A new project out of the Czech Republic transforms your home router. The Turris Omnia will bring serious competition to T-Mobile and Google’s OnHub.
CZ.NIC Brings In the Turris Omnia Router
CZ.NIC, based in Prague, was founded in 1998 as a Czech Internet services provider. They operate the domain name registry for the .cz domain and the CZ top-level domain. They also develop software like BIRD and Knot DNS. The company designed the Turris series of routers as part of a non-profit research project.
Home routers are a necessity, like any other utility. The new Turris Omnia has the ability to handle gigabit traffic and without a problem. It can be used as a home server, NAS, a print server and even has a virtual server within the hardware.
A Smart Router for a Smart Home
The Turris Omnia has an SIM card slot, RTC battery backup. It also supports crypto chips for safe random number generation. For extra fun, the router has dimmable RBG LEDs, pin headers with GPI, I2C, SPI and more. The router only consumes 5 to 6 watts of power, and the board with Wi-Fi card operates 8 watts and below.
This router costs roughly the same as other mainstream routers, but it offers users a sophisticated system that is also open source. It encourages learning about open source products and makes your connectivity transparent, but also fully capable of protecting you
Are T-Mobile and Google’s OnHub in Danger?
The campaign brings in a new way to protect your home connection, but it faces heavy competition. The Google OnHub has gotten great hype, although it’s a little pricey for its limited abilities. T-Mobile’s CellSpot router has also gotten great reviews for being both great at Wi-Fi calling and as a whole-home router. Both routers are the product of a partnership with Asus.
Where does this small router fit in? This router is specially designed for people who want to tailor their security and want to be aware of all the activity going on in their home servers. The target audience for this product are people who are really interested in the innards of Internet of Things hardware.
