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Posted on by Debashis Das - No Comments on $26 Banana Pi BPI-RT2 WiFi 6 router board features Realtek RTL8198D dual-core MIPS SoC

$26 Banana Pi BPI-RT2 WiFi 6 router board features Realtek RTL8198D dual-core MIPS SoC

Banana Pi BPI RT2 WiFi 6 router board with Realtek RTL8198D dual core MIPS SoC

Just last week we wrote about the GL.iNet Mango 2 (GL-MG1300), a low-cost mini travel router built around a MediaTek MT7621A dual-core MIPS SoC. Now, Banana Pi has introduced another MIPS router: the BPI-RT2 router board built around a Realtek RTL8198D dual-core MIPS SoC. The BPI-RT2 ships with 256MB DDR3 RAM, 128MB SPI-NAND flash, four Gigabit Ethernet ports (one WAN and three LAN), and a USB 3.0 port. It also supports dual-band WiFi 6 with 2×2 MIMO on both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. The board measures 97 × 65mm and is designed for home networking, wireless access points, and small business routers. Banana Pi BPI-RT2 specifications: SoC – Realtek RTL8198D Dual-core MIPS interAptiv processor Integrated Gigabit Ethernet switching hardware Memory – 256MB DDR3 RAM Storage – 128MB SPI-NAND flash Networking 1x Gigabit Ethernet WAN port 3x Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports Dual-band WiFi 6 (802.11ax), AX3000 2.4 GHz – […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - 12 Comments on GL.iNet Mango 2 mini travel router features AC1300 WiFi 5 and dual Gigabit Ethernet

GL.iNet Mango 2 mini travel router features AC1300 WiFi 5 and dual Gigabit Ethernet

GL.iNet Mango 2 (GL MG1300) Dual band Mini Travel Router

GL.iNet Mango 2 (GL-MG1300) mini dual-band WiFi 5 travel router is built around the MediaTek MT7621A dual-core processor. It is designed to share hotel WiFi, wired Ethernet, or mobile internet connections with multiple devices. The router measures just 89 x 63 x 15mm and weighs 100 grams. It supports WiFi speeds of up to 400 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band and 866 Mbps on the 5 GHz band, along with WireGuard VPN speeds of up to 184 Mbps and OpenVPN speeds of up to 95 Mbps with DCO. Other features include dual  Gigabit Ethernet ports, USB 3.0, USB-C power, and others. GL.iNet Mango 2 (GL-MG1300) specifications: Processor – Mediatek MT7621A dual core MIPS 1004Kc processor @ 880Mhz Memory – 128MB DDR3L RAM Storage – 128MB SPI NAND flash + 2MB SPI NOR flash Networking 2x Gigabit Ethernet ports (WAN/LAN) Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi 5 2.4 GHz – Up to 400 […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments on Dragonwing FWA Gen 6 Elite Platform combines 5G Advanced, NR-NTN, and tri-band Wi-Fi 8

Dragonwing FWA Gen 6 Elite Platform combines 5G Advanced, NR-NTN, and tri-band Wi-Fi 8

Qualcomm DragonWing FWA Gen 6

Unveiled at Network X 2026, the Qualcomm Dragonwing FWA Gen 6 Elite Platform combines 5G Advanced (3GPP Rel-19), NR-NTN (New Radio – Non-Terrestrial Networks) satellite communication, and tri-band Wi-Fi 8 with a 5×5 radio configuration. The new Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) solution features a Qualcomm X105 Modem-RF with 5G NR over satellite support, quad-frequency GNSS (L1, L2, L5, and L6), Qualcomm Turbo DSDA for 60% higher throughput compared to Gen 5, a quad-core CPU, an integrated 10 TOPS NPU, LPDDR4x and LPDDR5/5x, and quantum security (CNSA 2.0 compliant). It offers 500 MHz of aggregated bandwidth, 6- and 8-layer MIMO, peak download and upload speeds of 14.8 Gbps and 4.2 Gbps, respectively. Dragonwing FWA Gen 6 Elite Platform (QMX105) specifications: CPU – Quad-core CPU AI accelerator – Up to 10 TOPS, 5th-generation Qualcomm 5G AI processor handling OTT traffic detection for apps (chatbots, social media)  5G gaming traffic prioritization Smooth 5G-to-Wi-Fi […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 4 Comments on Avaota F2 – Allwinner V861 RISC-V SBC targets AI cameras with PTZ and audio support

Avaota F2 – Allwinner V861 RISC-V SBC targets AI cameras with PTZ and audio support

Avaota F2 SBC

Avaota F2 is the first SBC based on an Allwinner V861 dual-core 64-bit RISC-V SoC with 128MB on-chip DDR3 memory, support for 4K cameras, H.265 video codec, and a 1 TOPS AI accelerator. It’s an update to the earlier Avaota F1 camera board based on an Allwinner V821 SoC. The new open-source hardware F2 SBC offers several benefits, including support for both Full HD and 4K camera sensors, motor control for the PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) feature, and improved audio support through speaker (one) and microphone (two) connectors. However, the F1 also included WiFi, which the Avaota F2 lacks. Avaota F2 specifications: SoC – Allwinner V861M2-XXX CPU Dual-Core RISC-V XuanTie C907 (RV64GCBV/RV32GGCBV) clocked up to 1.4GHz with RVV 1.0 extensions Single-core RISC-V XuanTie E907 (RV32IMAFC) clocked up to 800MHz VPU Video Encoder H.264/H.265 up to  4K @ 25fps (M)JPEG up to 8192×8192 Video Decoder – (M)JPEG up to 1080p60 AI accelerator – […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment on OpenMANET – A higher-bandwidth Meshtastic alternative leveraging 802.11ah WiFi HaLow

OpenMANET – A higher-bandwidth Meshtastic alternative leveraging 802.11ah WiFi HaLow

OpenMANET

OpenMANET is an open-source project for building long-range wireless mesh Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs) using Raspberry Pi SBCs and Wi-Fi HaLow (802.11ah) chips from Morse Micro. This came up when we wrote about Morse Micro USB WiFi HaLow adapters, and an X user commented that “OpenMANET is going to explode with these available, no more adapter boards or M.2 cards”. OpenMANET targets search and rescue, disaster response, airsoft events, and other off-grid or infrastructure-failed situations. So it looks like an alternative to LoRa-based Meshtastic and Meshcore, with higher bandwidth, at the cost of more expensive hardware and higher power consumption. OpenMANET supports field communications, including push-to-talk, sharing GPS positions, cameras/video streams, and ATAK (Android Team Awareness Kit) integration. The mesh network can access the Internet through a single “mesh gate” over Starlink or cellular connectivity. The project supports a range of hardware platforms including Gateworks Venice, Raspberry Pi  Zero 2 W, […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 6 Comments on NanoPi R28S – A tiny dual GbE Rockchip RK3528A wireless SBC and router with a USB-C console port

NanoPi R28S – A tiny dual GbE Rockchip RK3528A wireless SBC and router with a USB-C console port

NanoPi R28S Dual GbE router USB C Debug port

NanoPi R28S is yet another tiny dual Gigabit Ethernet single board computer or router (with a metal enclosure), and the second from FriendlyELEC to implement a USB-C console port, often requested by our readers, after the NanoPi R2S Plus launched in 2024. At just 49.5 x 49.5 x 24 mm in its metal case, the Rockchip RK3528A-powered router also features 1GB LPDDR4, a microSD card slot and an eMMC module socket for storage, WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 wireless connectivity. The USB-C ports are only used for power, eMMC firmware upgrades, and debugging, and the system doesn’t feature any USB port for data connectivity, nor any GPIO header for expansion. In other words, it’s mostly useful for networking (firewalls, soft routers), as well as IoT gateway applications. NanoPi R28S specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3528A CPU – Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.8 GHz GPU – Arm Mali-450 GPU with support for […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments on Broadcom unveils fully-integrated quad-core Wi-Fi 8 access point SoCs, 5G FWA router reference platform

Broadcom unveils fully-integrated quad-core Wi-Fi 8 access point SoCs, 5G FWA router reference platform

Broadcom Wave 5 BCM6772 BCM6774 BCM6776 WiFi 8 SoC family

Broadcom has launched three new Wi-Fi 8 access point SoCs: the BCM6772 for mass-market Ethernet routers, extenders, and repeaters, the BCM6774 for high-volume Ethernet routers and extenders, and the BCM6776 for premium Ethernet tri-band routers and extenders. The latter is also part of a 5G FWA router platform based on Samsung B1320 5G Modem. Broadcom’s first Wi-Fi 8 chips were introduced in May 2025 for clients and access points, and the company followed up with BCM6714 and BCM6719 dual-band radios earlier this year, and the BCM67142, BCM67192, and BCM68565 chips for low-cost Wi-Fi 8 10 Gbps fiber access points last month. So far, all the Broadcom Wi-Fi 8 chips enable multi-chip solutions with an application processor connected to one or more Wi-Fi 8 chipsets over a PCIe connection. The new BCM677x chips are fully-integrated SoCs with (Armv8>) application cores and 802.11bn connectivity in a single chip, except for 6 GHz […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment on NanoPi M6V2 RK3588S SBC gains support for dual analog microphone input

NanoPi M6V2 RK3588S SBC gains support for dual analog microphone input

NanoPi M6V2

FriendlyELEC’s NanoPi M6V2 is an update to the NanoPi M6 Rockchip RK3588S SBC, whose main change is a 4-pin connector for dual analog microphone input. The RAM is also now fixed to 8GB (no more 4GB, 16GB, or 32GB options), some buttons have changed, and the company has stopped offering an enclosure with a built-in 3.5-inch display. The rest of the specifications remain the same, with LPDDR5 memory, support for microSD, eMMC flash, or NVMe storage, HDMI 2.1 and MIPI DSI display interfaces, MIPI CSI camera inputs, Gigabit Ethernet and optional M.2 WiFi/Bluetooth connectivity, a few USB ports, and a 30-pin GPIO header. NanoPi M6V2 specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3588S CPU – Octa-core processor with 4x Cortex-A76 cores @ up to 2.4 GHz, 4x Cortex-A55 cores @ up to 1.8 GHz GPU – Arm Mali-G610 MP4 GPU compatible with OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.2, and Vulkan 1.2 APIs VPU – […]