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TP-Link unveils world's first Wireless 802.11ad router

By Kenny Yeo - on 10 Jan 2016, 12:01pm

TP-Link unveils world's first 802.11ad router

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At CES 2016, TP-Link announced its new Talon AD7200 router, the world's first router to support the latest 802.11ad wireless standard.

802.11ad is the latest wireless standard and it will enable wireless devices to deliver data transfer rates of up to 7Gbps. 

In fact, the new Talon AD7200 router offers up to 7.2Gbps or 7200Mbps on its triple wireless bands. It broadcasts three frequency bands in total - 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 60GHz. The 2.4GHz band will offer up to 800Mbps, the 5GHz band up to 1733Mbps and the new 60GHz band will offer up to 4600Mbps. 

According to TP-Link, this will enable the router to "download an entire feature-length 4K HD video in about four minutes or transfer a thousand photos to a storage device in approximately five seconds."

In addition to this, the Talon AD7200 will also support MU-MIMO technology, allowing it to transmit data to MU-MIMO compatible devices even quicker.

But before you get too excited, remember that all these technologies will also require compatible client devices. So don't expect Wi-Fi connection over your notebook or smartphone to suddenly become quicker.

The TP-Link Talon AD7200 router will be available locally some time later this year. Prices have yet to be confirmed.

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