The US just banned new routers that aren’t made in America — here’s what it means for your Wi-Fi network
The FCC says foreign-made routers are no longer allowedYour existing home router is safe from the banAround 60% of US home routers are made in China After putting nation-wide blocks on companies such as Huawei and DJI in recent years, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has now placed a blanket ban on new routers that aren’t made in America. The ruling applies to “consumer-grade routers” that are “produced in foreign countries”, the FCC says, and approval won’t be granted to such devices in the future — though those that are already on sale and in use are safe. As per the FCC, routers made outside the borders of the US represent both a “supply chain vulnerability” and a “severe cybersecurity risk”. In other words, there are suspicions that problems in router supply could disrupt the US economy and infrastructure, and that they could be used by foreign states to spy on the communications of US citizens. […]