GT-BE98 WIFI 7

[Clark Griswald]

Holy Cow! A whole iphone for a lousy vital organ, is there a wait list?
Trying to work a bundle deal for BE98U Pro and a QNAP 2.5GbE switch, if I include both kidneys. I will keep you informed.
EDIT I will stop posting and wait for the release of these two 98/98 Pro beasts.

 

[maxbraketorque]

Holy Cow! A whole iphone for a lousy vital organ, is there a wait list?
Trying to work a bundle deal for BE98U Pro and a QNAP 2.5GbE switch, if I include both kidneys. I will keep you informed.
EDIT I will stop posting and wait for the release of these two 98/98 Pro beasts.

Or wait for the 99 pro extreme. But seriously, always good to upgrade when it makes sense for needs.

 

[RTWZ80]

Ah well, progress always comes with a higher price tag. These consumer grade routers are getting more expensive than the prosumer grade stuff from the likes of Mikrotik and Ubiquiti and that's including the APs you'll have to buy to get Wifi.

Anyways, some interesting news on the client-side namely for Asus ROG mobos:

At Gamescom 2023 in Cologne, Germany ASUS announced three new Intel Z790-based motherboards under the ROG (‘Republic Of Gamers’) brand – and they all include Wi-Fi 7 powered by Intel’s BE200 Wi-Fi 7 platform codenamed ‘Gale Peak 2’. The three new motherboards are ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO, ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI II, and TUF GAMING Z790-PRO WIFI.
“Offering link speeds up to 5.8 Gbps, this motherboard is perfect for users with a multi-gigabit Internet connection or for those who want a high-speed wireless connection to a network-attached storage (NAS) unit,” ASUS says in a press release here. ASUS is also introducing a new Wi-Fi antenna design called ‘Q-Antenna’ into their motherboards for improved data rates, the company says
.

Seems that Intel demo-ed Wifi 7 performance for the BE200 card with the unreleased ROG-BE98 Pro if you look closely at the image in the original article linked to Wifi Now Global.

 

[Talat]

Holy Cow! A whole iphone for a lousy vital organ, is there a wait list?
Trying to work a bundle deal for BE98U Pro and a QNAP 2.5GbE switch, if I include both kidneys. I will keep you informed.
EDIT I will stop posting and wait for the release of these two 98/98 Pro beasts.

Sir, Sir, dont touch the merchandize please!!!

Showroom girl shouting at you

 

[Jansen3]

Very few customers will pony up the $$$ for 10GB cable. Nothing out there warrants that type of bandwidth unless your running a commercial data center. Most web sites would never even support the downloads at that speed for many years.

I only got the 1GB Fios as it was only 69.99 so I said why not for the extra $10 a month.

This is why competition is a beautiful thing. We get higher speeds for the same or lower price. I’m paying $70 a month for 10G. Many places in urban areas it’s $50-70. The cost for the ISP is nominal.

If people can get higher speeds for free or slightly higher marginal cost, they going to get 10G. Same as how you paid the extra $10. It’s why marketing works.

 

[Jansen3]

That might change when Wifi 7 finally gets certified (ETA by 2023). But it'll be a couple more years before devices supporting Wifi 7 hit the shelves.

Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro with Wifi 7 on sale next week. New Intel motherboards with Wifi 7 next month. iPhone 16 Pro with Wifi 7 next year.

 

[Jansen3]

ASUS finally got their FCC filings approved for the GT-BE98 Pro. Not sure if the vanilla version is still coming. Lots of good technical data in the docs.

FCC ID MSQ-RTBE6M00 ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro BE30000 Quad-band Gaming Router by ASUSTeK Computer Inc

FCC ID application submitted by ASUSTeK Computer Inc for ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro BE30000 Quad-band Gaming Router for FCC ID MSQ-RTBE6M00. Approved Frequencies, User Manuals, Photos, and Wireless Reports.

fccid.io

Looks like there’s a chance we’ll see it before the end of the year.

 

[Gregory Phillips]

Looks like there’s a chance we’ll see it before the end of the year.

I hope my ax88u lasts that long.

 

[Talat]

This is why competition is a beautiful thing. We get higher speeds for the same or lower price. I’m paying $70 a month for 10G. Many places in urban areas it’s $50-70. The cost for the ISP is nominal.

If people can get higher speeds for free or slightly higher marginal cost, they going to get 10G. Same as how you paid the extra $10. It’s why marketing works.

10G for $70.00!!! Only?? This is a pure thifting of your ISP

OMG I should send your comment to my ISP

 

[RTWZ80]

This is why competition is a beautiful thing. We get higher speeds for the same or lower price. I’m paying $70 a month for 10G. Many places in urban areas it’s $50-70. The cost for the ISP is nominal.

If people can get higher speeds for free or slightly higher marginal cost, they going to get 10G. Same as how you paid the extra $10. It’s why marketing works.

Is your plan XGS-PON? I think ever since the industry introduced this iteration of Passive Optical Networking, 10Gbe fiber broadband prices have been steadily coming down. The new XGS-PON plan I recently signed with is $40 per month compared to my previous 10G Active Ethernet plan which went for $160 a month. The only downside for XGS-PON is the relatively higher overhead I think. Max wired speeds tested on the XGS-PON plan (comes with an ONT) came to 8.3Gbps whereas the 10G Active Ethernet plan's came to 9.3Gbps (no ONT needed). But for a quarter of my original subscription price, I think it's more than enough.

 

[PR3MIUM]

Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro with Wifi 7 on sale next week. New Intel motherboards with Wifi 7 next month. iPhone 16 Pro with Wifi 7 next year.

and Windows 12 is coming in 2024

Intel's betting on a big 'Windows refresh' in 2024 to boost revenue client CPU revenue, seemingly confirming Windows 12 release date rumours

Chipzilla is playing all coy with its words but it surely means Windows 12.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[aublumberg]

Looks like there’s a chance we’ll see it before the end of the year.

Looks like a launch next year

 

[Jansen3]

ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro | Networking｜ROG - Republic of Gamers｜ROG Global

GT-BE98 Pro Quad-band WiFi 7 (802.11be) Gaming Router, support new 320MHz bandwidth & 4096-QAM, Multi-link operation (MLO), Dual 10G ports, VPN Fusion, Triple-level game acceleration, Mobile game mode, AURA RGB, backup WAN, subscription free network security and AiMesh support.

rog.asus.com

Lots of information on updated page. Confirmed dual 6GHz bands.

References to MLO firmware in late 2023 or later point to a release this year. However Wi-Fi 7 final spec and certification won’t happen until next year. Its not clear that it won’t be released this year.

 

[Jansen3]

Pictures for comparison. Vanilla on left, Pro version on the right.

 

[Dragnet.nu]

The only difference I (using the compare function in MS Word) can see is "just" 25 000 bps for the vanilla version compared to 30 000 bps for the Pro ditto

 

[pavel2023]

I'm also interested in this router. Found information ithome.com/0/724/215.htm will go on pre-sale on October 24 in Taiwan.

 

[Jansen3]

I'm also interested in this router. Found information ithome.com/0/724/215.htm will go on pre-sale on October 24 in Taiwan.

This is the announcement.

 

[KDem43]

It is going to be missing the same thing Wi-Fi 6 is missing - clients.

My LG G2/G3 TVs & cell phone work just fine on 6Ghz band

 

[KDem43]

Where is the Pro version?

It is the pro version

 

[ronan_zj]

how is the 6G performance on WIFI 7 vs WIFI 6? 6E on WIFI6 has reallly bad penetration if there are walls while 5G-2 provides the best connection speed.