Router D-Link must reach a speed of 2.1 Gbit/s on 5GHz

D-Link is coming with a triple-band router that should reach speeds of 2.1 gigabits per second in the 5GHz band. At 2.4GHz, the same router, whose appearance is most reminiscent of that of a spaceship, offers speeds of up to 1Gbit/s.

The AC5300 DIR-895L/R, as the router is called in full, offers support for two different 5GHz bands. Both support a maximum speed of 2.1 Gbit/s. The 2.4GHz band offers a maximum speed of 1Gbit/s. This brings the total bandwidth to 5.3Gbit/s, the largest bandwidth for a consumer router to date. The device has eight external antennas.

It is not yet known what the AC5300 will cost; the router will be launched in the second quarter of 2015. A slightly cheaper version, the AC3200 DIR-890L/R, can already be ordered in the United States for 310 dollars, converted and including VAT around 313 euros. However, that router offers a speed of up to 1.3Gbit/s on two 5GHz bands and 600Mbit/s on the 2.4GHz band. A third version in the same product family, the AC3100 DIR-885L/R, offers the same speeds as the AC3200, but only supports one 5GHz band. The cheaper versions have six and four external antennas respectively.

All routers also have gigabit Ethernet ports, as well as an unknown number of USB 3.0 inputs. The firmware includes support for guest networks, traffic filtering for better performance and parental controls.