…ics require more routers, I think we’re going to see a lot more of them. They might even disappear. Eventually, I think Eero, Plume, and the like might sink their technology into home assistants, Sonos speakers, or Nest thermostats. Everything could be part of a wifi mesh — routers could be built into Internet of Things devices and vice versa.

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Ryan Donnell
Feb 25, 2017 · 1 min read

This is should happen almost simultaneously, especially with Google now. I bet the next iteration of the Amazon Echo will have this wifi mesh router capability. I think the next step in the IoT world are these devices will in fact be “router” stations increasing the power of the network rather than draining it. Example your Nest, your wifi speakers, even your Smart TV could all be pushing out a network signal.

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