TP-Link is releasing a plethora of new “world’s first” Wi-Fi 7 routers based on the future IEEE specification before you can even grow sick of hearing about Wi-Fi 6 and 6E. Including its primary Archer router series, home mesh Deco devices, and even its corporate products, the company is redesigning its whole product portfolio.
The new Wi-Fi 7 standard, also known as 802.11BE, replaces Wi-Fi 6 and 6E and offers apparent advantages like faster speeds and lower latency. It also supports multi-link operation, which allows a device to connect to both the 5 GHz and 6 GHz spectrums at once (MLO). Like previous generations, it will enable backward compatibility with Wi-Fi 6, 5, and earlier devices, but in order to use Wi-Fi 7’s higher-capacity 320MHz channels, you must buy new devices (Wi-Fi 6E supports channels as wide as 160MHz).
The flagship quad-band Archer BE900, which costs $699.99 and resembles a Western Digital hard drive with LED lights and a touchscreen, is the first of the new TP-Link routers. A grid of LEDs on the front of the device may display various things, such as a winking emoji, in addition to displaying the time, the weather, and WiFi statistics. Support for OpenVPN and a personal IoT network for smart devices are further features.
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