Network Pioneers Offer Private Island Experience for Any Smart Home
Island® Routers Now Available Direct-to-Consumer
The Island team, whose core engineering members invented local area networking, now offers Island routers for direct purchase to consumers wanting a luxury Internet experience—extraordinary speed, advanced security, and a simple-to-use app. Paired with the consumer’s preferred Wi-Fi mesh or access points, wired Island routers combine enterprise-class performance and privacy with consumer ease-of-use. The Red Dot design-winning routers fit contemporary or rack-mount environments. Fun note: Island lip balm comes in each palm-covered package.
Boosts Speed by 2-to-10 Times
Obsessed with performance, the Island team uses only premium hardware and has honed its unusually modular, proprietary software over a span of 20+ years, previously developed for enterprise and carrier products. As a result, Island routers clock speeds that boost network performance by 2-to-10 times. Current users enjoying Island’s “ridiculously fast” performance include day traders, gamers, video engineers requiring fast transfers of extremely large files, and legal deposition specialists moving evidence over multiple simultaneous VPN sessions. Island’s multi-WAN failover, providing uninterrupted service, happens so fast—if you blink you might miss it.
Next-Gen Firewall Plus Hack-Resistant Architecture
From the moment you power on, Island’s next-generation firewall, URL filtering against 8 types of threats, intrusion prevention, built-in VPN, and noncircumventable DoH kick in, providing totally automated, no-configure security—all at wire speed. Island’s patent-pending firmware is hack-resistant and loaded into units only at Island’s headquarters in the U.S. The Island app, including parental controls, has “set the bar for useability” says review editor Matt Whitlock. All aspects of Island routers have been designed for smooth, worry-free operation and peace of mind.
Specs, Pricing, and Recognition
Island routers, both subscription-free, work with any ISP gateway and Wi-Fi mesh supporting bridge mode. At $499, Island supports 1-gigabit-or-less Internet service, 5,000 devices, and 1000 simultaneous LAN, VLAN, and VPN connections. In January 2025, Island was voted “Best Hardware Solution of the Year 2024” by professional integrators.
At $1299, the Island Pro supports 10,000 devices and service plans up to 10 gigabits. The Pro garnered a “Top New Technology” award at Barcelona’s ISE show in February 2025.
About the Island Team
The Island team’s extensive experience in enterprise and carrier network technology has generated numerous industry awards, distinctions, and 65+ U.S. patents. Island is a brand of PerfTech, Inc., founded in 2001 and based in San Antonio, Texas.
Lew Donzis Chats with CEPRO on Why the World Needs Another Router
CEPRO’s Arlen Schweiger caught up with Island’s CEO/CTO, Lew Donzis, to discover why the Island engineering team determined the world needed another router in the home and small business space. The answer turns out to be a combination of three factors: the proliferation of devices and applications, how dynamically evolved the Internet has become, and the deep experience the team has in the art of routing. Read the interview here.
Island Pro Wins the 2025 Top New Technology Award
Barcelona, Spain – Island Pro received the CEPro and CI’s Top New Technology Award presented at ISE in Barcelona. The honor was awarded to Island as the hardware product offering the best MSP utility and innovation. Dan Ferrisi endorsed the product, “…a fantastic representation of the very best that commercial AV has to offer.” Read more
Island named “Hardware Solution of the Year” by ChannelPro Live
The Island team is thrilled to be recognized by ChannelPro as Hardware Solution of the Year (2024). We’re always happy to let others do the talking for us. Learn more about this year’s winners here:
Island Router and Sales Team Take Two Awards at ChannelPro LIVE Chicago 2024
The Island router kicked off its debut at ChannelPro LIVE 2024 with two strong wins orchestrated by its sales team:
Best Hardware Solutions
ROI Lightning Round Winner
The ChannelPro LIVE events focus on relevant topics designed for MSP and IT professionals through keynote speeches, panels, and sponsor presentations. As a new router entry to the MSP channel, Island impressed with its exceptional performance and the elegant simplicity of its app. During the two-minute ROI Lightning Round, Island EVP Tom Gallo delivered an impactful presentation, highlighting the Island team’s decades-long history of innovation, the product's enterprise-class performance, and its lack of subscription fees. Notably, award winners were selected by attendee voting. You can see the full awards list here.
CE Pro Shares Island Insight: The Days of Rebooting are Over
February 28, 2024—CE Pro shared an article on Island featuring Marc Moore of Tomorrow Entertainment touting one of Island’s key benefits as a commercial-grade router for bulletproof home networking. Moore states, “When I first got my Island Router here at my place and put my 60 devices or whatever it was, on it, the days of rebooting were over – literally,” Moore enthuses. “Here we are, a year-and-a-half later, and I haven’t rebooted anything. Not once.”
You can view the full article here
