The EngiNeer Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 ASUS RT-AC5300U 802.11AC 5333 Mbit/s Tri-Band Wireless Router Announced ASUS has announced their next flagship router the RT-AC5300U. The RT-AC5300U is a Triple-Band 802.11AC router that is designed to give a total throughput of 5.3Gb/s speeds for its users! Specifically, the new router will provide 1 Gbit/s on 2.4 GHz and up to 2.167 Gbit/s on each of its 5 GHz bands. With this improvement in speed over the 2.4GHz radio, this would make it the fastest Tri-band router on the market. From the limited specifications ASUS has provided, the RT-AC5300U looks to be powered by a new Broadcom SoC. From the initial images that we have been provided, you can see the eight external antennas that are designed to provide the ultimate in Wi-Fi coverage. It is not clear how big the unit is or the power usage. The ASUS RT-AC5300U has been announce for Q4 of this year and pricing will be announced closer to its availability.
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