US bans foreign-made consumer WiFi routers- what does it mean?
US bans foreign-made consumer WiFi routers- what does it mean?
The news spread fast this week- the US government is "banning" imports of consumer WiFi routers, which could be applicable to every major brand of WiFi router.
We use the term banning in quotes because it implies a moratorium, when this is not actually the case.
First, the rule means any new product not already certified by the FCC, which means you can continue to have access to any WiFi router already on the market.
Second, the FCC is setting up an approval process for manufacturers that submit new routers to the FCC for approval. It remains to be see what the qualifications for approval under this program will be, and what manufacturers would qualify.
As far as available sources on the matter, the ban does not extend to WiFi clients, or clients that can be put into AP mode but do not have routing functionality. Additionally, it is limited only to consumer WiFi routers, which provide Internet access, such as those transmitting in the 2.4 GHz, 5 Ghz, and 6 Ghz bands which are allocated for WiFi use. It does not impact routing devices in other frequencies that are not related to Internet access, at the time of this writing.
Therefore, any impact to products carried by Rokland will be minimal.
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