US$300 Eero Wi-Fi Router – How a @geteero Wi-Fi Router based on Mesh Networking removes Dead Zones

I’ve always loved Wi-Fi and I’ve always wondered why Wi-Fi Networks don’t operate more like Mesh Networks.

Well here comes the Eero Wi-Fi Router that distributes internet access wireless across your house using a Mesh Network of small Wi-Fi routers as noted in the article “Eero Wants to Zap Your Home's Wi-Fi Dead Zones”, published FEBRUARY 3, 2015 BY STEPHANIE MLOT, PCWorld. 

Co-founded by Nick Weaver, Amos Schallich and Nate Hardison, the San Francisco-based startup convinced VC (Venture Capitalists) of the genius of their idea. There were able to raise some US$5 million funding from the following VC's:

1.      First Round Ventures

2.      Homebrew Ventures

3.      Menlo Ventures

4.      Stanford University

According to Eero, three (3) of their Mesh Networked Eero Wi-Fi Router costing US$300 can cover an area of 2,200 and 2,500 square feet, with each additional Eero Wi-Fi Router costing n additional US$125.

In the past, whenever customers of mine want to have Wi-Fi spread all around their house despite structural limitations, I’ve always recommended Power-Line Adaptor to extend Internet from their Router as explained in my Geezam blog article entitled “How to expand and secure your Wi-Fi Network with Power-Line Adaptors”.

So how is this product better than Powerline AV or even a regular Wi-Fi Extended? It’s all about the Mesh Network!

Eero Wi-Fi Router – How a Wi-Fi Router based on a Mesh Network can remove Dead Zones

The Eero Wi-Fi Router does it a completely different way from most Range extenders.

What the Eero Wi-Fi Router does is to split the Internet over several smaller routers that are strategically places to minimize dead spots as noted in the article “Startup Eero wants to wipe out weak Wi-Fi”, published February 3, 2015 by Stephen Shankland, CNET News.

They then use a private Radio channel, basically a backhaul Radio similar to the IPRAN (IP Radio Access Network) used by Telecom Providers to interlink their Cell towers to create a Mesh Network. It’s considered a Mesh Network as the different routers that a part of the Mesh can be moved to new locations, depending on the wishes of the user.

This is the basis of the Mesh Network as noted in the article “Eero now taking pre-orders for its innovative Wi-Fi router”, published February 4, 2015 By Chris Stobing, Digitaltrends.

How the Eero Wi-Fi Router Works – Trio of Routers uses IoT to deliver seamless Internet

The Eero Wi-Fi Router uses the regular 2.5 GHz and 5 GHz Frequencies used by Wi-Fi Routers to transfer Internet access around the house. They are using Qualcomm's DSP and Wi-Fi Radios and 1GB of flash storage running their own proprietary software.

Each Eero Wi-Fi Router communicates via the Mesh Network to determine the best radio frequencies and even coordinate with a neighbor’s Eero Wi-Fi Router to avoid cross-channel interference.

The Eero Wi-Fi Router then relay this information via the Eero Wi-Fi Router app to smartphones, Laptops and Tablets in the area, informing them of the best Frequencies as well as Eero Wi-Fi Router in the Mesh Network to get a good connection. Because they use a single network name, it’s easy to connect and is not confusing to the homeowner.

Naturally, the first Router in the Eero Wi-Fi Router Mesh Network is connected to your main ISP (Internet Service Provider) Router. Then after that, with the help of an app made for the Eero Wi-Fi Router, the householder then places the other Eero Wi-Fi Router at different points in the house. 

The Eero Wi-Fi Router firmware is self-updating, easy to set up and easy to track attempts to access your network and grant access to family and friends. With these optimizations, the Eero Wi-Fi Router, like a Telecom Network is a self-optimizing Network that makes High Speed Broadband accessible in any part of your home.

At these prices, this is clearly for the householder seeking to leverage more IoT (Internet of Things) connectivity with their home appliances. It'll be some time before this trend catches on in Jamaica as it's just starting in the US of A.

But if the smartphone adoption in Jamaica and the trend of Internet controlled Light bulbs like the LG Electronics Internet Controlled LED Light Bulb as described in my blog article entitled “LG Electronics Internet Controlled LED Light Bulb - Li-Fi’s Standardization of Alexander Graham Bell’s First Invention powered by Powerline AV 500 and Homeplug AV” are anything to go by, then this'll be in Jamaica by 2017!

Here’s the Link:

Eero Wi-Fi Router Website

Eero Wi-Fi Router Twitter Feed: @geteero

Eero Facebook Account

Eero YouTube Account