If you're online, you have a modem, and perhaps your ISP supplied it years ago. However, your smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops, game consoles, smartwatches, and so many other devices are not only proliferating in your home, but advancing in their own tech. You have more and more devices hooked up to your Wi-Fi, competing for airtime, and capable of pumping more bits through than your aging modem is providing.

Like you upgrade other tech, so too your Internet modem deserves an upgrade. In comes D-Link with the brand new DSL-X3052E AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 VDSL2/ADSL2+ modem router with VoIP. Quite a mouthful, but it brings a big punch with a lot to talk about.

The DSL X-3052E brings fast and efficient Wi-FI into any home, bringing with it a quantum leap in capacity, speed, and range, handling your family's Wi-Fi demands.

Importantly, and first things first, the DSL-X3052E is an integrated VDSL2/ADSL2+ modem and router combo. The router means it can bridge networks - like your home or office Ethernet LAN, your Wi-Fi network, and your Internet connection - while the modem is the essential component that connects your home to the Internet. Without a modem you have no Internet; without a router you only have simple connectivity options. You can buy plenty of routers, but at home there's so much more convenience in having an all-in-one unit. Being a VDSL2/ADSL2+ modem it supports the NBN, of course, but if you're still in an ADSL2+ region you can have confidence the DSL-X3052E is future-proof, and offers universal DSL connectivity throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Now, one bugbear I've often had with many a modem or router is a lack of features. Sure, a basic device modulates and demodulates, and sure it routes, but by goodness, if you try to do anything more sophisticated with your network you'll be out of luck. By contrast, D-Link has infused the DSL-X3052E with VLAN tagging, SOS/ROC NBN requirements, a dedicated Gigabit Ethernet WAN port, 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports, dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios, AX300 speeds, 1024-QAM that boosts throughput to devices by up to 25%, 160MHz contiguous channel width to give even more bandwidth up to a combined 3Gbps, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) to connect to more Wi-Fi devices simultaneously with lower congestion, MU-MIMO for greater upstream/downstream efficiency, beamforming antennas to focus Wi-Fi where your devices are, Target Wake Time (TWT) to eliminate wasteful battery consumption on your devices, and more.

They are a lot of features to list, but the simple version is the DSL-X3052E brings fast, performant, wide-reaching Wi-Fi that is up for the challenge of the modern multi-device household. Further, with VoIP capabilities, dual-band, Ethernet, and more, you can be gaming, streaming media, and on the phone all at once without any compromise.

Further, it's imbued with 128-bit WPA3 encryption to keep you safe from malicious network sniffing.

The new D-Link DSL-X3052E AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 VDSL2/ ADSL2+ Modem Router with VoIP is available in Australia now from www.dlink.com.au (RRP AUD$399.95), and in New Zealand (RRP NZ$449.99) and from all authorised D-Link partners and retailers in both countries.