Amped Wireless' 802.11ac router, the RTA15, is so amped!

Amped Wireless shows its RTA15 High Power Dual Band AC 700mW Wi-Fi Router at CES 2013.

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LAS VEGAS--Amped Wireless, maker of extra-long-range, high-power Wi-Fi products, showed off at CES 2013 the upcoming RTA15 High Power Dual Band AC 700mW Wi-Fi Router, the company's first that supports the new 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard.

Like previous routers from Amped Wireless, such as the 600mW Gigabit Dual Band R20000G, the new RTA15 promises to offer incredible Wi-Fi coverage.

According to Amped Wireless, the new router features three high-gain, dual-band antennas and 10 total power amplifiers: four 5GHz 700mW, two-stage amplifiers, two 2.4GHz amplifiers, and four low-noise amplifiers. As the result, Amped Wireless claims it can cover up to 7,500 square feet with its Wi-Fi signal. A typical apartment is about 1,000 square feet.

The RTA15 is true dual-band router that also has a USB port for file sharing. When coupled with an external hard drive, it has four Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports (for connecting wired clients) and one Gigabit Ethernet WAN port (to connect to an Internet source, such as a broadband modem). The company says the the RTA15 now comes with ... [Read more]