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Glasgow-based full fibre broadband ISP Brillband, which was acquired by AllPoints Fibre Networks (APFN) back in October 2024 (here) and sells packages to homes over the same wholesale platform, has today announced that “every new Brillband customer” will receive their next-generation Wi-Fi 7 router as standard. No price hikes needed.
A number of broadband providers have launched WiFi 7 capable routers over the past year, although only a very few have made them the standard choice (e.g. YouFibre). Brillband has today joined this club and they appear to be shipping Amazon’s latest dual-band eero 7 routers to new customers “at no extra cost” (packages start at £38 per month for 900Mbps on a 24-month term).
The base eero 7 model is a dual-band unit that features 2 x 2.5Gbps Ethernet ports, 1 x USB-C port and wireless speeds of up to 1.8Gbps via the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands (it doesn’t do 6GHz). Unlike other providers, Brillband say they also guarantee no mid-contract price hikes for 24 months.
Duncan Di Biase, CEO and Founder of Brillband, said:
“I founded Brillband to challenge the old way of doing broadband and give people a service that is fair and fast. Launching Wi-Fi 7 with eero 7 as standard for every customer ensures we stay true to our mission whilst delivering a significant upgrade to the service our customers receive.
Our aim is to future-proof our customers’ homes with our 900Mbps speeds delivered via the incredible Aquila network, combined with a WiFi standard that their devices will grow into plus network security without an extra cost.”