Router intelligence may not be the right direction

Smart routers are not smart <br> Currently, smart routers on the market generally have two major characteristics: first, they have an independent operating system and can install APP applications; second, they can manage the router through the mobile terminal. The first feature that really attracts users to pay is the first feature. After all, managing routers through the mobile terminal is not a pain point for users, and installing various APP applications can meet the diverse needs of users. But what is embarrassing is that this feature, which is an iconic feature of smart routers, is gradually becoming tasteless.
First of all, the application development of intelligent routing APP has not formed an ecology, and it is difficult to form an ecology. When a smart router is released, manufacturers will inevitably brag about the future development prospects of smart routing applications, but the reality is cruelly trampling the manufacturers' wild speculations. For example, Ali ’s "Little Wisdom", the so-called smart application must be developed by Ali together, but the product application is incompetent. Although the claimed function is numerous, you basically ca n’t use it, let alone a new one. The system needs to be tested many times, and Internet companies seem to have become accustomed to making changes while making them, which is quite unreliable. Routing applications have a low interaction rate, making it difficult to produce benefits, and few developers. In the foreseeable future, router application development has few commercial prospects, and the developer ecosystem that manufacturers are arbitrarily setting up may be in vain.
Secondly, APPs independently developed by manufacturers have poor experience, difficult configuration, and difficulties in solving user needs. A screen video advertisement application developed by Jirou was highly praised by users. However, as the interests of both parties and the iteration of video website advertising technology, this application also entered a "nervous" state, which is becoming more and more unstable. However, such as offline downloads, VPNs, and various accelerations that are currently the main products of smart router manufacturers, all have poor experience and difficult configuration. I feel that the configuration of half a technical background is not difficult, not to mention ordinary public users? Such applications, How can such a router be intelligent?
The most basic routing functions are unstable <br> The router may be in the "busiest" era, close your eyes and think about how many handheld devices do you have? How many novelty and high-end goods are in the family unit? Then because of various scenarios There are more and more terminal devices that need to be connected (especially wireless connections), including mobile phones, tablets, personal computers, PS4 / Xbox and other game devices, and 4K TVs and other terminal devices. The configuration is also getting higher and higher, high-definition HD, 11AC Wireless, all pose a higher challenge to the router as the network center. The first thing users need is a router that can meet the needs of the stability of device networking in the new form, and they must keep up with the trend of technological development. I mean the processing capacity that can carry so many devices, 4K TVs, HD and even Blu-ray movies. Stable and excellent work. This excellent ability is composed of many comprehensive factors such as CPU, wireless transmission, antenna technology, etc., rather than so-called intelligence. At this point, domestic router manufacturers seem to deviate from the track, and put a lot of energy on the novel and varied App Just like women often buy a full set of cosmetics because of the good-looking gift bags launched by cosmetic companies.
Look at foreign routing vendors. From 1996 to 1997, a number of small innovative companies appeared in the United States, such as Nexabit, Juniper, and Avici, etc., which increased the processing speed of routers to the point where they reached their peak, and launched Gigabit routers one after another in a very short time. Even Cisco can only look beyond its speed. Of course, this has also laid the development trend of foreign router manufacturers in terms of routing products. Nowadays, well-known foreign router manufacturers such as NETGEAR, ASUS, and Belkin have firmly set the goal of pursuing faster speed and more stable quality. In contrast, domestic router manufacturers, due to weaknesses in routing technology and hardware technology, chose to make a fuss about the intelligentization of routers, and slowly formed a trend of intelligent routing.
What kind of router do users need? <br> The router itself is a low-interaction product. Although its role as a network center is undoubted, in fact, the role of the router in the entire enterprise and even the smart life of the home is similar to the back end of Internet products . Users do not particularly care about the appearance of routing, whether it is intelligent, and the focus is precisely on its stability, ease of use, and scalability.
Stability requires the combination of network technology and hardware technology to ensure the long-term technology accumulation of router manufacturers at the product development level, not overnight. Ease of use requires the manufacturer to provide users with a friendly and interactive page, but this page is not the focus. Some users may be able to access it several times a year, which is why the author does not understand why domestic smart router manufacturers are in this regard. The reason for hard work. Regarding scalability, domestic polar routing and foreign netware have done quite well. The Pole Satellite launched by Pole Routing can be regarded as an extended application of the router; the Arlo camera launched by NETGEAR may support pairing with its router in the future, plus its cableless and high battery life characteristics, the future application scenarios are also There is a lot of room for imagination.
At present, some smart router brands have been delisted in the domestic market, and several surviving brands are also struggling. This is undoubtedly the result of deviation from user needs. However, with the development of mobile Internet, users' demand for networking will only become stronger and stronger, and the requirements of networked devices for network quality will become higher and higher. This requires routers with more powerful hardware configurations, higher stability, and expansion. Stronger and more user-friendly, can support more and more networked devices in the future. In view of the current hardware configuration of mainstream routers, it can be predicted that perhaps a new wave of router replacement is coming. Router manufacturers only have to grasp the pain points of user needs and believe that there are still opportunities in the future.