28 Feb 2019 · Networking 42 CommentsIt was within the scope of the 3rd anniversary of Altice Labs that the CEO of Altice Portugal, Alexandre Fonseca, presented a new version of the Router Fiber Gateway.This one has a bold design that stands out for being made of cork.With the aim of giving an even more Portuguese identity to the MEO Fiber Gateway Router, Altice today presented a new version of the Fiber Gateway router that stands out for having a different design and for the fact that the body of the equipment is made of cork.This new version arises from the partnership between Altice Labs and Amorim Cork Composites, a business unit of Corticeira Amorim.This first router prototype will have a structure where the percentage of cork is around 50%, thus reducing the plastic component by half, which, in itself, represents a substantial reduction in its ecological footprint.Cork composite materials are compounds obtained by extrusion of polymeric materials with cork and other additives.In this process, the addition of cork will have the benefit of reducing the density of the final material, improving acoustic and thermal performance and, above all, making the material more sustainable, as a result of the reduction of the carbon footprint.Cork is carbon negative and plays an important role here.In terms of design, the materials produced are more natural to the eye than a similar 100% plastic.ACC is developing a range of materials for different types of applications, from structural, as the case may be, to decorative or sensory, such as handles and handles.It should be noted that the current version of this equipment guarantees speeds up to 10x higher, compared to the previous model, as it supports the 802.11ac Wave 2 standard.In this way, it can offer a bandwidth in the order of 1.73 Gbps, and has 4 internal antennas for transmission and reception.With this new equipment, customers no longer need to have the ONT on a separate device.It should also be noted that this new device may already have support for new standards, especially for Wi-Fi 6, as it will only hit the market in a few months.Altice Portugal's goal is also to make this innovative Router a design piece, so an invitation will be launched to some national designers to design limited editions of the same that will be made available to customers who wish to do so.Altice Portugal wants to take this vision even further and extend the challenge to students of higher education art and design courses in Portugal, so that there can be a router with its signature on the market.This is yet another domestic offer that has the virtue of highlighting cork, a very national element in the manufacture of the structure of this equipment.For now it's just a prototype that will hit the market in the coming months.MEO, NOS and Vodafone Router – Which is the best?This article is over a year oldPropose a fix, make a suggestionAuthor: Maria Inês CoelhoGimmick… Being a device that works best when it doesn't go beyond a certain temperature!Putting cork, a heat insulator, is an excellent idea, no doubt about it!Exactly what I thought, in the summer it will be a fast net to the sides of the Alentejo, it's because the bytes travel better with the hot ass, it helps to slip on the fiberMeo and other operators should be obliged to give minimalist equipment or nothing to anyone who wanted to have their equipment, instead of the ISP's equipment.I'm a Vodafone customer and I don't like the level of imposition that the operator has on the customer.I wanted a router that brought only the internet to my house and the rest was done on my OpenVPN hub but they don't have that option!nor the bridge mode works as it should be!Do you hire a business service or alternatively DSL (VDSL, ADSL etc.)“I wanted a router that brought only the internet to my house and the rest was done on my OpenVPN hub”….currently the only MEO equipment I have are the boxes….everything else is ubiquity 😉Good afternoon.I'm a Nowo customer and I put the operator's Router in bridge mode, this way the equipment just converts the signal and nothing else.Everything else is handled in the ERLITE-3 and other equipment.There is no traffic blocking, just a weak carrier upload (only 15MB)But isn't cork insulating, so harmful for signal propagation?And don't forget a good thermal insulator...what matters is that the underside is not made of cork.It looks like cork with epoxy to me.And what is the provenance?Anybody know?In this process, the addition of cork will have the benefit of reducing the density of the final material, improving acoustic and thermal performance and, above all, making the material more sustainable, as a result of the reduction of the carbon footprint.@Pedro Pinto, how does cork improve thermal performance if in such equipment the objective is to keep the temperature as low as possible (obviously within what is considered normal for electronic devices).There is no “disease”, it must be much more expensive to manufacture this AIO in cork than in “baclite”, so it must be a very limited edition.Stay relaxed because probably none will go to your homes.Whoever observes carefully will see that there are holes for the hot air to escape.In fact, cork, being a thermal insulator, does not allow good heat dissipation through the casing, which obviously has to be compensated by the air outlet holes and a correct air circulation design to guarantee the necessary cooling.Note that the material traditionally used, ABS plastic.nor is it a good conductor of heat, with minimal and insufficient dissipation (although greater than cork) through this material.What guarantees cooling is the circulation of air.And the antenna is usually external and not internal, and it shouldn't be cork, I think, so it doesn't interfere with the signal at all.From the pictures the antennas are internalSo I do not know.I thought that white trinket in the fourth image was the antenna.is the connection for the RF cable, to give TV signal without boxesRouter Fiber Gateway antennas are internal.It's the opposite.Conductive materials hinder the propagation of electromagnetic waves, which induce electric current in them and lose energy.In fact, cork, being a low-density material, is quite transparent to photons at the wavelength used by routers.But this only matters if the antenna is inside the router case.It is even possible to make an enclosure out of steel, just by using one or more external antennas.In fact, the steel cabinet would be even better than the cork or plastic one in this case, as it would serve as a shield against external interference.But isn't cork insulating, so harmful for signal propagation?No, it's the opposite.Conductive materials hinder the signal.Interference shields, such as the shielding layer of coaxial cables, are made of conductive materials, usually metals.I think it's a very original idea, where you kill two birds with one stone.On the one hand, a Portuguese industry, that of cork, is supported, on the other hand, the use of plastic, which is now in fashion, is reduced.If I had a design that let you change the DHCP and the assigned ips, that would be cool.The last time I tried to configure a client, these fields were blocked and I was confirmed by their telephone support that these configurations are not available for the client.Ridiculous.MEO Fibra is not a business service and the router does not belong to you, it belongs to Altice.Ridiculous is you as a computer technician who doesn't know how to advise your client for a service as it should be, such as GPON Empresarial.Ridiculous is not having the slightest idea of the scenario (and even if you did I don't know if it made a difference) and even then you assume and insult others.The client is a residence, I'm not going to advise a family of 4 to put a very expensive business solution at home just because the altice router doesn't let you configure static ips/ips ranges!All routers from all operators, including MEO/altice itself, until reaching this router, have always let you configure IP ranges, it's not something new at all and it's definitely not even an advanced definition.It didn't even have to be me, they could do like vodafone here a few years ago and they configure the router at the customer's request as a supervisory measure, that's fine with me.It is definitely not an exclusive requirement for business customers and yes, it is useful, even in a typical banal house, to be able to configure a range of different ips/static ips different from those that the operator forces you to have (in this particular case it was even mandatory).Of course, this can be solved even with a tplink of €50, but it requires having another device connected, having physical space for it (which does not always exist) and spending another €50 when there is already a device that could easily do so.it makes perfect sense to hire GPON just to have the possibility of configuring static IP's in a domestic solution… This is with each one that looks like 3…When there is no cork to cover the wine bottle, we can always go to the router 🙂Good idea.But is it at the heat level?Altice for when a router in recycled paper?“This first prototype of the router will have a structure where the percentage of cork is around 50%, thus reducing the plastic component by half, which, in itself, constitutes a substantial reduction in its ecological footprint.”If your question goes in this direction...For when a card router?All very nice, but what about customers who still have old routers that don't even have the AC standard?How to at least have a superior model?Do I have to "burn" mine??It's not yours.You have to return it if you stop being a Customer.If you “burn” it, they will charge you the amount.Hopefully this one is not restarting itself 4 and 5 times a day…..Do you really believe that Altice will make this router available to all customers?Do you have any idea of the increase in the cost of producing a router in which 50% is cork?This is nothing more than a marketing move, and we have a cork router.This router will be given to two or three friends of the friend and never to be installed to the “normal” client.” so an invitation will be launched to some national designers to design limited editions of the same that will be made available to customers who wish to do so.”I deduce that customers who want it will have to buy it, because if not, everyone will want a limited edition in their home.A stylish case for 2010 hardware?Or 2012?Finally….the marketing of illusion.Cork must be great for WI-FI…Essential question: Does it support Bridge mode????The rest is thong, I don't care about corkYour email address will not be published.You may use these HTML tags and attributes:
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