Zyxel Networks Announces Availability of 22 Gbps WiFi 7 Access Point

[TheLostSwede]

Zyxel Networks, a leader in delivering secure, AI- and cloud-powered business and home networking solutions, today announced the availability of WBE660S WiFi 7 BE22000 Triple-Radio NebulaFlex Pro Access Point, its first WiFi 7 access point for managed service providers (MSPs) and small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

The enterprise-grade WBE660S features a triple radio BE22000 architecture and utilizes a wider 320 MHz channel to deliver speeds up to five times faster than WiFi 6/6E solutions. WBE660S enhances the user experience by providing seamless, latency-free connectivity to optimize high-bandwidth applications such as video streaming, broadcasting, online gaming, and VR/AR.




Benefits and Features of WBE660S WiFi 7 BE22000 Triple-Radio NebulaFlex Pro Access Point

• Next-Generation WiFi - BE22000 tri-radio access point supports all three frequency bands (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz) and provides lightening-fast speeds up to 22 Gbps. The 1x 10GbE uplink port unlocks WiFi 7 speeds and enables true 10GbE super broadband. Multiple Link Operation (MLO) provides unprecedented connectivity by enabling devices to concurrently transmit and receive data through various bands and channels.
• Smart Antenna Technology Mitigates Interference and Boosts WiFi 7 Performance - Three 4x4 Smart Antennas optimize WiFi performance by intelligently shaping antenna patterns to mitigate interference. Zyxel's exclusive RF-first design incorporates Advanced RF Filter and Advanced Cellular Coexistence technologies to minimize interference from adjacent WiFi channels and 4G/5G mobile networks.
• Flexible Management - WBE660S with NebulaFlex Pro provides users with the flexibility of switching between standalone, on-premises controller, or the intuitive NCC (Nebula Control Center) modes without additional cost. WBE660S comes with a one-year Nebula Pro Pack license and includes enterprise-grade features enabling users to manage a complete network of Nebula-compatible access points, security firewalls, and switches, from a single screen.
• Robust Security and Troubleshooting Features - Zyxel's WiFi Aid automatically troubleshoots network access issues across the entire wireless client onboarding process. Connect & Protect Plus (CNP+) provides enhanced security against breaches at the access point, securing the wireless edge at the point where most user traffic enters the network. Add-on features including CDR, Secure WiFi, DPPSK, and advanced authorization methods combine to create a robust, protected network environment.
• Eco-Friendly Power Option - In addition to PoE++, WBE660S can also be powered using USB Type-C, enabling users to leverage existing chargers as an eco-conscious alternative.

Zyxel WBE660S BE22000 (WiFi 7) Triple-Radio NebulaFlex Pro Access Point carries a limited lifetime warranty and is available now at a street price of $799.99 through the Zyxel Store and the following distributors: D&H, IngramMicro, TD Synnex, Target, and Wav.

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[JohH]

$800 isn't even bad for an enterprise-y access point.
But as I understand WiFi 7 is not yet standardized.

 

[TheLostSwede]

$800 isn't even bad for an enterprise-y access point.
But as I understand WiFi 7 is not yet standardized.

Q1 2024 for the final ratification.

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[Chrispy_]

"22 Gbps"

Wake me up when WiFi can beat the nearly 25-year-old Gigabit Ethernet 115MB/s to a single device more than one room away. With a high-end 802.11ax (WiFi6) 2x2 router and device, I could see file transfers happening at almost 150MB/s in a country house in the middle of nowhere with a guaranteed zero other wireless networks in range to interefer, as long as the laptop could see the router and there's was nothing more than 50cm of air between the laptop and the router. The minute you put the laptop on a desk and the router under the desk, it's back to sub-gigabit speeds, and you're lucky if you get half that the minute you move to the next room, even if you still have line of sight to the router :\

I wish they'd just label these things more clearly. "Up to 22 Gbps aggregate bandwidth across all devices, and up to* 1.2Gbps per device witin 5 meters"

 

[TheLostSwede]

Review if anyone's interested.

Zyxel WBE660S Review: A Solid Wi-Fi 7 Upgrade | Dong Knows Tech

Looking to upgrade your home network straight to Wi-Fi 6? The $600 Zyxel WBE660S is right up your alley. Get one today!

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"22 Gbps"

Wake me up when WiFi can beat the nearly 25-year-old Gigabit Ethernet 115MB/s to a single device more than one room away. With a high-end 802.11ax (WiFi6) 2x2 router and device, I could see file transfers happening at almost 150MB/s in a country house in the middle of nowhere with a guaranteed zero other wireless networks in range to interefer, as long as the laptop could see the router and there's was nothing more than 50cm of air between the laptop and the router. The minute you put the laptop on a desk and the router under the desk, it's back to sub-gigabit speeds, and you're lucky if you get half that the minute you move to the next room, even if you still have line of sight to the router :\

I wish they'd just label these things more clearly. "Up to 22 Gbps aggregate bandwidth across all devices, and up to* 1.2Gbps per device witin 5 meters"

Based on the review above, you seem to be mistaken.

 

[Chrispy_]

I mean it's an improvement in that you can potentially achieve real-world scenarios to match the 25-year-old wired ethernet standard over WiFi, but 40ft is still basically the same room in the sort of house that could give you a completely uncontested 6GHz ultra-wide 160MHz channel to yourself, and 1.1Gbps still isn't 22Gbps, it's barely one-twentieth of the quoted number. You also need a device with 2x2 AX or 3x3 AC, and you still have caveats.

Gigabit ethernet is damn near gigabit. You're going to see 925Mbit of data transfer rates with the rest of the gigabit used for QoS and protocol overhead, on literally any old piece of junk laptop, or even tablets and phones via a cheap USB ethernet adapter.

 

[TheLostSwede]

I mean it's an improvement in that you can potentially achieve real-world scenarios to match the 25-year-old wired ethernet standard over WiFi, but 40ft is still basically the same room in the sort of house that could give you a completely uncontested 6GHz ultra-wide 160MHz channel to yourself, and 1.1Gbps still isn't 22Gbps, it's barely one-twentieth of the quoted number. You also need a device with 2x2 AX or 3x3 AC, and you still have caveats.

Gigabit ethernet is damn near gigabit. You're going to see 925Mbit of data transfer rates with the rest of the gigabit used for QoS and protocol overhead, on literally any old piece of junk laptop, or even tablets and phones via a cheap USB ethernet adapter.

Don't get me wrong, I prefer Ethernet any day over WiFi, least not because it synchronous, which WiFi is not.
But you can't go making statements like what you did, as it was factually incorrect.

 

[bonehead123]

Gimme wired 1.1Gb/s ethernet, or gimme death, hehehe

As with all the other "new" quoted WiFi speeds & standards over the recent years, you will only get them on an internal network between devices (router to phone, computer to LAN/SAN etc), and ONLY if all devices have the same WiFi 7/6e/6 etc capabilities.... cause they're aint no way in hades your gonna get anywhere near 22Gb/s out of a 1Gb/s connection to/from the outside world...

And besides that, my WiFi 6e/1GBs router streams movies, muzak, games etc to all our roku's, phones, security system, lappies, and speakers all over our 3 story, 2500sq ft house, as well as flawless connections for 3x wired desktops too....neveranottaproblemo, so why do I need this uber-$$ router now or in the near future ?

 

[Readlight]

Can it play FM radio?

 

[fec32a4de]

My biggest gripe is that advertisement focuses on 3x3 or other fancy radio setup. Realistically, for modern chips people got 2x2 (ax201, ax210, rz616) which is about 1200Mbps over 802.11ax. (yes I know about channel bandwidth)

Corporations advertising material is always ideal under some kind of all-links to all-links insane bandwidth. And don't get me started on Zyxel, the bane of ISPs in all of North America with their "always on" or how they called it "nailed on" connection. Zyxel was almost pushed out of North American market for a multitude of reasons. One of which was, once under a blue moon, we can once achieve "link speed" of what we were promised. Same stuff as 5G mm-wave some telcos tried to pull in USA. (Sports arena mm-wave of 5.3Mbps d/1.1u vs 27.9Mbps d/2.4u on regular (NSA) 5G)

 

[Minus Infinity]

This is the same Zylex with huge security issues with existing network gear. Not a snowball's chance in hell I'd touch their gear.

 

[Chrispy_]

Don't get me wrong, I prefer Ethernet any day over WiFi, least not because it synchronous, which WiFi is not.
But you can't go making statements like what you did, as it was factually incorrect.

Just playing devil's advocate, is it any more factually incorrect than advertising "22Gbps" in the first place? There's literally no way to ever see transfer rates at anwhere close to 22Gbps. Even 2Gbps is dishonest and misleading in all but an ideal scenario as I've mentioned.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Just playing devil's advocate, is it any more factually incorrect than advertising "22Gbps" in the first place? There's literally no way to ever see transfer rates at anwhere close to 22Gbps. Even 2Gbps is dishonest and misleading in all but an ideal scenario as I've mentioned.

Well, WiFi products have been advertising the maximum combined speed of all frequencies for at least a decade now, so dishonest, yes, but also a norm in the industry.
It's hard to work out a suitable "standard" for these things when it comes to actual speed, as there are too many variables, as you've pointed out.
That said, I agree that these companies should also have to present the typical performance at a set distance to a 2x2 client, to give potential customers a more real world expected performance.

MLO should allow for faster speeds, assuming it works as advertised, as you'll be able to combine all three frequency bands into a single data stream, client allowing.
It's also said to improve the latency of MLO clients, but I haven't seen any tests proving this as yet.

 

[Chrispy_]

Well, WiFi products have been advertising the maximum combined speed of all frequencies for at least a decade now, so dishonest, yes, but also a norm in the industry.
It's hard to work out a suitable "standard" for these things when it comes to actual speed, as there are too many variables, as you've pointed out.
That said, I agree that these companies should also have to present the typical performance at a set distance to a 2x2 client, to give potential customers a more real world expected performance.

MLO should allow for faster speeds, assuming it works as advertised, as you'll be able to combine all three frequency bands into a single data stream, client allowing.
It's also said to improve the latency of MLO clients, but I haven't seen any tests proving this as yet.

Yeah, every time there's a new proposed standard, there's an opportunity to rectify the misleading real-world-unattainability of past claims by making different claims, but time after time they double-down on the absurd and get further from the truth. What would be wrong with "1100Mbps/s for 20 clients"?

People like me will keep mocking how dishonest and unrealistic the numbers are, just as we've been doing since 802.11g promised 54mbps from 2.4GHz but was rarely, if ever, half that. The fact that we've gone from half the advertised speeds to 1/20th the advertised speeds is just depressing and shows how out of control the marketing numbers have become.