Netgear promises Wi-Fi 6 Orbi mesh router this year

Next-generation Wi-Fi routers are all over the place at CES this year, and while Netgear doesn’t have one to debut right this second, it is promising a big launch for later in the year. The company says it’s working on a version of its Orbi mesh router that supports Wi-Fi 6, allowing it to take advantage of the improved speeds while spreading internet signal from different routers across a home.

Right now, details are borderline nonexistent. Netgear says the router will have a 4x4 backhaul for connecting with other mesh router nodes, which presumably means this’ll be a tri-band model. And that’s basically it. There’s no pricing yet, and the launch date is as broad as “the second half of 2019.”

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