ASUS Launches RT-AX88U
-- AX WiFi router delivers ultrafast Wi-Fi 6 speeds, greatly improved network coverage and capacity, and compatibility with your current WiFi devices --
Fremont, CA (January 3, 2019) — ASUS today announced that the RT-AX88U WiFi router is now available at leading resellers. Featuring the latest 802.11ax Wi-Fi standard, which includes a variety of new technologies that improve WiFi speed and network capacity, RT-AX88U enables users to get cutting-edge, future-proof performance from their home WiFi network. .
In addition to the latest WiFi technologies, RT-AX88U features a powerful quad-core processor to ensure smooth and responsive performance as well as two USB ports and eight Gigabit LAN parts to provide users the flexibility to expand and configure their network as they want. RT-AX88U also features powerful built-in software, including adaptive QoS and wtfast® to accelerate online gaming, AiMesh for creating a whole-home mesh WiFi system, and AiProtection Pro to keep users and all their connected devices safe from online threats.
Many households and small businesses upgrade their WiFi router infrequently, so current purchasing decisions can affect network performance for years to come. By upgrading to a new WiFi router, such as RT-AX88U, when a new network standard like Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) becomes widely available in 2019, users can maximize network performance now and get the longest lifespan out of their WiFi network.
“Consumers demand reliable Wi-Fi at home — whether they are streaming from their smart TV, playing video games or uploading to their cloud,” said Greg Fischer, Broadcom Senior Vice President and General Manager, Broadband Carrier Access. “Broadcom closely collaborated with ASUS on the RT-AX88U to deliver the world’s first fully compliant Wi-Fi 6 product to market. The RT-AX88U will provide consumers with faster, more seamless wireless connections to more devices in every corner of the home.”
802.11ax Wi-Fi
With the latest 802.11ax Wi-Fi, ASUS RT-AX88U supports 160MHz bandwidth and 1024-QAM to provide ultrafast Wi-Fi speeds of up 6000Mbps — 1148Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and 4804Mbps on the 5GHz band — 2.3X faster than 802.11ac dual-band routers. In addition to boosting WiFi speeds, the 802.11ax standard offers a number of other improvements and optimizations that address the massive increase in the number of connected devices in recent years.
RT-AX88U features a revolutionary combination of OFDMA and MU-MIMO technology that provides up to 4X better network efficiency and capacity.