OpenWrt Two will be a higher-performance router with 10 Gigabit LAN and WiFi 7 support

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/59956144

  • MediaTek Filogic 880 processor
  • 1 x 10 Gigabit SFP port
  • 1 x 5 Gigabit Ethernet port
  • 4 x 2.5 GbE Ethernet port
  • 1 or 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports
  • WiFi 7 (tri-band)

OpenWrt Two is expected to sell for around $250 when it hits the streets in late 2025

  • edric@lemm.ee
    15·
    2 months ago

    They’re partnering with GL.Inet for this new version. I own the GL.Inet Shadow mini travel router and I just bought a Flint v1 router that’s arriving tomorrow to replace my home router. I was thinking of getting v2 but the earlier version’s specs are more than enough for my use-case. Just based on my Shadow mini router, GL.Inet is pretty solid. Their routers ship with openwrt pre-installed and the UI already has easy setup options for the popular vpn brands. That’s a hefty price tag though ($250). The latest GL.Inet flagship router is on sale for $127 right now.

      • Ferk@lemmy.ml
        1·
        2 months ago

        This. I’m moving to a place where I cannot use ethernet cable and I was looking for a good Wifi 7 router. Most big brands are at around the same price.

        It’s just unfortunate that I need it now and not on late 2025… I might just rent a Wifi 6 one from my ISP and wait for the OpenWrt 2.

    • setVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.ca
      1·
      2 months ago

      Small projects do not benefit from economies of scale, I can almost guarantee you very little of this is actual profits.

  • rekabis@lemmy.ca
    3·
    2 months ago

    I wonder if the SFP port will also allow the router to connect directly to the ISP’s fibre connection, allowing the unit to behave as both modem and router.

  • BrightCandle@lemmy.world
    1·
    2 months ago

    OpenWRT supports two devices for wifi 7 on filogic 880 at the moment in snapshot, the banana R4 with BE14000 wifi card add on, its a development board, and the Asus BT8. There are still plenty of issues but Wifi 7 is starting to come to OpenWRT and these MT7988 devices are going to be the major thing supported first.