power distribution, and for both home office users and businesses of all sizes. Building reliable networking solutions since 1990, TRENDnet enables users to share broadband access, multimedia content, and networked peripherals for true anywhere connectivity. TRENDnet's diverse product portfolio includes multi-gigabit, industrial, PoE, network switches, fiber, wireless, IP cameras, NVRs, power distribution, KVM, patch panels, Powerline, USB, and more. Learn more about TRENDnet by visiting www.trendnet.com.