The top routersFritzBox7590, 6690 and 5590 are suitable for large flats and houses thanks to their strong WLAN.With their wide range of functions, they can meet almost all requirements. For smaller households, the inexpensive 7530 AX, 6660 and 5530 offer enough power.

Powerful FritzBox. Many connections, fast WLAN with higher data rates than the cheaper sister model. Wan socket for connecting an external cable or fibre-optic modem. Very good security functions. Relatively high power consumption.

Setting up the Fritz!Box 7590 AX is very easy thanks to a specially designed wizard and worked straight away in our test. In addition, we were most impressed by the range of functions of the AVM model. For example, the router offers an analysis tool for its own WLAN network, guest access, encrypted communication via VPN and shared storage for data in the network...

The Fritz Box 7590 AX is an all-rounder that is suitable for many households with its fast WLAN, many functions and simple operation. If you don't want to spend so much and have less living space, go for the 7530 AX - which is also very energy-efficient. The current Speedport routers from Telekom offer more WLAN performance but fewer functions.

The Fritz!Box lacks 2.5 GbE The Fritz!Box 7590 AX and the Fritz!Repeater 6000 bring Wi-Fi 6 into AVM's ecosystem without shining with any other innovations. In the case of the Fritz!Repeater, it's only the 2.5 Gigabit LAN connection that stands out, but in combination with the Fritz!Box 7950 AX it can't yet excel as much as would be desirable, since the Fritz!Box itself lacks this faster standard...