Will TP-Link really make routers in the US? Here’s what it told us
TP-Link, one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer Wi-Fi routers, is in a precarious position in the US. The company just launched its first Wi-Fi 8 routers, but can't bring them here because of President Donald Trump's foreign router ban. Even though competitors Netgear and Asus make their routers in Asia, they've mysteriously obtained […]
A TP-Link Wi-Fi 8 router. | Image: TP-Link TP-Link, one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer Wi-Fi routers, is in a precarious position in the US. The company just launched its first Wi-Fi 8 routers , but can't bring them here because of President Donald Trump's foreign router ban . Even though competitors Netgear and Asus make their routers in Asia, they've mysteriously obtained blanket waivers for all their new gear ; perhaps because of alleged ties to China , TP-Link hasn't managed to get such a waiver yet. But TP-Link is willing to do something those companies weren't - to invest nearly $1 billion to make routers in the United States , creating "hundreds of high-paying re … Read the full story at The Verge.
