en.Wedoany.com Reported - Orange has launched a dual-band Wi-Fi 7 repeater, completing its ultra-high-speed wireless broadband product line. The operator, which previously lagged behind Bouygues Telecom, SFR, and Free in the Wi-Fi 7 repeater market, has now officially released its own product.

This repeater features a compact plug-in design with a casing made from 100% recycled plastic. The device can be plugged directly into a wall socket without requiring an external power adapter. Pairing is done via the WPS button or the operator's mobile app. In terms of connectivity, the repeater is equipped with one 1 Gb/s Ethernet port and one 2.5 Gb/s Ethernet port, which can be used to connect a gaming PC or game console.

The technical core of this repeater lies in its dual-band Wi-Fi 7 solution. It only uses the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, omitting the 6 GHz band newly introduced in the Wi-Fi 7 standard. A senior Wi-Fi expert at Orange explained during the launch of the Livebox S and the new Livebox 7 in April 2025: "The 6 GHz band is rarely used, it cannot penetrate walls, and it degrades Wi-Fi performance." Orange believes that removing the 6 GHz band helps free up the 5 GHz band to improve coverage without sacrificing performance. This choice aligns with the strategy of Orange's Livebox 7 and Livebox S boxes, which also use dual-band Wi-Fi 7.

Unlike Orange, Bouygues Telecom's Répéteur WiFi 7 XT adopts a tri-band architecture (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz), matching its Bbox Wi-Fi 7 XT's tri-band Wi-Fi. SFR and Free sell tri-band Wi-Fi 7 boxes, but their respective repeaters remain limited to dual-band Wi-Fi 7, causing users to lose the 6 GHz band advantage when connecting to the repeater, creating a technical gap in the Wi-Fi network.

Orange's new repeater is available to users with premium plans: the Livebox Max Fibre plan includes up to 3 repeaters, while the Livebox Up Fibre plan can provide one on demand. For customers with classic Livebox plans or older plans, the repeater is not included by default but can be purchased separately at a retail price of 109 euros.

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