FCC Extends Router Ban to Mobile Hotspots

The Federal Communications Commission updated its FAQ to cover consumer‑grade portable Wi‑Fi hotspot devices and residential LTE/5G customer‑premises equipment under its ban on foreign‑made routers. The change applies to new models vendors plan to sell and excludes existing models, enterprise gear, and phones with hotspot functions. — This matters because it expands a regulatory tool that can reshape consumer device supply chains, carrier equipment choices, and the business cases for foreign and domestic networking hardware makers.