Linksys touts new EA8500 Gigabit router

The new Linksys EA8500 Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Gigabit router.
The new Linksys EA8500 Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Gigabit router.

Networking major Linksys has unveiled the EA8500 Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Gigabit Router, which the company said allows every user and all their devices to access the network at the same time at three time faster speeds than traditional Wi-Fi.

Featuring the MU-MIMO technology, the new router combines 2.53 Gbps Wi-Fi speeds wipe out buffering and enable faster downloads.

Linksys said a supercharged 1.4GHz dual-core CPU and four Gigabit ports offer blazing speeds perfect for heavy-bandwidth gaming. The router allows users to attach devices to the USB 3.0, USB 2.0, or eSATA ports for uninterrupted personal cloud content streaming or to share data across the network.

Equipped with four external antennas, which are adjustable for maximum coverage, the Beamforming technology concentrates the Wi-Fi signal to each device for stronger, better performance and increased mobile speed and range.

In addition, the company said users can remotely monitor and control the network wherever they are and whenever they want with exclusive Linksys SMART WiFi.

According to Linksys, the Max-Stream AC2600 also integrates network map, a convenient feature of Smart WiFi that provides a visual overview of a network that lets users view all devices on their network, online status and signal strength.

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