AVM news at IFA: new routers, repeater and phone

2022-09-02 18:51:19 By : Mr. John Lee

The German manufacturer AVM has shown its new devices at the IFA 2022 held in the city of Berlin, at RedesZone we have been one of the first to see the new products that will be available to everyone very soon, and of which you will have a complete analysis for See your actual performance.We already knew some of this equipment from before, although they have not yet been officially released in Spain, such as, for example, the fiber routers that we are looking forward to having in our hands to replace the operator's router.Next, we explain all the news.AVM has brought to IFA 2022 its new fiber optic routers, these new routers have high-end technical characteristics, and are ideal for achieving the best possible performance on the Internet.This new router is the top of the manufacturer's range, it has simultaneous dual band with Wi-Fi 6 and AX3600 class (up to 1,201Mbps in the 2.4GHz band and up to 2,402Mbps in the 5GHz band).This router has a 2.5G Multigigabit Ethernet port for the Internet WAN with support for VLANs, it also has a total of four Gigabit Ethernet ports for the LAN, two high-performance USB 3.0 ports, two analog ports for telephony, and a DECT base to use FRITZ!Fon telephones and control home automation in the connected home.A very important feature of this router is that it has a fiber port, specifically it has an SFP slot and integrates a GPON ONT to directly connect the operator's fiber.This router is intended to be the main router that also acts as an ONT, or to function only as a router thanks to the incorporation of the dedicated 2.5G port for the WAN.This new router is the little brother of the previous one, it has simultaneous dual band with Wi-Fi 6 and AX3000 class (up to 574Mbps in the 2.4GHz band and up to 2,402Mbps in the 5GHz band).This router has a 2.5G Multigigabit port for the LAN, we also have two Gigabit Ethernet ports for the LAN, an analog RJ-11 port and also a DECT base to register FRITZ!Box VoIP telephones and home automation devices.A very important feature is that this router also has an SFP slot where we have a GPON or XGS-PON ONT to directly connect the operator's optical fiber.In this way, we will be able to completely replace the operator's router and put it directly, and we will have many more configuration options and better wireless performance, in addition to being able to create a complete high-performance WiFi Mesh network.This new WiFi repeater from the manufacturer AVM is the evolution of the FRITZ! Repeater 3000 that we already knew but they have added the Wi-Fi 6 standard. The main features of this repeater is the incorporation of simultaneous triple band with Wi-Fi 6 and class AX4200 (up to 574Mbps on the 2.4GHz band, up to 1,201Mbps on the first 5GHz band, and up to 2402Mbps on the second 5GHz band).This model has Gigabit ports, is compatible with FRITZ! Mesh if you use routers from the manufacturer AVM, and is also compatible with any type of router from any manufacturer.If you buy this WiFi repeater, we recommend you buy a FRITZ!Box router to have the best possible user experience, because we will have WiFi roaming between nodes, band-steering and centralized management from the main router.AVM has also presented two other devices, a telephone and a thermostatic valve, below you have all the details.AVM has also introduced a new DECT phone with a large 2.4” screen and high resolution, it has a black and white design.This device connects via DECT with the router and allows us to manage the calls, the answering machine and certain aspects of the Smart Home network that we have configured in the router.If you have a FRITZ!Box router and landline or VoIP telephony, buying a FRITZ!Fon is highly recommended to get the most out of it.This new phone joins the rest of the FRITZ! Fon family, which we have thoroughly analyzed in RedesZone.AVM already had the FRITZ!DECT 301 before, now we have a new smart thermostat (it's really a thermostatic valve that connects directly to the radiator).Thanks to this device, we will be able to control the temperature of the room and turn the radiator on and off directly from the FRITZ!Box router, in order to automatically regulate the temperature of the room.Thanks to the fact that it measures the temperature in very short intervals of time, we will carry out an exhaustive control of the heating in the home.This thermostat can not only be managed from the main router or with the official app, but we will also be able to see the temperature on a small electronic ink screen so that the autonomy of the batteries is greater.In addition, if you buy a FRITZ!Fon you can also manage it from your home landline.One of the strengths of the manufacturer AVM is the software, specifically the FRITZ! OS operating system, one of the best for home routers.The manufacturer has announced a new update at IFA 2022, 7.50, which incorporates more than 100 new features and improvements to all its FRITZ! products.In the smart home section or «Smart Home» we are going to have new routines and scenes that allow the programming of scenarios in home automation devices to facilitate domestic tasks and save energy.One of the most interesting aspects is the new VPN connections, they are now easier to configure and we have WireGuard to greatly accelerate VPN performance.This new version also improves the performance of the Wi-Fi MEsh and adds voice functions to FRITZ!Fon phones.This new version will be available in the coming weeks, little by little all the routers and the rest of the equipment will begin to be updated with this new version.