New Google Nest router with Wi-Fi 6E, Thread, and Bluetooth LE pops up in FCC filings

Google seems poised to launch an up to date Nest router geared up with Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth Low Energy, and Thread mesh networking radios later this 12 months, according to a new FCC filing. It has the mannequin quantity A4R-G6ZUC, which has similarities to IDs assigned to not solely the earlier Nest Wifi but additionally the Nest Mini, Thermostat, and even the Google Glass.

In June, a source confirmed with 9to5Google {that a} new Google / Nest router was on its means, and now the outlet says it has confirmed that is the mannequin quantity for that system.

The submitting’s inner and exterior photos stay confidential and unlisted however break down the wi-fi know-how onboard in addition to an “Internal Proprietary Antenna Solution consisting of 6 antennas”:

• 2 x 2.4GHz / 5GHz twin band antennas for BT, Thread, 5GHz Wi-Fi Primary
• 2 x 5GHz Wi-Fi Diversity
• 2 x 2.4GHz / 6GHz twin band antennas for Wi-Fi

Unlike their Wi-Fi 6 predecessors, Wi-Fi 6E routers have a brand new 6GHz band — along with 2.4GHz and 5GHz — for suitable units to hook up with, decreasing sign interference and offering sooner speeds. Even should you don’t have many units that may join on 6GHz but, the band can be utilized to backhaul native communications between entry factors, taking a few of the noise out of the community that may enhance efficiency for different linked units.

While the 9.6Gbps theoretical prime pace is unchanged from Wi-Fi 6, the brand new spectrum ought to enable units to make use of the utmost allowed channel measurement and attain increased speeds in real-world conditions, maybe round 1–2Gbps with decrease latency than you’re used to from a wi-fi connection.

Since the discharge of the unique Nest Wifi, good residence units just like the HomePod Mini adopted Thread — part of the good residence interoperability commonplace Google adopted often called Matter. Thread can create a devoted community only for good residence units, making them extra dependable and responsive regardless of the producer.

It’s potential that the brand new Wi-Fi 6E Google / Nest router will probably be out by the top of the 12 months. The present Nest Wifi package deal comes with a router and single mesh level and sells for $269 often, however the worth might enhance just like the competitors’s this time round. TP-Link’s mesh Wi-Fi 6E possibility, as an example, is available in a pair as properly for $299, and the Eero Pro 6E from Amazon is available in at $499 for a pair.