Broadband ISP Youfibre, which is one of the retail outlets for Netomnia’s (Brsk) 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has begun to distribute a new router to customers of their top 2Gbps and 7Gbps (average speed) packages. But unlike the Asus AXE16000 router they shipped before, the new kit is their first own-brand device and more will follow.
Just for some context. Netomnia’s full fibre network currently covers over 2.08 million premises across parts of more than 90 UK cities and towns, but they’re aiming to reach 3 million homes and businesses by the end of 2025. The network is also home to a total of 238,000 customers via Brsk and Youfibre, and they have an ambition to reach 1 million customers by 2028.
The good news today is that Youfibre appear to be starting to distribute their first own brand Wi-Fi 7 (tri-band) routers to customers of their top symmetric speed 2Gbps (1800Mbps) and 7Gbps broadband packages – these normally cost from just £49.99 and £99.99 per month, respectively, on an 18-month minimum contract term with no setup fees.
After asking the ISP about this we discovered that the new kit, which was first spotted by one of our readers (credits to Dan Jenkin‘s for the picture), appears to be based off Sagemcom‘s high-spec F@ST 5599 model (aka – “Hub Pro“) that features the BCM68572 chip (SoC) from Broadcom. Except the unit’s case has been physically re-modelled and re-branded for Youfibre.
Youfibre Hub Pro Router – Headline Features
2.4GHz Wi-Fi (3×3 Wi-Fi 7 – BCM6711)
5GHz Wi-Fi (4×4 Wi-Fi 7 – BCM6726)
6GHz Wi-Fi (4×4 Wi-Fi 7 – BCM67263)
1 x 10GE WAN Port
1 x 10GE and 4 x 1GE LAN Ports
1 x FXS (Phone / VoIP) Port
1 x USB Port (details unclear)
1GB DDR4 RAM
4GB eMMC Flash
The provider also confirmed to ISPreview that they were preparing a smaller (lower spec and cheaper) variant of this device for their 1Gbps and slower tiers, but this isn’t expected to be ready for a full launch for another 3 months or so. At present only a few of Youfibre’s newest customers are receiving this kit, seemingly as part of a trial, and indeed it doesn’t yet show up on their website.