Dossier
mobile hotspots
Coverage of mobile hotspots in the Nexus archive.
- What You Need to Know About the Foreign-Made Router Ban in the US
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has banned the sale of new consumer-grade Wi-Fi routers and mobile hotspots manufactured outside the US. The regulation aims to restrict foreign-made devices in the consumer market.
- US clarifies mobile hotspots part of foreign router ban despite rarity of American made consumer kit
The US telecom regulator clarified that its ban on foreign-made routers includes mobile hotspots and domestic routers using 5G cellular connections, despite most consumer kits being sourced from APAC and other regions. The silicon used is often American, but manufacturing remains overseas.