[emilamlom]

It's designed to be a wireless router without a lot of extra fluff. If more lan ports are needed, add a switch behind it (though it'd probably be better to have the switch elsewhere unless it's a really simple network). The USB looks like it's used for admin tasks like updating firmware, so I don't see why they'd need to add more than USB2.0.

[nine_k]

Uses for a USB3 port:

- An LTE dongle as a fallback for the wired upstream connection.

- An SSD for quick onsite backup / mirror of the most important files.

Nothing critical, and can work via USB2 at 480 Mbps, but USB3 would be nicer.

[fragmede]

USB 3.1 brings this new connector, usb-c. Many newer devices use that connector these days and customers may wish for a port with that connector. If you have a laptop with such a port, you'd be able to use a usb-c to usb-c cable to connect it to the router, perhaps for debugging, without needing a usb-c to Ethernet dongle, plus Ethernet cable. Plus not needing to disconnect the single LAN port.

[emilamlom]

It already has a usb-c connector. No need to patronize me.

[fragmede]

USB-C Serial console != USB 3.1 port. Nor does a usb-c power supply port count either.

No need to get defensive, I wasn't the one asking if there was a use for USB > 2.0. If you didn't know before, now you know. If you did already then at most you read a sentence full of information you already knew. Hardly a terrible offense. Other readers who might not have known also now know. :)

[emilamlom]

I wasn't asking if there was a use for USB 3.1, I am already aware of how it's commonly used on routers (apart from the LTE fallback the other commenter mentioned. That's pretty cool). But even so, your comment didn't list a use for it. You listed uses for usb-c, most of which it seems that it's already capable of. It's not a big deal really, just clarifying.