Latest UK Openreach Approved List of VDSL Modems and Routers
Consumers have a lot of options when buying a new VDSL2 router for their ‘up to’ 80Mbps capable (66-63Mbps average) Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) based broadband ISP connection but strictly speaking you should be using an Openreach (BT) approved model. Thankfully uno has published the most recent list of approved devices.
Internet providers and manufactures often submit new routers to Openreach’s Modem Conformance Testing (MCT) process, which ensures that they are able to work correctly within the operator’s network and without causing any harm to the service or other users. The vast majority of VDSL equipped routers, whether approve or not, will cause no serious issues.
Many people happily use unapproved devices (we can’t blame them since Openreach’s testing only covers a few of the available devices and most people aren’t even aware of the rules), although if you ever need support from your ISP then don’t be surprised if they refuse to help unless you connect an approved device. You may even run the risk of paying extra charges if your unapproved kit is found to be the cause of a fault investigation (rare).
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Sadly finding out precisely which modems and routers have been approved is a notoriously difficult problem, although uno have been maintaining an updated list for awhile and they recently updated it with several new models.
ADB Cisco
- Vox 2.5
Arcadyan
- Brightbox L
- Brightbox 2 L
- Home Hub 5b L
- EE Smart Hub L
AVM
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- FRITZ!Box 3490
BSKYB
- ER110 – Sky Q Hub L
- ER – Sky Q Hub L
- NR701 – Now TV Hub Two L
- SR102 – Sky Hub Two L
Cisco
- 1921
- 887VA
- 897VA
- C897VA-K9
- CISCO887VA-K9
- CISCO887VA-M-K9
- CISCO887VA-SEC-K9
- C887VAM-K9
- C887VA-W-E-K9
- C887VAM-W-E-K9
- C887VA-V-K9
- C887VA-V-W-E-K9
- C887VA-CUBE-K9
- C887VAG+7-K9
- C887VAMG+7-K9
- C887VAGW+7-E-K9
- C887VA-WD-E-K9
- C887VAG-4G-GA-K9
- C897VA-M-K9
- C897VAW-E-K9
- C897VAM-W-E-K9
- C897VAG-LTE-GA-k9
- C897VAMG-LTE-GA-K9
- EHWIC-VA-DSL-A
- EHWIC-VA-DSL-M
- NIM VA
Draytek
- Vigor 2862Ln
- Vigor 2860
- Vigor 2860vn Plus
- Vigor 2860vac
- Vigor 2860n
- Vigor 2860n Plus
- Vigor 2860L
- Vigor 2860Ln
- Vigor 2860ac
- Vigor 2862
- Vigor 2760
- Vigor 2760vn
- Vigor 2760n
- Vigor 2762
- Vigor 130
- Vigor 2862ac
- Vigor 2862L
- Vigor 2862n
Genesis
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- mBond
Huawei
- HG633
- HG635
- AR109X
- AR129
- AR129W
- AR129GW-L
- AR509G-L-D-H
- AR169FVW
- AR169FGW-L
- AR169FGVW-L
- AR169F
- AR1220V
- Vox 2.5
- BT Pico Cells L
Juniper
- SRX550M
- SRX345
- SRX340
- SRX320
Kenton
- Comtrend VR3030
- Comtrend VR3030U
- Comtrend VR3036U
- Comtrend VR3030/3034
- KBR1645 Velocity Lite
- 1321 Ethernet Access device
- 1322 Ethernet Access device
- 1645 Ethernet Access device
- One 270 AV2
- One 420 AV2
- One 425 AV2
- One 445 AV2
- One 540 AV2
- One 540 AV 4G
- One 700 AV2
- One 1520 AV2
- One 1540 AV2
Netgear
- D7000
- D7000v2
- D7800
- DM200 – Lantiq
Technicolor
- TG589Vac
- TG579vac v2
- TG588 v2
- TG588v v2
- TG589vn V3
- TG589Vac v1
- TG589Vac v2
- TG589vac
- TG789Vac v1
- TG789Vac v2
- TG789vac
- DGA1430
- DGA2231
- DWA0120
Virtual Access
- GW33110-V
- GW6600-V
- GW6630-V
- GW6640-V
- GW6642-V
ZyXEL
- VMG8324-B10A
- VMG8924-B10A
- VMG1312-B10A
- VMG1312-B10D
- VMG3925–B10B
- VMG3025-B10C
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Thanks for providing such an informative site. We are currently using ‘Daisy’ as the provider and have had a lot of issues with internet connection for some time now. After they sent us a ‘free’ replacement Router we had the opportunity to compare them. 1st of all the old Router Technicolour TG582n was giving us constant good download speeds of 11-12mbs which for us here in the sticks we accept as ok. Then in the evenings and every evening it would drop every few minutes or seconds between 11 and 0. After months of complaining we received a Technicolouyr DWA0120 and the immediate results were great a constant 10.6 download. However after a few days they are now around 5 constant. So learning the router is all important started research and find our way here.
We run a small business but need connection to upload video and use for emails etc. We do not watch TV or stream etc so really do not need Fibre but happy to pay the extra £10 per month if worth it. We are approx 1 mile from nearest BT box with quite old copper connection. The house is over 500 yrs old but don’t think BT was around then!
Is it worth upgrading to a better Router? Happy to pay just very new to such research. Would the DrayTek Vigor 2762 Series ADSL/VDSL Router wirelsss “ac” WiFi be a suitable and an upgrade from the current DWA0120?
Apologies for long post be interested to get any advice.
Many thanks Rod