{"id":39263,"date":"2024-09-05T12:18:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T11:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=39263"},"modified":"2024-09-17T13:33:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T12:33:35","slug":"ee-uk-launches-wi-fi-7-broadband-router-and-5g-standalone-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/09\/ee-uk-launches-wi-fi-7-broadband-router-and-5g-standalone-plans.html","title":{"rendered":"EE UK Launch Wi-Fi 7 Broadband Router and 5G Standalone Plans UPDATE3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mobile network operator and UK ISP EE<\/a> (BT<\/a>) has today officially taken the wrappings off their new next-generation and Qualcomm powered Wi-Fi 7 router (Smart Hub Pro) and booster (Smart WiFi<\/a> Pro) for home broadband customers. At the same time, they’ve also formally launched their new 5G<\/a> Standalone mobile network across 15 of the country’s major cities.<\/p>\n

We’ll start with the Smart Hub Pro and Smart WiFi<\/a> Pro. In case anybody has forgotten, Wi-Fi 7 introduces a number of new features, such as using the extra 6GHz channel with 320MHz of channel bandwidth for much broader capacity (Wi-Fi 6E is 160MHz), as well as Multi Link Operation (MLO), which allows data to be sent over multiple bands simultaneously, and 4K QAM, which offers up to 20% increase in peak data transmission performance (plus other enhancements<\/a>).<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> In theory, Wi-Fi 7 can achieve theoretical peak data speeds of up to around 40-46Gbps (Gigabits per second) within your local network, but real-world experiences will fall considerably below that (real-world peaks of 5-6Gbps are more realistic and this will vary between devices).<\/div>\n

Everything Everywhere (EE<\/a>) had previously pledged to be one of the first UK broadband providers to introduce a Wi-Fi 7 router during 2024 and so it has today come to pass. The new Smart Hub Pro<\/strong> router, which is being complemented by a new Smart WiFi<\/a> Pro<\/strong> coverage booster, will initially only be made available to customers on “selected<\/em>” Full Fibre (FTTP<\/a>) plans (e.g. 1.6Gbps) “in the coming weeks<\/em>” (i.e. it’s a soft launch).<\/p>\n

However, the new router will also be made available as an add-on to existing plans, although this will almost certainly cost extra (we expect it won’t be a cheap add-on). When used together with the new Smart Hub Pro device, Smart WiFi Pro pledges to give customers a minimum of 100Mbps (wireless) connection in every room, with a money-back guarantee if you don’t get that. EE<\/a> has also added a promotional video of the new broadband kit:<\/p>\n