Best Router for Unifi, Celcomdigi, Maxis, YES, Umobile & ASTRO

For your information, every standard broadband installation in Malaysia comes with a modem and a router included by service provider.

To put things short, the modem connects to the internet. So, you can’t the change the Modem (most of the time even Maxis is using a standard Modem)

The router establishes local area network either through LAN or WiFi. And the router that the provider give to the customer for free is an entry-level router. This makes sense for them to save cost. And high-end users can replace the existing router on their own for better internet experience.

The technology for WiFi 6 has improved since 2020 with the introduction of WiFi 6E and also the upcoming WiFi 7.

What is Wi-Fi 7?

The 7th generation of Wi-Fi promises major improvements over Wi-Fi 6 and 6E and could offer speeds up to four times faster. It also includes clever advances to reduce latency, increase capacity, and boost stability and efficiency.

Wi-Fi 7 is IEEE 802.11be in the old naming convention, where Wi-Fi 6 was IEEE 802.11ax, and Wi-Fi 5 was IEEE 802.11ac. Like previous standards, Wi-Fi 7 will be backward compatible. But to take advantage of the new features and improved performance it promises, you will need to upgrade your devices. That means buying new routers and access points, not to mention new smartphones, laptops, TVs, and so on. So not all current devices have the compability for WiFi…