Key Tronic and TP-Link Systems Inc. Sign Letter of Intent to Bring Router Assembly to the United States
Key Highlights
- ➤TP-Link selects Key Tronic as primary domestic manufacturing partner for networking products
- ➤Wi-Fi 8 home networking assembly expected to begin in Corinth, Mississippi, as early as next year
- ➤Domestic assembly remains pending U.S. regulatory approval
- ➤Key Tronic advances strategy to expand U.S. production and provide resilient manufacturing solutions
Expert Statements
Brett Larsen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Key Tronic Corporation
“Key Tronic is proud to partner with TP-Link as it expands its commitment to domestic manufacturing and works to bring high-tech networking assembly back to American soil”
Brett Larsen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Key Tronic Corporation
“Our production footprint will give TP-Link a strong domestic foundation, and our experience in high-reliability electronics manufacturing will help support the company’s new generation of Wi-Fi 8 technologies.”
Jeffrey Chao, Chief Executive Officer of TP-Link Systems Inc.
“This LOI with Key Tronic demonstrates our firm commitment to expanding domestic advanced manufacturing, and establishing America as our base for delivering secure, reliable connectivity solutions to households and businesses around the world,”
Jeffrey Chao, Chief Executive Officer of TP-Link Systems Inc.
“By choosing to assemble cutting-edge products here at home, we are thrilled to support U.S. high-tech job growth and empower a new generation of American innovation and innovators.”
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash., Oct. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Key Tronic Corporation (Nasdaq: KTCC), a provider of electronic manufacturing services (EMS), today announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with TP-Link Systems Inc., a global leader in networking and smart home solutions, to bring next-generation assembly to the United States. The LOI marks a significant step in Key Tronic’s strategic initiatives to expand its domestic production.
Under the LOI, Key Tronic will become a primary domestic manufacturing partner for TP-Link, supporting assembly of the company’s advanced networking portfolio in Corinth, Mississippi. Pending U.S. regulatory approval, TP-Link and Key Tronic expect domestic assembly of its groundbreaking Wi-Fi 8 home networking product line to begin as early as next year.
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