Starlink launches Wi-Fi 7 Router 4 with 3,500 sq ft coverage for new residential customers

 Starlink has started shipping Router 4, its first Wi-Fi 7 router, to new residential customers in the United States and Canada. The company confirmed on November 6 that the router now comes bundled with Starlink V4 Kits on the Residential 200 Mbps and Residential Max plans, with orders open through its residential sign-up page.

Starlink first showed Router 4 on September 9, describing it as the first router in its range built on a Wi-Fi 7 chipset and aimed at streaming, gaming, and everyday home use. At the time, the company said the hardware would arrive “soon in select areas.” Starlink rates the router for indoor coverage of up to 325 m² (3,500 sq ft) and up to 510 simultaneously connected devices.

Router 4 supports the 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be standards and uses tri-band radios spread across the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, with one radio dedicated to mesh traffic. It pairs a 4x4 antenna setup on 2.4 GHz with a 4x5 setup on 5 GHz, alongside MU-MIMO, OFDMA, WPA2 and WPA3. The router has no 6 GHz radio, the band that many rival Wi-Fi 7 routers rely on for their widest channels and fastest wireless links.

Wired connectivity runs through two Ethernet ports with water-resistant covers, and both ports support Power over Ethernet. The router can take power through its WAN connection or over USB-C, weighs 0.4 kg and is designed for indoor use only. On Starlink’s Dual PoE kits, including the Standard 4 Upgrade Kit, Router 4 acts as the main Wi-Fi router and draws power from the Dual PoE supply. The Upgrade Kit does not include a wall power brick.

Customers on the Residential 200 Mbps and Residential Max plans previously received the Standard 4X kit with Router 3, a tri-band Wi-Fi 6 router rated for 297 m² (3,200 sq ft) and up to 235 devices. Router 4 adds roughly 9% more coverage on paper and more than doubles the device limit. Until this launch, Starlink had relied on Wi-Fi 6 hardware across its entire router line-up.

Residential Max, Starlink’s fastest home plan, advertises download speeds above 400 Mbps, while Residential 200 Mbps caps downloads at 200 Mbps. Both figures sit well below what Wi-Fi 7 hardware can carry, which leaves the satellite link as the limit on peak speeds. In the US, Residential 200 Mbps costs $85 a month and Residential Max costs $130 a month following a June price increase.

Starlink has not published a standalone price for Router 4 or a router-only upgrade route for existing subscribers. Its shipping announcement also left out the Residential 100 Mbps tier, Roam and business plans, and a separate free Standard 4X kit offer for owners of first-generation dishes still lists Router 3.

Starlink’s support documentation lists Router 4 as compatible with the Standard 4, Standard 4X, Starlink Mini, Performance (Gen 1), and original Standard Circular dishes. Owners of Gen 2 kits can run Router 4 as their Wi-Fi router by adding a Starlink Ethernet adapter and switching the Gen 2 router to bypass mode. SpaceX received FCC authorization for the router, model UTR-261, in August.