• Welcome to TechPowerUp Forums, Guest! Please check out our forum guidelines for info related to our community.

TP-LINK and Google Collaborate to Launch OnHub, a Router for a New Way to Wi-Fi

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Oct 9, 2007
Messages
47,164 (7.57/day)
Location
Hyderabad, India
System Name RBMK-1000
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard ASUS ROG Strix B450-E Gaming
Cooling DeepCool Gammax L240 V2
Memory 2x 8GB G.Skill Sniper X
Video Card(s) Palit GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GameRock
Storage Western Digital Black NVMe 512GB
Display(s) BenQ 1440p 60 Hz 27-inch
Case Corsair Carbide 100R
Audio Device(s) ASUS SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W
Mouse ASUS ROG Strix Impact
Keyboard Gamdias Hermes E2
Software Windows 11 Pro
TP-LINK, a leading global provider of consumer and business networking products, has collaborated with Google to introduce OnHub, a router for the new way to Wi-Fi. OnHub is a new kind of router designed to keep up with the latest technology in the home, and help make Wi-Fi faster, more secure, and easy to use.

OnHub addresses some of the most significant challenges associated with Wi-Fi today. It's designed to be out in the open, where it works its best. It has fewer wires, a shell to keep cords tidy and lighting that is subtle and useful. OnHub's innovative antenna design combined with smart software continually work to enhance users' Wi-Fi connection. With its extensive router heritage, TP-LINK's expertise was an integral contribution to OnHub's design, in particular its unique circular antenna with 13 built-in, hidden antennas that reduce network interference and optimize network connectivity.



"We count on Wi-Fi more than ever, and we need it to work well to do all the things we love to do online," said Trond Wuellner, group product manager at Google. "By working with TP-LINK, we've brought together expertise across hardware and software to design OnHub, a new router that gives you a fast connection, makes Wi-Fi management simple, and gets better over time."

"TP-LINK is the only vertically integrated networking manufacturer and by combining our proven core competencies with Google, we are able to reinvent the way routers live in today's connected homes," said Andy Chen, vice president Networking Business Unit at TP-LINK International. "From design to functionality, OnHub delivers a better and more powerful, easy-to-use Wi-Fi experience."

OnHub is managed by the Google On mobile app, making it easy to set up and manage Wi-Fi. During setup, OnHub selects the settings that will work best for the home, then automatically adjusts if things change so the network is always performing at its best.

OnHub is designed to get better with time. The router automatically installs new features and the latest security updates. OnHub is also Bluetooth Smart, Weave, and 802.15.4 ready, so it can support a growing number of smart devices in the home.

For a full list of OnHub features, visit this page.

Price and Availability
OnHub is available for online preorder today at the TP-LINK store, the Google Store, Amazon and Walmart.com in the U.S. and will be widely available at retailers in the U.S. and Canada in the coming weeks. MSRP for OnHub is $199.99.

View at TechPowerUp Main Site
 

dorsetknob

"YOUR RMA REQUEST IS CON-REFUSED"
Joined
Mar 17, 2005
Messages
9,106 (1.27/day)
Location
Dorset where else eh? >>> Thats ENGLAND<<<
OnHub is managed by the Google On mobile app

Put on Paranoid Tin Hat :)
And how much and what sort of Data does this device up load to Google
they are not collaborating for Free
as the Saying Goes there is no such thing as a free lunch someone has to sing for their supper and its going to be this Router
 
Joined
Feb 9, 2009
Messages
1,618 (0.28/day)
Put on Paranoid Tin Hat :)
And how much and what sort of Data does this device up load to Google
they are not collaborating for Free
as the Saying Goes there is no such thing as a free lunch someone has to sing for their supper and its going to be this Router
technically it's not free, it's $200

i find the idea that you cant just plug ethernet in to manage it without sending potentially insecure waves into the air the biggest problem... also the price, everyone keeps making these flashy $200 products (beats headphones, bluetooth speakers, etc) rather than the same product in an ugly case with one antenna & wireless N for $65 for example
 
Top