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Asus has declined to explain how its routers avoided the sweeping US restrictions that hit networking equipment from other manufacturers with Chinese supply ties. The company remains silent on the details of its exemption, prompting questions from tech commentators about what the criteria were and why Asus qualified while rivals did not.

A homeowner is upgrading their home internet without moving to fiber, instead choosing cellular broadband. They are looking for an LTE/5G modem with a SIM slot and an ethernet port to connect to a new router, and are asking for hardware recommendations and setup tips from others who have built similar cellular-based home connections.

Inseego has completed its acquisition of Nokia's Fixed Wireless Access business, taking ownership of the unit that develops routers and related technology for delivering home and business broadband over cellular networks. The deal strengthens Inseego's position in the growing 5G fixed wireless market while allowing Nokia to streamline its portfolio and focus on its core network infrastructure operations.

A common home-network problem is making the rounds: a Wi-Fi repeater properly connected via LAN to the router still delivers barely 90 Mbit/s in the room. The usual culprit is an old network cable or a port limited to 100 Mbit/s somewhere in the chain, which caps speeds regardless of how fast the internet line is. The advice: check cables and ports for gigabit support before blaming the router or provider.

A newly published vulnerability, CVE-2026-13313, affects ASUS routers and is rated high severity with a CVSS score of 8.9. Authenticated attackers can exploit a debug code path to enable Telnet on the device, obtaining root command execution. Security researchers advise administrators to restrict management access and monitor for Telnet activity until ASUS releases patch details.

A new ranking of AI model routers for 2026 is making the rounds, claiming to offer honest comparisons that cut through marketing hype. The piece evaluates tools that route requests between large language models, a category growing fast as developers juggle multiple AI providers. It is aimed at programmers and teams looking to pick routing software for productivity and coding workflows.

Developers are debating OpenRouter's pricing model, noting the service charges a 5.5% fee when users add credits rather than a per-token markup on API calls. A breakdown compares the total cost of routing AI requests through OpenRouter versus paying providers directly or self-hosting an open-source proxy like LiteLLM, offering a decision rule for choosing between the three approaches.

Asus is refusing to explain how it escaped a US ban on its routers, and the company is not publicly committing to manufacturing in the United States. The stance has raised questions about what concessions, if any, the Taiwanese hardware maker made to US authorities, and whether customers can expect any change to where its products are built.

Asus has apparently avoided a US restriction affecting routers, but the company has declined to explain how. The Verge reports that Asus will not say what steps it took, raising questions about whether it shifted manufacturing or lobbied for an exemption. The silence has prompted discussion about transparency in US trade and tech policy.

A writer at XDA Developers describes how they finally resolved persistent buffering on their smart TV, discovering the internet connection was not to blame. The piece walks through troubleshooting the TV itself rather than the router or broadband, a common frustration for streaming households.

The diagnostic app Network-Doctor offers guided A/B tests comparing WiFi against mobile connections, and against usage right next to the router, to show whether slow internet stems from the home network, the provider, or coverage. Users discuss whether connection problems lie with their ISP or their own WiFi setup.

The United States moved this spring to bar future foreign-made consumer routers from the market unless manufacturers satisfy two conditions: convincing the US government they pose no national security threat, and submitting a detailed, time-bound plan for establishing domestic or trusted production. The policy effectively covers nearly all future consumer routers, since most are made abroad, and signals a tightening US stance on network hardware security.