Virgin Media Hub 5 is first with WiFi 6 and 2.5Gbps ethernet

(Pocket-lint) - Virgin Media O2 has announced a caller broadband router that volition commencement to rotation retired to existing customers soon.

The Virgin Media Hub 5 volition yet beryllium offered escaped of outgo to each its broadband customers, with an invitation strategy initially, expanding to a wider rollout successful 2022.

Its the archetypal router from the institution that supports Wi-Fi 6 - the faster. much reliable wireless web standard.

The instrumentality besides comes with 1 2.5Gbps ethernet port, alongside 3 1Gbps ports. That means it's futureproofed for adjacent faster speeds successful the future.

Virgin Media O2 has been engaged successful expanding its 1-gig broadband service to aggregate locations successful the UK, with a committedness to person it's full web acceptable to person the ultrafast speeds by the extremity of this year. This router is truthful an perfect match.

"At Virgin Media O2 we don’t basal inactive and are perpetually moving to springiness our customers the latest and astir innovative exertion to suit their integer needs present and successful the future," said the company's COO, Jeff Dodds.

"We are excited to springiness our existing customers archetypal entree to the Hub 5, powered by Wi-Fi 6 technology, which volition supply adjacent faster Wi-Fi speeds and assistance unleash the afloat imaginable of caller devices from next-gen games consoles to the newest smartphones successful their homes."

Writing by Rik Henderson. Originally published connected 20 October 2021.