Julio Urquidi
News Editor
Updated - TP-LINK today announced its Talon AD7200 Multi-Band Wi-Fi Router is now available. The product was announced at CES 2016.
The Talon AD7200 is a 4x4 Qualcomm-based MU-MIMO enabled AC2600 class router with an integrated single-stream 802.11ad radio supporting a 4600 Mbps maximum link rate. The 4x4 2.4 and 5 GHz radios support maximum link rates of 800 Mbps and 1733 Mbps, respectively. MU-MIMO is also supported on the 5 GHz radio.
Hardware specs include a 1.4 GHz dual-core processor, eight high-gain antennas, five Gigabit Ethernet ports (1 WAN, and 4 LAN) and two USB 3.0 ports supporting printer and storage sharing. TP-LINK says Smart Connect automatic band steering will be supported for the Wi-Fi radios in a future firmware update.
Other features include Guest Networks (2.4 and 5 GHz only), PPTP and OpenVPN, IPv6 support and parental controls.
Once again, routers are running ahead of devices that can take advantage of their advertised highest speeds. 802.11ad device volume to date has been driven by Dell Ultrabooks and high-performance Dell mobile workstations and the D5000 Wireless Dock, which don't require 802.11d in a router.
CNX-Software reported in March that a Chinese smartphone from LeEcho and that Acer and Asus are working on 802.11ad notebooks.
Update: A TP-LINK spokesperson let us know several Acer TravelMate P446 series laptops currently support AD technology.
The Talon AD7200 has an MSRP of $349.99 and is available now on Newegg.com, and in Fry’s and Microcenter stores.
The Talon AD7200 is a 4x4 Qualcomm-based MU-MIMO enabled AC2600 class router with an integrated single-stream 802.11ad radio supporting a 4600 Mbps maximum link rate. The 4x4 2.4 and 5 GHz radios support maximum link rates of 800 Mbps and 1733 Mbps, respectively. MU-MIMO is also supported on the 5 GHz radio.
Hardware specs include a 1.4 GHz dual-core processor, eight high-gain antennas, five Gigabit Ethernet ports (1 WAN, and 4 LAN) and two USB 3.0 ports supporting printer and storage sharing. TP-LINK says Smart Connect automatic band steering will be supported for the Wi-Fi radios in a future firmware update.
Other features include Guest Networks (2.4 and 5 GHz only), PPTP and OpenVPN, IPv6 support and parental controls.
Once again, routers are running ahead of devices that can take advantage of their advertised highest speeds. 802.11ad device volume to date has been driven by Dell Ultrabooks and high-performance Dell mobile workstations and the D5000 Wireless Dock, which don't require 802.11d in a router.
Update: A TP-LINK spokesperson let us know several Acer TravelMate P446 series laptops currently support AD technology.
The Talon AD7200 has an MSRP of $349.99 and is available now on Newegg.com, and in Fry’s and Microcenter stores.
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