US: FCC Relaxes Foreign-Made Router Ban to Allow for Security Updates

The FCC has extended by at least two years (to Jan 1, 2029) the period during which manufacturers of banned foreign-made consumer routers and certain drone components may provide software and firmware updates to US-based customers to mitigate harms; the extension applies only to security/compatibility fixes and not to new features. The notice is framed as a national-security measure and highlights the risk posed by unpatched or end-of-life network devices, referencing past China-linked campaigns as background.