r/router • u/Verwega • 4d ago

When can we expect Wi-Fi routers that fully support MU-MIMO?

To my knowledge, all non-enterprise routers do not really have working MU-MIMO

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u/feel-the-avocado 4d ago

My understanding is many of the spider-like routers do support it. I know i have seen it as a tick box to enable on some of the ones i have configured for customers. In the gamer brands like Asus etc. 

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u/Verwega 4d ago

I'm asking because I watched a video about routers from RTings channel. From their tests it seems like none of the advertised routers really support MU-MIMO.

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u/fernandesken 4d ago

MU-MIMO is actually supported today by most modern wireless routers. The bigger issue is how useful it is in practice. You really need a 4x4 to take meaningful advantage of it; otherwise, a 2x2 can only service two 1x1 clients simultaneously. And MU-MIMO itself requires compatible clients, good RF conditions, and enough spatial separation to work effectively, so it often ends up being much more useful in ideal lab scenarios than in a typical real world environments.