What Is Google Wifi?

Google Wifi has been out in the US since the end of last year, but as is often the case with big tech launches, other countries have had to wait. For people in the UK, that wait is over, as it is now on sale.
Maybe you’ve heard about Google Wifi, and perhaps something about mesh networking, but you’re still not quite certain why you should be all that bothered about the router system.
We’re here to explain exactly what’s different about Google Wifi compared to your average router, and why you should be excited concerning its imminent arrival.

 

First of all, the basics. 

The idea of Google Wifi is to provide multiple devices which hook up together to ensure better wireless coverage across your home. One of the router devices – they’re all identical compact little white cylinders – connects to your DSL or cable modem as normal, and the others are strategically placed elsewhere around your home, connecting wirelessly to this first unit, and ensuring a strong Wi-Fi signal in their vicinity.

In other words, you won’t just have a belting Wi-Fi signal in your living room where the primary device is. 

If, for example, there’s a ‘dead spot’ (poor connection) way over in the kitchen on the far side of the house, placing a Google Wifi device there will ensure great connectivity while you’re cooking up dinner, rather than a sluggish surfing experience. These linked-up cylindrical devices form what is known as a mesh network.