My area just got covered with FTTH, and i’m waiting to let the current internet provider contract (which is a quite slow fttc) to expire in order to move to another provider.
Most of the providers offer a router with their contracts, but most of the time they are locked down or very poor in terms of features, but they get something right for the home market: their devices are eye-candy polished in order to be placed in visible areas without looking like nerdy stuff (and they keep the cables mostly hidden in the back).
Mikroitk has the chateau series which fit this (apparently stupid) but quite important requirement, so why not having a dedicated version for fiber?
What i’m talking about is:
- a device in the form of the chateau series
- no integrated support for 4/5G, eventually basic support via usb stick,
- combo 2.5G Wan (one SFP+, one ethernet)
- no external antenna, only integrated ones
- latest wifi standards
- 1 (or more) 2.5gitb LAN ports, the other ones 1gbit
- a usb3 port with >1A current support, for network storage sharing, ideal 2 usb ports,
- super nice to have, but quite improbable since no mikrotik products have it: one FXS port for VOIP
This will make the product well suitable for any home fiber+wireless application, which, at least here in italy, are becoming more common.
The most feature-lookalike currently available appear to be hAP ax³, but accordingly to house boss, it “Looks worse placed on that surface than the one from provider”.