From The Verge · Sean Hollister · · 1m 20s
Asus escapes US router ban without US manufacturing plan
Asus gets US router exemption without committing to US manufacturing.
In brief
Asus gets US router exemption without committing to US manufacturing. Asus escaped the US router ban by submitting a cybersecurity review but has not publicly committed to US manufacturing. Originally reported by The Verge.
Quick answers
- Why exemption?
- The US router ban is not about security or manufacturing but about where routers are made, with Asus and Netgear claiming they manufacture in US allies.
- What is the key takeaway from Asus escapes US router ban without US manufacturing plan?
- Asus escaped the US router ban by submitting a cybersecurity review but has not publicly committed to US manufacturing.
US router ban
The United States banned all future foreign-made consumer routers unless makers could prove they weren’t a national security threat and submit a detailed plan for US manufacturing.
Asus exemption
Asus received a blanket exemption from the ban just in time to launch its first early Wi-Fi 8 routers in the United States.
No US manufacturing plan
Asus has not publicly announced any plan to bring manufacturing to the United States or confirmed whether it submitted such a plan.
Asus statement
Asus spokesperson JJ Guerrero stated that the company submitted a plan to the FCC and is working with trusted manufacturing partners for future networking products in the United States.
No clarification
Asus did not clarify whether it had submitted a US manufacturing plan when asked repeatedly by The Verge over 12 days.
Why exemption?
The US router ban is not about security or manufacturing but about where routers are made, with Asus and Netgear claiming they manufacture in US allies.
What matters most
Asus escaped the US router ban by submitting a cybersecurity review but has not publicly committed to US manufacturing.
