FCC's router ban expands to portable hotspots - 4 things this means for you - ZDNET

Our gifting experts are obsessively searching for holiday gifts that are unique, thoughtful and suitable for any budget. Home & Office > Networking > Home Networking It may get more difficult to upgrade your hotspot - and you'll have other things to worry about, too. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Just a month after announcing a sweeping router ban that prohibits new foreign-made routers from hitting the US market, including popular brands like TP-Link, Linksys, and Asus, the FCC has expanded that ban to include mobile hotspots as well. The commission hasn’t made an official announcement about the expansion, but in a section that details what qualifies as a consumer-grade router (first spotted by PCMag), there’s new verbiage that includes “portable or mobile MiFi Wi-Fi or hotspot devices for residential use” as well as “LTE/5G CPE devices for residential use.” Also: This Wi-Fi 7 router solved my big internet headache – and it’s accessibly priced Since the ban doesn’t include any existing devices, there will be no impact on your current setup in the short term. When you might see a difference, though, is when you decide to upgrade, or your current setup gives