TP-Link Introduces Mesh Wi-Fi 3-Pack for $180; Gives 5,500-Square-Foot Range

TP Link announced the Deco M4, a $179 three-pack Wi-Fi bundle priced to eliminate the cost barrier to mass consumer adoption of a mesh network system. Maximum range is given as 5,500 square feet with the ability to connect up to 100 devices. Deco’s seamless roaming technology allows devices to be under a single network name so users don’t have to reconnect when moving to a different area of the home, it said Monday. Adaptive path selection ensures that nodes always choose the fastest data stream and that the system directs devices onto the optimal Wi-Fi lane, said the company. If one of the Deco nodes in a multi-node mesh network drops, the system’s self-healing capability will reconfigure automatically to prevent network interruptions, it said. The system is compatible with Amazon Alexa and IFTTT (If This Then That).