FRITZ!Box 6690 Cable available in stores now

With its FRITZ!Box 6690 Cable, AVM has launched a tailor-made WLAN router for classic cable connections. The Berlin experts for network solutions promise blazingly fast speeds at gigabit speed. WiFi 6, the latest standard, is also on board. We take a look at the new FRITZ!Box.

High-speed WLAN also on the cable connection

The name seems to be the program here. According to AVM, its FRITZ!Box 6690 is also intended to provide fast Wi-Fi away from modern fiber-optic connections. The numbers are quite impressive. Since the company relies on DOCSIS 3.1 support, download speeds of up to 6 GBit/s should be possible without problems. In the upload, AVM speaks of a maximum of 2 GBit/s, which is also impressive. This should make the new premium router compatible with any cable connection without hesitation.

Practical features

The list of useful features is really long. Firstly, there is the mesh technology that AVM gives its router. Especially in combination with AVM’s smart home gadgets, there are many possibilities, such as controllable thermostats for the heating. Also on board is the latest WiFi 6, which allows you to supply PCs, notebooks or smartphones that are compatible with the standard with speeds in the gigabit range. But WiFi 6 is not only supposed to increase the speed. On top of that, the new standard also makes it possible to feed more devices into the home wireless network without having to accept losses in the stability of the connection.

Those who don’t want a wireless connection can also connect to the FRITZ!Box 6690 Cable via cable. For this, the router offers 3x 1 Gigabit ports in addition to 1x 2.5 Gigabit. The built-in TV tuner also sounds practical. This makes it possible to stream TV via DVB-C on a mobile device, your PC or your TV. AVM has also thought about security. Accordingly, you get to enjoy a comprehensive firewall here and can implement an extensive parental control if you wish.