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On 2026-03-23 at 19:01, Ulrich Speidel via Starlink wrote:
 > Well it's not entirely off-topic:
 >
 > https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74787w149zo
 >
 > Quote:
 >
 >> One exception to the general absence of US-made routers is the newer
 >> Starlink WiFi router. Starlink is part of Elon Musk's company SpaceX.
 >>
 >> The company says the Starlink routers are made in Texas

Would this be latest Starlink router model?

https://olegkutkov.me/2024/02/12/starlink-terminal-revision-4-overview-and-tests/

Just from those pictures I can already see a Kingston eMMC that says 
"Taiwan". And chips from ST, which, according to Wikipedia, has closed 
its US factories over 15 years ago.

BR
Daniel