After pressure from regulatory committees about fears of Chinese spies and botnets, the FCC has placed a ban on all new foreign-made consumer routers.
TP-Link may be affected by latest US ban
TP-Link may be affected by latest US ban
Regulators have become increasingly interested in routers after Chinese brands took more than 65% market share during the pandemic. US router makers like Netgear pushed back with lawsuits and lobbying, and it seems to have borne some fruit, though the result may cause problems for everyone.
According to a report from Reuters, the FCC has deemed all foreign-made routers a national security concern. This seems to imply that the United States wants all routers manufactured in the country via “secure supply chains.”