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ASUS to Launch ROG Rapture GT-BN98 Wi-Fi 8 Router on October 30
ASUS JAPAN will release the ROG Rapture GT-BN98, a gaming router that supports the Wi-Fi 8 standard, on October 30, sold through Amazon at 180,727 yen including 1% Amazon points.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
Why it matters
The listing puts a Wi-Fi 8 router on a Japanese retail date with a latency claim attached, and ASUS says some Wi-Fi 8 features will only arrive through later firmware, so buyers are paying now for a standard the hardware does not yet fully deliver.
Key Facts
- ASUS JAPAN will release the ROG Rapture GT-BN98 gaming router on October 30 at 180,727 yen including 1% Amazon points.
- The ROG Rapture GT-BN98 supports the Wi-Fi 8 standard and is sold through Amazon.
- ASUS claims AI Game Boost reduces game communication latency by up to 34%.
- The router uses a 2.6GHz quad-core CPU, eight external antennas and two 10Gbps ports.
- Some Wi-Fi 8 features are scheduled to arrive through future firmware updates.
The router carries a 2.6GHz quad-core CPU, eight external antennas, two 10Gbps ports and a quad-band layout, and ASUS claims AI Game Boost cuts game communication latency by up to 34%.
The GT-BN98 runs a quad-band layout: 2.4GHz, two 5GHz bands and 6GHz, at 4x4 per band for 16 streams. ASUS puts the 6GHz theoretical maximum at 11,529Mbps through 320MHz channel width and 4096-QAM.
Wired options are a 10Gbps WAN/LAN port, a 10Gbps gaming port and four 2.5Gbps ports, with link aggregation up to 20Gbps and multi-WAN support. ASUS claims up to 35% better heat dissipation from a thickened aluminum top plate, a nano-carbon layer and a leg design for airflow. The unit has cleared Radio Law technical conformity certification in Japan.
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