Broadband and networking supplier PCRange has signed an exclusive agreement to distribute the FRITZ!
PCRange planned to launch two FRITZ!Box models in January initially through ISP Internode.
Developed by German company AVM, FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270 provides ADSL2+, four 100-Mbit/s Ethernet ports and dual-band Wireless LAN a/b/g/n support.
One model above, the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7390 (pictured) has four gigabit Ethernet ports, ADSL2+, VDSL2, concurrent dual-band WLAN access points, ISDN support and on-board storage for media services and NAS functions, the company claimed.
Further, the FRITZ!Box has a built-in DECT cordless handset base station, supporting six wireless handsets, plus two wired VoIP handset ports and a “lifeline” voice port.
PCRange chief executive Raaj Menon said launching FRITZ!Box complemented its existing product range by adding a “high end consumer and
Internode managing director Simon Hackett said the imminent launch was the "culmination of more than a year of work".
All PCRange resellers will have access to the box from February.
FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270 would retail for $369. The FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7390 would retail for $469.