I would like to share a product suggestion that we believe has strong potential for use by field technicians, Internet service providers, and technical support teams.
The idea is a compact and portable MikroTik device, with an integrated display, designed specifically for quick on-site testing of internet speed and Wi-Fi signal quality, without the need for a laptop or smartphone.
Suggested key features:
Measurement of download and upload speeds (speed test)
Display of latency (ping) and jitter
Evaluation of Wi-Fi signal strength and quality (RSSI, SNR, interference)
Support for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands
Simple and intuitive interface, ideal for fast field use
Standalone operation
Power via USB or internal rechargeable battery
Benefits for field technicians:
Faster validation of delivered bandwidth
Easier diagnosis of Wi-Fi issues at the customer’s location
Visual tool to demonstrate results to the end customer
Reduced rework and increased efficiency during installations and support visits
We believe a device with this focus would fit perfectly into the MikroTik ecosystem, adding value for ISPs, integrators, and technical teams.
We would be happy to further explain the idea and share real-world field experience if needed.
Well, the suggested design is interesting, it has also three RJ45 ports, marked LAN, WAN and DC [1], besides a DC jack.
The USB port(s) - if any - must be on one of the not shown sides.
Now, it could become the best travel router ever made doubling as network test tool.
It would be nice adding a bluetooth interface so that - optionally - one could use a bluetooth external keyboard.
Now, fitting all that and a (I presume) 2.8" or 3.4" touch screen in a small case, passive cooled might be a little tricky from an engineering point of view.
As a pure "measuring wi-fi speed" device it would have very little use, but if the design is for a new (completely hypothetical)"mAP n" it would, I think, sell like hot cakes, even at a premium price, and if possible, could even evolve in a "LTE map n", if a 5G/LTE modem is added.
[1] this could be a passive 12-57V and PoE, PoE+, PoE++, PoE ++ (or 802.3af/at/bt) tester with checks for both Mode A and Mode B and for 4 pair mode.
As a bonus it could - connecting one end of a cable to this port and the other one to the LAN port, double as cable integrity tester.
It's a Linux device so it can't be so difficult to add like iperf3 to it.
Or Speedtest by ookla, sadly this what i understand not FOSS, so maybe this is not compatible to mips.
[1], besides a DC jack.