On July 21, RBR+TVBR first shared with readers how “a relatively small number of consumers” had complained about being unable to access NEXTGEN TV signals, delivered via ATSC 3.0 technology. These users purchased a gateway device sold by SiliconDust, dubbed the “HDHomeRun Flex,” determined to have components manufactured by Huawei.
That’s on the banned “rip-and-replace” list due to federal government Homeland Security concerns, and Huawei’s alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Now, Pearl TV counsel Max Larson and Gerard Waldron at Covington & Burling have provided the FCC with more details on just how HDHomeRun depends on a chipset manufactured by HiSilicon, a wholly-owned Huawei Technologies subsidiary.
