TP-Link launches Wi-Fi 8 routers it cannot sell in the US under the foreign router ban

Summary

TP-Link, one of the world's leading makers of consumer Wi-Fi routers, has launched its first Wi-Fi 8 routers, but it cannot bring them to the US because of President Donald Trump's foreign router ban. The Verge reports that rivals Netgear and Asus make their routers in Asia, and asks whether TP-Link will really make routers in the US, based on what the company told it in an interview.

Timeline

1. The Verge

   21 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTCSource ↗

   The Verge reports that TP-Link has launched its first Wi-Fi 8 routers but cannot bring them to the US because of the foreign router ban, and asks whether the company will really make routers in the US, based on an interview with the company.