{
 "slug": "gl-inet-halowlink-2",
 "name": "HaLowLink 2",
 "maker": "GL.iNet",
 "category": "wifi",
 "categoryLabel": "Wi-Fi & Bluetooth",
 "status": "listed",
 "statusLabel": "Listed by maker",
 "description": "A Wi-Fi HaLow (802.11ah) sub-1 GHz router that reaches about 1 km and serves up to 1,000 IoT devices.",
 "goodFor": "Long-range links to HaLow sensors and nodes without LoRa.",
 "youNeed": "HaLow client devices; the 2.4 GHz side is standard Wi-Fi.",
 "tradeoff": "Few HaLow clients exist yet.",
 "tags": [
  "Wi-Fi HaLow",
  "Sub-1 GHz",
  "IoT",
  "Long range"
 ],
 "price": "US$129.90",
 "priceShort": "$129.90",
 "priceFrom": null,
 "checked": "2026-09-17",
 "url": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/gl-inet-halowlink-2/",
 "shortUrl": "https://gadgets.sh/gl-inet-halowlink-2",
 "markdown": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/gl-inet-halowlink-2.md",
 "image": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/gl-inet-halowlink-2.jpg",
 "cutout": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/cutouts/gl-inet-halowlink-2.webp",
 "shareCard": "https://gadgets.sh/og/gl-inet-halowlink-2.jpg",
 "shops": [
  {
   "merchant": "GL.iNet",
   "label": "Buy from GL.iNet",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://www.gl-inet.com/en-us/products/halowlink2?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gl-inet-halowlink-2&utm_content=api",
   "note": "in stock (HaLowLink 2 - NA GL-Halowlink2-US and HaLowLink 2 - EU GL-Halowlink2-EU both available:true, $129.90) at GL.iNet (gl-inet.com store) when checked on 2026-09-24."
  }
 ],
 "specs": [
  {
   "group": "Core hardware",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Processor and memory",
     "value": "MediaTek MT7621 dual-core 880 MHz · 256 MB RAM · 32 MB NAND",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/halowlink2/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Wireless",
     "value": "802.11ah HaLow sub-1 GHz with an external antenna · 2.4 GHz 802.11n with two internal antennas",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/halowlink2/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Power",
     "value": "5 V / 2 A",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/halowlink2/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Details from the product page",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Range and capacity",
     "value": "Up to 1 km; up to 1,000 end devices",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/halowlink2/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Ethernet",
     "value": "1 WAN + 1 LAN",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/halowlink2/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Modes",
     "value": "Router, access point or extender",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/halowlink2/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Size and weight",
     "value": "88 × 68 × 24 mm · 102 g",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/halowlink2/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Operating temperature",
     "value": "0–40 °C",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/halowlink2/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Buying",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Price",
     "value": "US$129.90 on gl-inet.com",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/halowlink2/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Availability",
     "value": "In stock on the day of review",
     "source": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/halowlink2/"
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "docs": [
  {
   "label": "Maker product page",
   "url": "https://www.gl-inet.com/products/halowlink2/"
  },
  {
   "label": "GL.iNet documentation",
   "url": "https://docs.gl-inet.com/"
  }
 ],
 "blueprint": {
  "openness": "open-firmware",
  "opennessLabel": "Open firmware",
  "summary": "Firmware is GL.iNet's GPL OpenWrt fork (MT7621); the MM8108 HaLow radio has a public datasheet, but no router PCB schematics, Gerbers or BOM are published.",
  "files": [
   {
    "kind": "manual",
    "label": "HaLowLink 2 user guide (PDF)",
    "url": "https://static.gl-inet.com/www/images/products/user-guide/haLowlink2_user-guide.pdf",
    "format": "PDF"
   }
  ],
  "repos": [
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/gl-inet/openwrt",
    "role": "firmware",
    "official": true,
    "license": "GPL-2.0",
    "stars": 382,
    "pushed": "2023-10-09"
   },
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/gl-inet/gl-feeds",
    "role": "firmware",
    "official": true,
    "license": "GPL-2.0",
    "stars": 24,
    "pushed": "2026-09-24"
   }
  ],
  "parts": [
   {
    "part": "MediaTek MT7621",
    "role": "SoC (dual-core MIPS, 880 MHz)",
    "datasheet": "https://www.mediatek.com/products/home-networking/mt7621"
   },
   {
    "part": "Morse Micro MM8108",
    "role": "Wi-Fi HaLow (802.11ah) radio SoC",
    "datasheet": "https://docs.morsemicro.com/datasheets/mm8108-datasheet"
   }
  ],
  "notes": "GitHub code search across github.com/gl-inet for 'halow' returned zero results -- no device-specific hardware or firmware repo exists under that name; the shipped firmware is built from the shared gl-inet/openwrt + gl-feeds base (same repos GL.iNet uses across its router line). No schematics/Gerbers/BOM found anywhere. Chip identification (MediaTek MT7621 @880MHz, Morse Micro MM8108) confirmed by fetching gl-inet.com's own HaLowLink 2 product page directly.",
  "checked": "2026-09-27"
 },
 "sourceFiles": null,
 "firmware": [],
 "chips": [
  "mt7621",
  "mm8108"
 ]
}