AVM uses the IFA in Berlin, which begins on September 1, 2023, to reveal further details about its new products and, above all, about their start of sale and prices.
Fritzbox 5690 Pro: For DSL and fiber optic connections
The Fritzbox 5690 Pro will be the new top model among the Fritzboxes from AVM. It is suitable for both DSL connections (including supervectoring for speeds of up to 300 Mbit/s) and fiber optic connections (GPON and AON). The advantage: You can buy the Fritzbox 5690 Pro now and use it on your DSL connection and then simply continue to use the Fritzbox later when you have switched to a faster fiber optic connection.
Fritzbox 5690 Pro rear with the connections
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price and availability
However, this flexibility and future security comes at a steep price: AVM is asking 339 euros (RRP) for this model. Sales start should be in the fourth quarter of 2023.
How to connect the Fritzbox 5690 Pro to the fiber optic
Users can plug the supplied fiber optic cable directly into the connection socket and start surfing. An initial setup wizard guides the user through all the settings, as AVM promises. Compared to the use of two separate devices – namely fiber optic modem (ONT) and router – up to 40 percent of the electricity costs can be saved with a combination device, says AVM.
Wi-Fi 7 and Zigbee on board
In addition to DSL and fiber optic connections, the Fritzbox 5690 Pro with its tri-band mesh router (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz) already supports fast Wi-Fi 7 and has a Zigbee base. So you can connect smart home devices that use the Zigbee protocol for communication directly to the Fritzbox 5690 Pro.
A list of the supported smart devices, especially lights and sockets, can be found here. Among them you will find mainly Philips Hue and Ikea Tradfri, but also Ledvance, for example. In addition, the Fritzbox 5690 Pro is prepared for the Matter standard in the smart home.
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In addition, this Fritzbox offers the functions known from its sister models, such as telephone system with DECT base, VPN, WLAN guest access, firewall and USB ports for connecting storage media or mobile phone sticks.
FritzBox 5690 Pro: All technical specifications
- Integrated fiber optic and DSL router
- Supports fiber optic standards GPON up to 2.5 GBit/s, AON up to 1 GBit/s
- Can be used on a fiber optic modem (ONT) with 2.5 Gbit/s (WAN).
- Supports DSL including super vectoring 35b to 300 MBit/s
- Tri-band mesh, 4×4 on 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz / Wi-Fi 7, 6E, 6
- WiFi speeds: 2.4 GHz: up to 1200 Mbps (Wi-Fi 6), 5 GHz: up to 5760 Mbps (Wi-Fi 7); 6 GHz: up to 11.53 Gbps (Wi-Fi 7)
- 1x 2.5 Gigabit LAN/WAN port and 4 LAN ports with 1 GBit/s
- Telephony via DECT, IP/SIP and 1 analogue telephone connection (FXS)
- Smart Home via DECT ULE and Zigbee, Matter in preparation
- 1x USB 3.1 for mobile phone sticks (5G/4G) as well as storage media and printers
- Available from Q4/2023 at a price of 339 euros (RRP).
Fritzdect 350: First door/window contact from AVM
With the Fritzdect 350, which will be available in winter 2023/24 for 39 euros, the Berliners are closing a gap in their previous range of devices. Because this is the first door/window contact from AVM. It detects the opening or closing (or tilting) of the door and window magnetically. In combination with the DECT ULE sensor and the smart Fritzdect 302 and 301 radiator controllers, you can then set up scenarios such as “If windows open, then heating down”.
Fritzdect 350
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The status of the sensor, e.g. Open/closed windows, for example, are signaled in the Fritz app Smart Home, on the Fritzfon and in FritzOS. The Fritzdect 350 is said to be so small that it can be concealed between the window frame and window sash on many Euro-rebate windows using the supplied adhesive strip, as AVM promises.
AVM Fritzfon X6 in the test: Top DECT telephone as a control center for the home
Fritzdect 350: All technical specifications
- Magnetic door/window contact
- DECT ULE sensor; tuned to FRITZ!Box with DECT base
- Detects open doors and open and tilted windows
- Saves energy in combination with the Fritzdect 301 and 302 radiator controllers
- Controls all switchable Fritz Smart Home and compatible Zigbee devices
- 2 x AAA batteries
- Dimensions: 9.1 cm x 2.4 cm or 2.8 x 1.5 cm
- Available in winter 23/24 at a price of 39 euros (RRP).
More new releases
Fritzbox 6670 Cable
- DOCSIS 3.1 router for Internet on the cable connection
- Channel bundling with 2×2 OFDM(A) and 32×8 SC-QAM
- Mesh WiFi, 2×2, on 2.4 and 5 GHZ, WiFi 7
- WiFi speeds: 2.4 GHz: up to 720 Mbps, 5 GHz: up to 2880 Mbps
- 1x 2.5 Gigabit LAN/WAN port and 4 LAN ports with 1 GBit/s
- Telephony via DECT, IP/SIP and 1 analogue telephone connection (FXS)
- Integrated TV tuner for streaming the television signal in the home network
- Smart Home via DECT ULE and Zigbee, Matter in preparation
- FritzOS with parental control, media server, FRITZ!NAS, wireless guest access and much more
- 1x USB 2.0 for mobile phone sticks (5G/4G) as well as storage media and printers
- Available from Q4/2023 at a price of 289 euros (RRP).
Fritz Powerline 1240 AX
- Powerline with Gigabit LAN and Wi-Fi 6
- A total of 4 LAN ports in the set (2x with FRITZ!Powerline 1210 and 2x with 1240 AX)
- Mesh WiFi, 2×2, on 2.4 GHz, with up to 600 MBit/s
- WLAN security with WPA3, easy setup thanks to the WPS method
- According to the HomePlug AV2 standard, compatible with IEEE P1901 and all common Powerline devices
- The idle power consumption is 4.5 watts (1240 AX) and 2.4 watts (1210). According to AVM, the power requirement increases by around 3 watts under load
- In a set with Fritz Powerline 1210 from Q4/23 at a price of 159 euros (RRP)
