Next generation of Routers

Routers

Think you have the latest and greatest routers AC3200 etc from the likes of ASUS or Netgear?

Think again.  

Introducing Portal, the latest and greatest router promises to solve all your Wifi problems. I will be built by Ignition Labs, a company founded by a group of Qualcomm engineers.

The usual suspect specifications are the standard high-powered, dual-band antennas, support for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks, beamforming, MIMO etc.

One new feature that is unavailable in any router today is that Portal can operate on other 5GHz channels within the Spectrum where other routers cannot. This is extremely useful in urban environments, where more and more 5GHz routers are congesting each other. What this does is better range and throughput can be gained.

Portal's congestion management and expanded spectrum access allow it to perform up to 300 times faster and three times lower latency than other routers.

Ignition Labs has started a Kickstarter program to raise money to deliver this technology into users' hands. You can visit their kickstarter page to see.

In the FAQ section there is this question and answer :

What are the client requirements to use the new spectrum? is 5GHz 802.11ac enough?

Hi John! Yes, that's all the requirements you need. All client devices supporting 802.11ac can use this new spectrum with Portal. And by the way, most of your older 5GHz 802.11n client devices will also work seamlessly with Portal to use this new spectrum. Portal is dual-band dual-concurrent, meaning that it also simultaneously operates on 2.4GHz to support legacy client devices with just 802.11b/g/n.