A three-month review of the GL.iNet Mudi 7 (GL-E5800) 5G NR Tri-band Wi-Fi 7 travel router, including a comparison to my long-time Netgear Nighthawk M2 companion. Earlier this year I reviewed the GL.iNet Slate 7 (GL-BE3600), the Wi-Fi 7 travel router that replaced my long-running Linksys WRT3200 ACM as the router in my travel setup. The device I settled on is the GL.iNet Mudi 7 (GL-E5800), a 5G NR Sub-6 Tri-band Wi-Fi 7 travel router that GL.iNet unveiled at CES 2026 and started shipping back in April. If IMEI randomization is the reason you were looking at a Mudi specifically, the Mudi 7 does not give you that, at least today. Then again, with the M2 + Slate 7 combo I had the flexibility to only bring what’s really needed, which, for e.g.