TP-Link Plans $1 Billion US Factory To Beat Ban On Wi-Fi 8 Routers
TP-Link is dangling a $1 billion investment in American manufacturing to secure a conditional approval exemption from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the U.S. ban on foreign-made Wi-Fi routers over national security concerns.
Indeed, the White House had granted temporary exemptions to several major networking vendors, but TP-Link was left off the list amidst ongoing scrutiny regarding alleged ties to China. The company, which relocated its global headquarters to Irvine, California, and maintains manufacturing operations in Vietnam, has vehemently denied these allegations and continues to push back against these governmental roadblocks.
In a recent four-page filing submitted to the FCC, TP-Link detailed a strategy that it could begin assembling next-generation Wi-Fi 8 routers inside the United States as soon as next year as part of its proposed multi-million dollar domestic commitment. Furthermore, the company emphasized that these devices would incorporate software and firmware fully developed, written, and maintained...
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