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Internet provider YouFibre, which is the primary retail ISP outlet for Netomnia’s (Brsk) 8Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has today announced that the latest Wi-Fi 7 tech will now be included as standard across all residential and business broadband packages “at no extra cost” – making it one of the first among major providers to do so.
Until now only a few providers have launched Wi-Fi 7 capable routers and most of them have restricted it to their fastest packages (even YouFibre’s did something similar, such as on their top 7-8Gbps package). But in order to change that approach, YouFibre has today introduced two new Wi-Fi 7 capable routers for their slower tiers.
In addition, for any customers who might need more Wi-Fi coverage in their home, the provider’s YouMesh boosters are now also equipped with Wi-Fi 7 technology for whole home coverage. Details of the new kit can be found on their Getting Started page or via these direct links – YouFibre Hub, YouFibre Hub Pro and the YouMesh Booster.
The kit for their slower tiers naturally isn’t quite as high spec, but it’s still better than a lot of other routers we’ve seen. For example, the Hub Pro features 4 x 1Gb, 1 x 10Gb LAN and 1 x 10Gb WAN port, as well as a phone port for the YouPhone service. By comparison, the regular Hub only has 3 x 1Gb, 1 x 2.5Gb LAN ports, as well as 1 x 2.5Gb WAN port and a phone port. Both devices also feature a USB port, but they don’t state the capabilities.
Ryan Battle, MD of YouFibre, said:
“We believe cutting-edge connectivity should be standard so unlike the major broadband providers, we’re making it accessible for all new customers. No need to choose the top speed. No add-on fees. Just the best Wi-Fi technology available, for everyone.
We’re not just delivering faster internet, we’re delivering equipment that’s future-ready. Our customers won’t need to worry about whether their home Wi-Fi can keep up. It already does.”
Customers of YouFibre typically pay from just £23.99 per month for symmetric speeds of 150Mbps and that goes up to £99.99 if you want 8Gbps (7,000Mbps average).