Japan saw the release of ELECOM's WRC-BE64QS-B router on November 11, 2024. This brings another model to consumers looking for Wi-Fi 7 options in the country. It comes with an internal antenna arrangement inside a box-shaped body.
ELECOM introduces a box-shaped Wi-Fi 7 router with 5,764Mbps speeds and a 2.5GbE WAN port for approximately $138 in Japan
The device has support for Wi-Fi 7 on the 5GHz band and Wi-Fi 6 on the 2.4GHz band. With this dual band design, people will get faster speeds on the 5GHz side while also being able to work with legacy hardware at the lower 2.4GHz band. This way you'll be able to enjoy faster speeds with the new standard wherever it's available.
Specifications
- Wireless Standard (5GHz): Wi-Fi 7
- Wireless Speed (5GHz): 5,764Mbps
- Wireless Standard (2.4GHz): Wi-Fi 6
- Wireless Speed (2.4GHz): 574Mbps
- WAN Port: 1x 2.5GbE RJ-45
For more technical details, it has a 5,764Mbps max speed on the 5GHz band. On the 2.4GHz band, the maximum speed is 574Mbps. On the hardware side, there's a 2.5GbE RJ-45 WAN port and 3x 1GbE RJ-45 LAN ports.
The ELECOM WRC-BE64QS-B has features like EasyMesh, outdoor mode, and parental control options. This way, people can easily control what gets access to the network and extend the range as well. The new ELECOM router is available in Japan at a price of 21,800 JPY (USD$138 approx).
In our previous Elecom post we reported on the ELECOM WRC-BE100XS-BH BE10000 Wi-Fi 7 Router. The device was a more budget-friendly alternative for the vendor's offering. So here's a budget-friendly option for the Wi-Fi 7 market with the new WRC-BE64QS-B.
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