London UK Wireless Broadband ISP Relish Adopts New VH510B 4G LTE Router

Fixed Wireless ISP Relish Wireless, which is owned by UK Broadband Ltd (acquired by Three UK) and runs an ‘up to’ 40Mbps broadband network for homes in Swindon and central London, has partnered up with Verve Connect to launch a new wireless router (Relish Hub) for their service.

The new device is based on Verve’s VH510B wireless indoor hub, which is another plug-and-play device like their own kit that operates within Relish’s chosen 4G bands (3.4GHz to 3.8GHz). The hub converts Relish’s signal into a home broadband service, which is then distributed via WiFi.

Nigel Whitehead, Head of Sales at Verve Connect, said:

“We are very proud to be partnering with Relish, and to be launching our VH510B indoor hub in Central London with one of the market’s most innovative and customer friendly broadband providers.

We look forward to supplying other operators in Europe and globally with similar product and support levels, enabling them to manage seamless 3G to 4G, 4G to 4G+ customer Internet experiences whilst delivering cutting edge data performance to end users.”

Unfortunately the new router isn’t likely to be much of a speed demon in the WiFi department (it supports up to 802.11n spec), although this may only be an issue for those who need faster WiFi for their Home Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) because the Relish service itself isn’t really fast enough to max out the hub.

Sadly we couldn’t find any higher resolution pictures of the new kit and Verve Connect’s website is somewhat sparse on detail, although the router itself only appears to be a small step-up from Relish Wireless’s previously bog standard Gemtek WLTFSR-115GN router (the new one supports more WiFi connections and is a little faster). In fairness there aren’t a lot of hardware options for Relish to adopt in their chosen LTE bands.

The new kit will be deployed across the network this year, although we assume that it will initially only be available to new subscribers. In any case we can’t see a compelling reason for existing customers to “upgrade” unless it’s offered to them for free. Customers typically pay from £20 per month for Relish’s up to 40Mbps service, which includes unlimited usage and a 1 or 12 month contract term (the router is free on the 12 month term and costs £50 for the 1 month option).

VH510B Specifications

Chipset
SQN3120 + RTL8685SF

LTE Cat4
150Mbps DL/50Mbps UL

Band
TDD-LTE B42/B43

Internal LTE Antenna
2, LTE Main Antenna, LTE Auxiliary antenna; 5dbi gain

WLAN:

* IEEE 802.11b/g/n
* 32 users
* Multi SSID, separated encryption
* WPS
* Internal Antenna

Interface
4*RJ45, 1*RJ11

Size
190*178*80mm (appx.)

Software
Web UI, Super Admin, TR069