FCC Router Ban Docket Adds Vantiva Approval And CTIA Waiver Request
Light Reading reported that the FCC router-ban docket now includes Vantiva’s conditional approval, new CTIA and WNC waiver petitions, and multiple approvals running into 2027 and 2028, while several requests remain pending.
The FCC's consumer-router ban is now moving through waivers and conditional approvals.
The docket includes Vantiva, CTIA and WNC among the latest companies navigating the process, according to Light Reading.
The ban on new foreign-made consumer routers took effect in March.
Recent docket activity includes conditional approvals, expedited waivers and new petitions from suppliers that need to change customer-premises equipment during component shortages.
Vantiva Received Conditional Approval For A DOCSIS 3.1+ Modem
Vantiva received conditional approval this week for the CWA438TX, a DOCSIS 3.1+ modem with integrated voice-over-IP support, according to Light Reading.
The Broadcom-powered model can deliver downstream speeds around 8 Gbit/s on cable networks that open additional OFDM channels, the outlet reported.
The FCC's waiver and conditional-approval path exempts certain products from its Covered List.
The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau maintains the Covered List as the FCC register for devices and services determined to pose an unacceptable risk to the U.S.
Several docket requests cited memory-component changes during supply shortages.
The activity includes vendors seeking new memory sources or changing memory type and size in products that previously received FCC authorizations, as well as in new router, modem and gateway models.
CTIA And WNC Asked For Expedited Waivers
CTIA's July 6 petition sought an expedited waiver for member companies and suppliers to make changes to customer-premises equipment.
The petition covered memory-module substitutions and other components affected by shortages, including diodes and RF filters.
The article listed CTIA members including American Tower, AT&T, EchoStar, T-Mobile and Verizon.
The petition applies to mobile and broadband infrastructure suppliers rather than a single router vendor.
WNC Corp.'s July 2 petition sought Class I and Class II hardware changes to consumer-grade routers already on the FCC's Covered List.
The Taiwan-based company makes customer-premises equipment for several U.S. broadband operators.
WNC said it is working to onshore manufacturing capabilities in the U.S. while handling near-term supply-chain constraints for routers manufactured in Taiwan.
The filing listed possible substitutions for DRAM, NAND flash and embedded MultiMediaCards, depending on the product.
FCC Docket Lists Approvals Through 2028
The roundup listed several approved and pending requests.
Arcadyan Technology received an expedited waiver and separate conditional approval for several customer-premises devices for three U.S. mobile operators.
The docket also listed conditional approvals for Calix, Amazon's eero devices, Hitron, Miri Technologies, Netgear, Nokia, Sagemcom and Vantiva.
The Vantiva approval for the CWA438TX runs through January 8, 2028, while ACA Connects/NTCA, Askey Compute Corp., USTelecom and WNC were listed as awaiting approval, according to Light Reading.
Remaining Router Waivers Are Still Unapproved
The public record still lacks final FCC decisions on the CTIA, WNC, ACA Connects/NTCA, Askey Compute Corp. and USTelecom requests, along with approval dates for those pending waiver petitions.
