Fibrus launch Wi-Fi 7 router and 2Gbps speeds on UK FTTP broadband network UPDATE

Infracapital-backed alternative broadband network and ISP Fibrus, which have built their full fibre network across rural parts of 471,800 premises (inc. 155,000 customers) in Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, has today begun rolling out a new 2Gbps package and a Wi-Fi 7 router for the first time via Amazon’s eero 7 kit.

According to the announcement, select customers can now avail of speeds up to 2Gbps with the “new” Full Fibre 2000 package, which has also been launched alongside the new eero 7 router. Both the 1Gbps and 2Gbps packages will now come with two eero 7 routers for even better coverage across the home.

Fibrus has actually mentioned their 2Gbps tier within the provider’s price guide on their website for a while, so it’s not strictly all that new. But at the time of writing we still couldn’t bring the package up via their website checker, although the guide list it as having a maximum in-contract price of £64.99 per month.

Otherwise, residential packages on Fibrus typically start at £24.99 per month on a 24-month term for download speeds of 159Mbps (31Mbps upload), which rises to £29.99 for their 984Mbps (310Mbps upload) package. All of their plans include an eero 6+ or 7 router from Amazon, free installation, the offer of a £400 contract buy-out and some packages also bundle their Total Home Wi-Fi Guarantee.

Colin Hutchinson, Managing Director of Fibrus, said:

“There is little value in bringing faster broadband into a home if the Wi-Fi signal does not reach the rooms and devices where people need it. By pairing our new 2Gb service with eero’s award-winning Wi-Fi 7 technology, we can help customers get more from their connection throughout the home.

eero 7 will help our customers’ home Wi-Fi keep pace as families connect more phones, televisions, games consoles and smart devices than ever before. We are committed to giving our customers a stronger and more reliable experience beyond the broadband connection itself and so we are delighted to officially launch eero 7 today, improving the service we offer and our customers’ experience.”

Regular readers will note that quite a lot of ISPs have adopted Amazon’s range of eero routers over the past couple of years. Fibrus states that the new Wi-Fi 7 kit is “designed to reduce weak signal areas and provide a more reliable connection across the home“, with one device being able to cover up to 2,000sq ft and support more than 120 connected devices at the same time.

“It can deliver wireless speeds of up to 1.8Gbps and wired speeds of up to 2.3Gbps through its two Ethernet ports,” added the announcement (remember – real-world Wi-Fi performance is usually much more variable than that), which also highlighted its patented Wi-Fi boosting TrueMesh software, as well as the benefits of automatic software updates and new features / security protections being added over time.

The catch is that eero routers, while reasonable bits of kit and easy for ISPs to support, do tend to lack some features that more advanced users tend to demand (e.g. only two Ethernet ports on the back) and not everybody wants their home network to be so closely tied into Amazon’s wider systems.

UPDATE 3:30pm

Fibrus have confirmed to ISPreview that their 2Gbps package has been launched at the reduced price of £44.99 per month and offers upload speeds of 315Mbps.