Popular home mesh brands: Their similarities and differences I detailed that in this brief history of popular mesh brands. Since then, there’s been a boom in home mesh options, with virtually all networking vendors having one of their own. In February 2016, the idea of mesh entered the consumer-grade space significantly when a company named eero - all lowercase - announced the original eero Wi-Fi system. The mesh concept has been around for a long time in enterprise applications. Mesh Wi-Fi network explained: It’s more than lumping a bunch of broadcasters togetherĪ mesh Wi-Fi system has more names than those mentioned above, but “mesh” is a short and sweet moniker.
How to pick the best mesh Wi-Fi system for your home. 
Wireless backhaul: Convenient but temperamental. Wired backhauling: The only way to get the best-performing mesh. 
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