GL.iNet Mudi 7, codenamed GL-E5800, is a battery-powered 5G NR WiFi-7 travel router with 2.5GbE, up to 4.67 Gbps downlink cellular speed, up to 5.76 Gbps WiFi link rate, and 700 Mbps VPN transfer rate using OpenVPN-DCO (600 Mbps with WireGuard VPN).
It’s the third model since the company introduced the Mudi portable 4G LTE WiFi router in 2019, and followed up with the Mudi V2 (GL-E750V2) 4G LTE router in 2024. The Mudi 7 is a serious upgrade with 2.5GbE, 5G cellular, and WiFi 7 connectivity, and a large 5380 mAh battery good for a full day. It also features two USB-C ports for power and tethering, a 2.8-inch touchscreen display, eight internal antennas, and two TS-9 connectors for external antennas.
Mudi 7 specifications:
- SoC – Unnamed Qualcomm quad-core processor @ 2.2GHz (potentially IPQ9574 quad-core Cortex-A73)
- System Memory – 2GB LPDDR4X
- Storage – 8GB eMMC flash
- Display – 2.8-inch color LCD with touchscreen
- Wired Networking – 2.5Gbps Ethernet port
- Wireless – 5G and WiFi 7
- Chipset – Qualcomm Dragonwing MBB Gen 3 (based on Snapdragon X72)
- WiFi 7
- Protocol – IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
- Wi-Fi Speed – 688 Mbps (2.4GHz), 2,882 Mbps (5GHz), 5,764 Mbps (6GHz)
- 5G / 4G LTE cellular
- 3GPP Rel-17 NSA/SA operation, Sub-6GHz
- LTE Category: Cat 20 (DL) / Cat 18 (UL)
- Max speed – Downlink: 4.67 Gbps; uplink: 3.5 Gbps (from X72/X75 specs)
- Frequency bands
- GL-E5800NA (North America variant)
- 5G NR NSA: n2 / n5 / n7 / n12 / n14 / n25 / n26 / n30 / n38 / n41 / n48 / n66 / n71 / n77 / n78
- 5G NR SA: n2 / n5 / n7 / n12 / n13 / n14 / n25 / n26 / n29 / n30 / n38 / n41 / n48 / n66 / n70 / n71 / n77 / n78
- LTE-FDD: B2 / B4 / B5 / B7 / B12 / B13 / B14 / B17 / B25 / B26 / B29 / B30 / B66 / B71
- LTE-TDD: B38 / B41 / B42 / B43 / B48
- GL-E5800EU (Europe/Global variant)
- 5G NR NSA: n1 / n3 / n5 / n7 / n8 / n20 / n26 / n28 / n38 / n40 / n41 / n75 / n77 / n78
- 5G NR SA: n1 / n3 / n5 / n7 / n8 / n20 / n26 / n28 / n38 / n40 / n41 / n75 / n77 / n78
- LTE-FDD: B1 / B3 / B5 / B7 / B8 / B20 / B28 / B32
- LTE-TDD: B38 / B40 / B41 / B42 / B43
- WCDMA: B1 / B5 / B8
- GL-E5800NA (North America variant)
- 2x Nano SIM card slots
- Onboard eSIM
- Antennas
- 8x internal antennas (6x cellular antennas, 2x 2.4GHz & 5GHz & 6GHz Wi-Fi antennas)
- 2x TS-9 ports for external antennas (not provided by default)
- USB
- USB 3.2 (10 Gbps) Type-C OTG port for power input & output, USB tethering
- USB Type-C port for power input and output
- Misc
- Power button
- Internal Reset button under battery cover
- Power Supply
- 3.85V/5380mAh (20.72Wh) built-in removable battery good for a typical 13.5 hours on a full charge
- Charging – USB PD/PPS 5-12V, 30W Max
- Power Consumption – < 30W
- Dimensions – 157 x 75 x 22.8 mm
- Weight – 300 grams
- Temperature Range – 0 ~ 40°C
The Mudi 7 router ships with a battery pack, a USB-C cable for charging, a travel pouch, and a user manual. The system runs a fork of OpenWrt 22.03 with Linux 5.15. You’ll find documentation to get started on the GL.iNet website. It’s still based on Admin Panel v4.0, so the user experience when configuring the router with the web interface will be similar to the GL.iNet Spitz AX 5G router we reviewed about three years ago. The advantages of the new Mudi 7 are that it’s portable, features a touchscreen display for quick configuration/settings, and should deliver much better performance thanks to a faster SoC and an enhanced 5G/WiFi 7 sub-system.
It was unveiled at CES 2026, started shipping from the GL.iNet store in April 2026, and is now more broadly available, so we already have some reviews from sites or YouTubers such as NAScompares and Jabber Tech. Reviews are generally positive, although both complain about the lack of MLO (Multi-Link Operation) support in the Mudi 7.
One thing that has not changed since I reviewed the Spitx AX 5G router is that 5G hardware is not exactly cheap. The Mudi sells for $420 on Amazon, AliExpress, or the GL.iNet store. By comparison, the Mudi V2 4G LTE + WiFi 5 router (433 Mbps) now goes for $155, so if all you require is basic connectivity on the router, the Mudi 7 might be overspec’ed and overpriced.
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
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