Accessing secure and reliable internet while out and about is a growing area for the big networking players at the moment. One of the latest examples of this trend comes from Asus, with the RT-BE58 GO, its latest travel router that comes with an all-important Wi-Fi 7 upgrade.
Interestingly, it’s not a hotspot modem, like some devices on the market. In terms of a direct competitor, it’s similar to the TP-Link TL-WR3002X, albeit with the advantage of Wi-Fi 7 features like more data transmission capacity and wider channels.
Instead, the Asus RT-BE58 GO connects to either your phone’s hotspot or public Wi-Fi and then beams the connection to other devices. Public Wi-Fi comes with various security risks, so the router acts as a safety blanket if you don’t want to connect personal or work devices directly to an unsecured network. A lot of Asus’ router security technology comes into play here, adding a layer of protection against internet nasties.
Being such a small device, the new travel router doesn’t include the full gamut of Wi-Fi 7 features. It uses the 2.4GHz and 5GHz network bands, omitting the faster 6GHz band in the process. As a result, its total throughput is 3600Mbps, which would be ample for most travel uses. It also includes a couple of Ethernet ports (one 2.5Gbps and another 1Gbps port) for wired connectivity.
There’s no local price for the RT-BE58 GO just yet, nor any overseas price per its official product listing. Asus says to expect an Australian launch sometime between Q3 and Q4 this year, which isn’t too far away.
Closer to home, Asus also recently announced the ZenWiFi BD4 Outdoor, a $299 outdoor router designed to connect devices outside the four walls of a building. It’s not the sort of thing you’d take with you, per se, but it’s another case of networking brands thinking beyond secure indoor internet connectivity.
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