INTRODUCTION

   For good or bad VoIP (Voice over IP) is finally coming to every house in the EU so if you happen to own an old modem/router (At least 3+ years) or if you just want something better than the one your ISP (Internet Service Provider) has provided for you then you may need to spend quite a bit of time looking for a replacement. After market modem/routers (regardless of DSL type) have never really enjoyed the high popularity numbers as "plain" routers and that's the reason as to why most network peripherals manufacturers only have but a few such models in their product lines, if at all that is (since the majority of people have no interest in changing the ISP provided models this isn't surprising). Still just like with every other segment of the market there are some manufacturers that do what most don't and AVM with their FRITZ!Box line of modem/routers is one of them.

   AVM offers an extensive selection of products for high-speed broadband connectivity and smart home networking. With the FRITZ! product range, AVM is a leading manufacturer of broadband devices for DSL, cable, LTE (4G) and fiber optics in Germany and Europe. Our Smart Home products, based on wireless LAN, DECT and powerline standards, ensure an intelligent and secure home network. Thanks to the FRITZ!OS operating system, FRITZ! products are intuitive and easy to use. Regular free updates provide new functions for greater convenience and increased security. FRITZ! is the leading brand for home networking in Germany. Since it started out in Berlin in 1986, AVM's focus has been on developing secure, innovative products for broadband connections in-house. In 2017 the communications specialist had over 700 employees and generated a turnover of 490 million euros.

   After the very successful FRITZ!Box 7590 and 7560 modem/routers it was just a matter of time before AVM released the entry-level model to complete their 75xx line and so the FRITZ!Box 7530 was recently released for that exact reason (although compared to ISP provided models it's more of a high-end solution). Just like the 7560 before it the brand new FRITZ!Box 7530 is an ADSL/VDSL modem router (compatible with Annex A/B/J and analogue/IDSN lines with support for connections up to 300Mbit/s with 35b super vectoring) that features AC1300 dual-band wireless connectivity (5GHz 802.11ac at 866Mbps and 2.4GHz 802.11n at 400Mbps with Multi-User MIMO support), integrated DECT base station (with support for up to 6 handsets), IP telephony (including five useful answering machines featuring voice-to-mail), Media Server and NAS functionality (with remote access), WPS, Green modes for decreased power consumption (applicable for AP functionality and both USB and RJ45 interfaces), support for Smart Home Devices (either via FRITZ! devices or third-party devices with support for the DECT ULE/HAN FUN standard) and finally it also features AVM's latest MESH WiFi function which basically allows the end user to "pair" the modem/router with other AVM devices (like the 7590 or the FRITZ!Powerline and FRITZ!Repeater models) to increase its wireless coverage. Under the hood of the FRITZ!Box 7530 AVM has placed the IPQ4019 single-chip Wi-Fi SoC (quad-core ARM Cortex A7 CPU with support for Wave-2 802.11ac) and the QCA8075 five-port Ethernet transceiver by Qualcomm, SC14448 DECT processor by dialog semiconductor, 256MB DDR3L DRAM by NANYA and a 128MB flash module by Macronix. As for interfaces the FRITZ!Box 7530 has both analog and digital landline ports, single USB 3.0 port and 4 gigabit Ethernet ports.