Airtel Xstream Fiber Plus (Airtel Xstream Fiber Mesh)

[Socio]

And extended wifi coverage ?

 

[Crazyguy030601]

Probably a Mesh WiFi solution? There’s no info on it anywhere except for one or two news reports. Could be something akin to Jio’s offering.

 

[Socio]

This is the site that tries to explain something but couldn't get !

 

[droid]

Interesting...

 

[Socio]

Folks around here , please share your expertise
What is it that airtel is trying to do ?

 

[Sushubh]

Extend using devices = mesh. Jio already has announced their own mesh solutions so seems logical Airtel would announce it as well.

 

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[Socio]

Thanks for info !
Will it be free or chargeable ?

 

[Sushubh]

we would find out soon enough. they might offer the extenders for free for people on high end plans. but these devices cost a lot of money so it seems unlikely because it would just increase their logistics costs unless they charge people for a full year in advance.

 

[Rehan Kumar]

I guess they probably will lend out the mesh if you pay in advance for long duration (a year?) higher end plans
Seems like the most logical idea
I doubt many would be willing to invest in a mesh system in one go, it's rather expensive

 

[Sushubh]

plus i assume you would not own the mesh. plus it would be probably from some unknown chinese brand.

 

[Socio]

@Sushubh the news article at telecom talk says it will be either Huawei or Linksys !
On a different note : do we have an indian company that manufactures routers ? ( iball imports from China , if u count that )

 

[Sushubh]

Do India manufacturer anymore kind of modern processors and other chips? I assume no. So basically ignore the anti-China propaganda and focus on making your life convenient.

 

[Venkata Ramesh Chandra V]

Just got this update on Airtel Thanks app which talks of Fiber Plus in its description. Couldn't find any thing inside.

 

[iwantfreeinternet]

I used a cat5 cable and an old router with same ssid to extend my wireless network range 😁
Works most of the time.

 

[Rehan Kumar]

Tip - You can also put your 2nd router in bridge mode making it act as a dummy AP where DHCP and other settings will be handled by the main router
Makes switching more seamless