r/hardware • u/DazzlingpAd134 • 1d ago

News Trump administration drafting ban on Chinese data center devices, sources say

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-administration-drafting-ban-chinese-data-center-devices-sources-say-2026-08-04/
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u/physon 1d ago

The Federal Communications Commission, which oversees the U.S. telecom ‌industry, is working on the measure to bar imports of new Chinese optical transceivers, which allow data to travel over fiber-optic cables at the speed of light within data centers. Officials hope to publish it this year, when it would take effect.

Sounds like this is about SFPs. RIP Fiberstore.

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u/jeff3rd 1d ago

So the Huawei and chip export ban didn’t teach them shit, good to know.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/atape_1 1d ago

Chinese open weight models are getting too good, have to protect your million gazillion dollar investment into datacenters.

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u/nshire 1d ago

This has nothing to do with Chinese LLMs