Firewalla Orange is the Wi-Fi 7 router your ISP won’t give you

Firewalla has announced the Firewalla Orange, a single box that merges its firewall features with a dual-band Wi-Fi 7 access point. The company says it can push 2 Gbps on wired links with inspection and around 1.2 Gbps on 5 GHz with inspection.

It’s designed to live at home as your primary router or moonlight as a travel router in hotels. Pre-sale is set for 2 December 2025, with release targeted for March or April 2026. Price is still to be confirmed, but it will sit between the Purple and Gold SE.

What is Firewalla Orange?

A combined security appliance and Wi-Fi 7 router aimed at small homes, flats and road warriors.

• All-in-one Firewalla plus dual-band Wi-Fi 7
• Runs the same ARM64 software stack as Firewalla Purple
• Slightly larger chassis and warmer operation than Purple

Firewalla is pitching Orange as a practical answer to parts pricing and tariffs that make smaller units harder to build. You get the familiar Firewalla features without having to juggle a separate access point. The company notes Orange is bigger than Purple and runs warmer, but it also brings faster, more scalable Wi-Fi.

Performance and wireless features

The headline is inspected throughput without ditching speed.

• Up to 2 Gbps wired performance with traffic inspection
• Around 1.2 Gbps on 5 GHz with traffic inspection
• Full Wi-Fi access point built in; supports many devices
• Comfortable coverage quoted for roughly 1,000 sq ft (wood-frame)

In plain terms, Orange is built to handle today’s gigabit and multi-gigabit fibre plans while keeping security turned on. The wireless side should be fine for a small apartment or studio. Firewalla’s coverage note is for a wood-frame home, so the range in concrete-walled UAE flats will be less.

If your home internet is fast but Wi-Fi feels slow, you’re not imagining it — Wi-Fi is often the bottleneck, not the fibre line. See our take on that here: Ultra-fast internet in the UAE. Ultra-slow Wi-Fi at home.

Hybrid modes: home and travel

One box for a fixed setup or a hotel hop.

• Stationary mode: use Orange as your main router + Wi-Fi
• Travel mode: Wi-Fi LAN + Wi-Fi WAN in hotels
• Designed to replace short-range “travel routers” with fuller Wi-Fi

Orange can sit behind your ONT at home and serve as your sole router and access point. On the move, it can connect to a hotel network as its WAN and spin up your own Wi-Fi LAN for all your devices. That consistency is the real perk: your security policies and device names travel with you.

Price and availability

Dates are set; pricing isn’t.

• Pre-sale: 2 December 2025 (tentative window previously 25 November)
• Release: March/April 2026 target; early beta units planned
• Price: to be decided; above Purple, below Gold SE

There’s also a survey for a pre-sale coupon and early-bird beta access. UAE readers weighing plans or upgrading gear can cross-check current fibre and 5G packages in our guide: Best home internet packages in the UAE.

Compatibility and limits

A few caveats before you plan the stack.

• Runs the same Firewalla binaries as Purple (ARM64)
• Orange Wi-Fi LAN cannot coexist with the Firewalla AP7; you must turn Wi-Fi LAN off if you’re using AP7
• Chassis is larger than Purple and runs warmer

If you already use the AP7, Orange can still serve as your security box and WAN backup, but its Wi-Fi LAN has to be disabled. That keeps the topology clean and avoids overlaps.

Where it fits in the UAE

It targets small apartments, home offices, and frequent travellers.

• One unit for routing, inspection and Wi-Fi 7
• Sensible for gigabit fibre users who want security turned on
• Travel mode is handy for hotel stays, short lets and remote work

The UAE’s entry-level fibre speeds have climbed, and many households now hit 500 Mbps or more. That only helps if your Wi-Fi keeps up. A modern Wi-Fi 7 router with inspection gives you speed without turning off the features that keep your network safe.

For a wider look at Wi-Fi 7 in devices and why it matters for stability and latency, see our quick explainer on Wi-Fi 7 trends on PCs.

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