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Fritz! has released a new FRITZ! Lab beta update for the FRITZ!Box 5690 Pro, enabling native support for the Matter smart home standard without requiring the separate FRITZ!Smart Gateway. With the latest FRITZ! Lab firmware, the FRITZ!Box 5690 Pro becomes the first FRITZ! router to act as a Matter bridge. This allows Smart Home devices …

Towards the end of last year, Fritz! published the results of a survey showing that the majority of UK and EU-based customers would distrust WiFi routers made in China or Russia. Now in a follow-up survey, Fritz! has found that the majority of customers also aren't aware that many ISPs …

Mobile World Congress is back this year, running from March 2nd to March 5th. In the lead-up, Fritz! is unveiling its new generation of routers, targeting 5G, WiFi 7 and fibre connections. We also get a sneak peek at their plans for WiFI 8.

A new YouGov study commissioned by FRITZ! highlights that British and European consumers place significantly more trust in routers manufactured within Europe compared to those from other regions. More than half of respondents expressed little or no confidence in routers made in Russia or China. The survey was conducted throughout …

At IFA 2025 last week, we caught up with Fritz! to check out their latest array of WiFi 7 products, including a new, affordable WiFi 7 USB dongle that aims to bring the latest standard to any Windows-based PC or laptop.

Looking for a compact but feature-rich WiFi 7 router? We check out the AVM FRITZ!Box 5690 Pro