Whatever happened to the ASUS RT-AX86 Pro release?

[Spartan]

I thought @RMerlin said it was going to be released soon months ago but until now there is no news about it.

I wonder if it's a worthwhile upgrade from my current AX88U

 

[bbunge]

It will happen when it happens!

 

[Spartan]

It will happen when it happens!

well that's helpful

 

[OzarkEdge]

well that's helpful

Here is what RMerlin said: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/any-update-on-ax86u-pro-model.80066/post-780729

8+2=October

OE

 

[Clark Griswald]

Asked my 4th grade Daughter, and can confirm the math 8+2=10/October
Although, when did release dates start being accurate

 

[NXIL]

It will happen when it happens!

We’ll get there when we get there!

 

[OzarkEdge]

We’ll get there when we get there!

Just because!

OE

 

[d5aqoep]

We’ll get there when we get there!

Only to find router not released yet and some super intelligent being proclaiming “Release will happen when it happens”

 

[Tech9]

What's the rush? It's going to be about the same as currently available AX86U. Nothing much Pro in it. A new Pro price, perhaps.

 

[princi]

A couple of months late is nothing.

Feel sorry for the people who wanted to buy an AXE16000 when it was announced end of January.

6 months later…..

 

[Joker45]

A couple of months late is nothing.

Feel sorry for the people who wanted to buy an AXE16000 when it was announced end of January.

6 months later…..

In all fairness, the AXE 16000 was set to release end of quarter one. So by March 2022. Didn’t release until middle of June 2022 with limited availability to this date.

The AXE 11000 Pro was slated to be released end of second quarter and it now has a product page with no price. I haven’t been able to find anything official regarding when it will be actually available.

So if I had to guess based on the above products, the AX86U Pro will be lucky to see the light of day before the end of the year. It hasn’t even been officially announced let alone any official details regarding price, specs etc.

Just my thoughts.

 

[RMerlin]

It just hit the FCC:

FCC ID MSQ-RTAX5Q00 Wireless-AX5700 Dual-band Gigabit Router by ASUSTeK Computer Inc

FCC ID application submitted by ASUSTeK Computer Inc for Wireless-AX5700 Dual-band Gigabit Router for FCC ID MSQ-RTAX5Q00. Approved Frequencies, User Manuals, Photos, and Wireless Reports.

fccid.io

 

[OzarkEdge]

It just hit the FCC:

FCC ID MSQ-RTAX5Q00 Wireless-AX5700 Dual-band Gigabit Router by ASUSTeK Computer Inc

FCC ID application submitted by ASUSTeK Computer Inc for Wireless-AX5700 Dual-band Gigabit Router for FCC ID MSQ-RTAX5Q00. Approved Frequencies, User Manuals, Photos, and Wireless Reports.

fccid.io

A general observation...

The 5GHz operating frequencies listed indicate:

o U-NII-1,3 Tx power of ~1000mW
o U-NII-2a,2c Tx power of ~250mW
o no U-NII-4
o potential LTE cellular overlap/interference, presumably for U-NII-3

This suggests less Tx power using 160MHz bw:

o 1000mW Tx power using band 1 or 3 at 80MHz bw
o 250mW Tx power using bands 1,2a or 2c at 160MHz bw

So, if you can use 5.0 160MHz, are you taking a hit on range, particularly wireless backhaul distance? And if you live too near a cell tower, should you avoid using band 3? This would suggest using band 1 ch 36-48 at 80MHz max bw for max power/range/wireless backhaul distance, and no LTE interference(?).

OE

 

[Jano Drotar]

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