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How to Budget for IT Support as a Small Business
23 Oct, 2025






£152.58 inc. VAT
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The TP-Link HB610 is the sort of Wi‑Fi 7 bridge you buy when you want faster, more reliable wireless backhaul to a room/office **without** running lots of cable—and TP‑Link is usually sensible on price versus the bigger “enterprise” brands. At ~£126 ex‑VAT, it’s good value if your environment can actually use the extra bands (busy areas, lots of neighbours, thin coverage). In a typical UK office where you’ve got a patchy layout or a couple of awkward zones, it can be a straightforward way to stabilise connectivity and reduce complaints about “it’s always slow in that room”.
That said, I wouldn’t recommend it blindly. If you’re pairing it with older Wi‑Fi 5/6 gear, you’ll mostly be paying for headline Wi‑Fi 7 features you won’t fully benefit from—so the value depends heavily on what your existing access points/routers support. Also, if your issue is coverage at the edges rather than a wireless link between two points, a bridge can make things worse or just mask the real problem; sometimes the better spend is an access point strategy rather than point‑to‑point bridging.
Who should buy: UK SMEs/resellers setting up small sites or single offices that need a cleaner wireless link and already have (or will upgrade to) Wi‑Fi 7 capable kit. Who shouldn’t: anyone on mixed/older infrastructure, or those expecting miracles in thick walls where a proper wired backhaul (or additional APs) would be the real fix.

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