{"id":25498,"date":"2021-01-11T17:52:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T17:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=25498"},"modified":"2021-01-12T07:00:09","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T07:00:09","slug":"netgear-launches-one-of-the-first-wifi-6e-wireless-routers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/01\/netgear-launches-one-of-the-first-wifi-6e-wireless-routers.html","title":{"rendered":"NETGEAR Launches One of the First WiFi 6E Wireless Routers"},"content":{"rendered":"

A number of router manufacturers are looking to launch devices based off the new WiFi<\/a> 6E standard this year, which adds support for the new 6GHz band to the 802.11ax standard. One of the first out of the gate is NETGEAR’s Nighthawk RAXE500 AXE11000 kit, which promises theoretical wireless speeds of 10.8Gbps and WPA3 security.<\/p>\n

The router also features a 64Bit 1.8GHz Quad-Core Processor, a single 2.5Gbps LAN port (plus 4 x 1Gbps ports and the ability to aggregate two Gigabit LAN ports for faster file transfers), two USB 3.0 ports and a lot more (sadly though they didn’t include any phone ports for VoIP). But it’s a big beast, weighing 1.45kg and with dimensions of 298 x 78 x 211 mm – you’d certainly notice this one in your living room.<\/p>\n

Obviously though the key change here is the new WiFi<\/a> 6E standard, which delivers up to 1.2Gbps via 2.4GHz<\/strong>, 4.8Gbps via 5GHz<\/strong> and another 4.8Gbps via the 6GHz<\/strong> band. The usual catch applies to this, which is that you’ll only be able to take full advantage of all that performance if your other devices also support the WiFi<\/a> 6E standard and to a similar level of capability as the router (it’ll be a while before 6E becomes the norm).<\/p>\n

The biggest downside of this new router, which was announced at today’s virtually-hosted CES 2021 event, is that the price will burn a huge hole in your pocket at $599.99 (\u00a3443) and it won’t even begin to ship until mid-March 2021 (initially that’ll just be for the USA). As for the spec sheet<\/a>..<\/p>\n

NetGear Nighthawk RAXE500 AXE11000 Specs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 WiFi 6E (IEEE\u00ae 802.11ax) Tri-Band WiFi (AXE11000)
\n– 2.4GHz AX: 4×4 (Tx\/Rx) 1024\/256-QAM 20\/40MHz, up to 1.2Gbps
\n– 5GHz AX: 4×4 (Tx\/Rx) 1024\/256-QAM 20\/40\/80\/160MHz, up to 4.8Gbps
\n– New 6GHz AX: 4×4 (Tx\/Rx) 1024\/256-QAM 20\/40\/80\/160MHz, up to 4.8Gbps
\n– Backwards compatible with IEEE 802.11 a\/b\/g\/n\/ac WiFi
\n– Supports new WiFi 6E devices on 6GHz WiFi band<\/p>\n

\u2022 OFDMA\u00a7\u2014Improved capacity and efficiency
\n\u2022 1024-QAM\u201425% data efficiency and faster speeds than a 256-QAM router
\n\u2022 MU-MIMO\u2021\u20144-stream MU-MIMO enables up to four (4) 1×1 devices at the same time
\n\u2022 Two (2) USB 3.0 ports
\n\u2022 Powerful 64-bit quad-core 1.8GHz processor
\n\u2022 Longer range with 8 high-performance antennas<\/p>\n

\u2022 Five (5) 10\/100\/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports + one (1) 2.5G<\/a>\/1Gbps Multi-Gig port (configurable)
\n– LAN: 4xGbE (2x port aggregation LAN) + 2.5G<\/a>\/1Gbps Multi-Gig port (configurable)
\n– WAN: 1 GbE or 2.5G<\/a>\/1Gbps Multi-Gig port (configurable)
\n– Multi-Gig: Ability to aggregate two Gigabit LAN ports and two Gigabit WAN ports (configurable) concurrently<\/p>\n

\u2022 One (1) 2.5G\/1Gbps Multi-Gig port (configurable)
\n\u2022 Memory: 512MB NAND flash and 1GB DDR3 SDRAM
\n\u2022 Additional DFS channels reduce interference from neighboring networks
\n\u2022 IPv6 Support (Internet Protocol Version 6)
\n\u2022 On\/Off LED light switch<\/p><\/blockquote>\n