Google has just announced simple router called OnHub, in partnership with router-maker TP-Link. For $199, it promises to make your Wi-Fi faster and more reliable, and to give you the ability to update and fix your connection. Router are gateways between home networks and the Internet, but most of them aren’t updated automatically, leaving them vulnerable to attacks, while OnHub should get get its firmware regularly updated over-the-air and include a Trusted Platform Module (TPM), making it more secure. OnHub connects to iOS and Android phones through what looks like a clean and stylish app, which tells owners how many devices are connected to OnHub and what kind of speeds they’re getting. Google says that the router’s circular design should allow it to have better penetration throughout a home (there are 13 antennas inside of it).
OnHub (TGR1900) router specifications:
- WiSoC – Qualcomm Atheros IPQ8064 dual core Krait processor @ 1.4 GHz
- System Memory – 1GB DDR3L
- Storage – 4GB eMMC, 8MB NOR flash
- Connectivity
- 802.11 b/g/n 3×3 with smart antenna
- 802.11 a/n/ac 3×3 with smart antenna
- AUX wireless (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 1×1) – I don’t understand what this means/is for yet…
- 10/100/1000M Mbps WAN and LAN port (QCA9337 Gigabit switch)
- Compatible with Zigbee/Thread , Bluetooth 4.0
- Wireless Security – WPA2-PSK
- 13 antennas in total
- Supports up to 128 devices over WiFi
- USB – 1x USB 3.0
- Audio – 3W Speaker
- Security – Infineon SLB 9615 Trusted Platform Module
- Misc – 6x tri-color array LEDs, ambient light sensor
- Power Supply – 12V/3A DC, 100-240V 50-60Hz AC
- Dimensions – 19.05 cm (H) x 11.68 cm (⌀)
- Weight – 860 grams
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