Netgear NBK752 Orbi 5G WiFi 6 Mesh System Review — A WiFi 6 mesh system with a 5G modem & WAN connectivity
At the end of 2020, I reviewed the 4G Netgear Orbi LBR20, we were in some form of tiered lockdown, and both myself and my partner were working from home. During this review, our Virgin fibre went down for a full day, and the 4G failover of the LBR20 saved the day.
Netgear has now launched the new high-end NBK7 Orbi. This system takes things up a few notches, it is now a triband WiFi 6 mesh system which now includes a satellite, and the modem has been upgraded to 5G. Like the previous system, you can use this with mobile data as the main form of connectivity, or you can have mobile data as a backup to your fibre line via the WAN port.
That’s quite a significant upgrade from the LBR20, and as you’d expect, the price has shot up to well into the premium end of pricing at £1100.
As a tight-fisted northerner, I could understand if you think that price is excessive, but I think one thing we have all learned in the past two years is how essential the Internet is to our day to day life.
The Netgear NBK7 is appealing to anyone working from home that can’t afford to have Internet disconnections or for anyone that is unfortunate enough to be relying on BTs ageing copper VDSL connection. This will also be significantly appealing to small business offices, you can easily lose a grand in productivity if the Internet goes down and your staff can’t work.
Netgear NBK752 Orbi 5G 5G WiFi 6 Mesh System Specifications
- Orbi AX4200 Router and AX4200 Satellite
- Tri-band WiFi 6:- 2.4Ghz @ 600Mbps
- 5Ghz 2x2 client @ 1200Mbps
- 5Ghz 4x4 backaul @ 2400Mbps
- 5G NR SA/NSA
- LTE Cat 20
- 4G LTE Bands: B2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 29, 30, 41, 48, 66, 71
- 5G Bands: n2, n5, n25, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77
- MU-MIMO capable for simultaneous data streaming
- Implicit & Explicit Beamforming for 2.4GHz & 5GHz bands
- Powerful quad-core 1.4GHz processor
- 512MB NAND flash and 1GB RAM
- Six (6) high-performance internal antennas with high-power amplifiers
- Ports:- Router: 2x Gigabit LAN + 1x Gigabit WAN
- Satellite: 2x Gigabit LAN
- Control your WiFi using voice commands when you have Amazon Alexa™ or the Google® Assistant
- Comprehensive anti-virus & data theft protection for your PC, Mac® and mobile devices with NETGEAR Armor
- Guest WiFi Network is easy to set up separate & secure Internet access for guests
