Announcement • Aug 22

Ascento, Inc. And WNC Corporation Receive Conditional Approval For Uncrewed Aircraft Systems And Routers From Federal Communications Commission

The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB or Bureau) maintains a list of equipment and services (Covered List) that have been determined to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons. Pursuant to section 2 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (Secure Networks Act) and sections 1.50002(a) and 1.50003 of the Commission's rules, PSHSB announces that the Department of War (DoW) has granted Conditional Approvals for certain uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and routers. Therefore, such devices are exempt from the Covered List. On December 22, 2025, PSHSB issued a Public Notice adding all UAS and UAS critical components produced in a foreign country to the Covered List. This action was based on a National Security Determination from an Executive Branch interagency body, including several appropriate national security agencies, determining (among other things) that UAS and UAS critical components produced in a foreign country pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States and to the safety and security of U.S. persons. Additionally, on June 15, 2026, based on a National Security Determination from DoW, PSHSB updated the Covered List to exempt 'Toy Drones' as defined in the National Security Determination and 'Toy Drones that contain foreign-produced components.' On July 21, 2026, they updated the Covered List to reflect DoW's determination that extended timelines for the exemption of UAS and UAS critical components included on DoW's Blue UAS Cleared List and UAS and UAS critical components that qualify as 'domestic end products' under the Buy American Standard to January 1, 2028. They also updated the Covered List to reflect DoW's determination that Conditional Approvals for foreign-produced UAS and UAS critical components will not terminate on December 31, 2026, so long as the applicant complies with its approved onshoring plan and updated vetting of the products. Additionally, under DoW's determination, a Conditional Approval will terminate--and the device will be restored to the Covered List--if the applicant fails to adhere to the onshoring plan or if the U.S. Government discovers any false statements or misrepresentations in the application. On March 23, 2026, the Commission added to the Covered List 'routers produced in a foreign country, except routers which have been granted a Conditional Approval by DoW or DHS.' This addition was based on a National Security Determination from an Executive Branch interagency body, including several appropriate national security agencies, determining (among other things) that routers produced in a foreign country pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States and to the safety and security of U.S. persons. The Executive Branch interagency body established a process by which entities producing UAS and UAS critical components and routers in foreign countries can request DoW or the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate whether such devices do not pose unacceptable risks to national security and receive Conditional Approvals that would exempt such devices from the Covered List. The Commission has updated the Covered List to reflect the Conditional Approvals that they have received from the DoW exempting certain UAS and UAS critical components and routers from the Covered List. DoW has reviewed submissions and granted Conditional Approvals for the following devices: Ascento Inc.'s Ascento Guard Dori USA v1 Uncrewed Aircraft System; WNC Corporation's LVR5A, LVM9, and LV85C Wi-Fi Routers (terminating February 21, 2028). They find that each of the Conditional Approvals constitutes 'a specific determination' by DoW that such devices do not pose risks to U.S. national security. Therefore, they conclude that PSHSB is required to update the Covered List to exclude the equipment identified in these Conditional Approvals. PSHSB takes this action under its authority and obligation to publish and maintain the Covered List. Sections 1.50002(a) and 1.50003 of the Commission's rules require PSHSB to publish the Covered List on the Commission's website, to maintain and update the Covered List, and to monitor the status of determinations. The Covered List and the list of devices that have received Conditional Approvals are attached as Appendices A and B to this Public Notice and can also be found on the Bureau's website. They note the continued availability of FCC staff guidance pursuant to sections 0.191 and 0.31(i) of the Commission's rules. Commission staff will provide guidance to TCBs, test labs, and equipment authorization applicants on the impact of these updates.

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	18.7yrs
CEO ownership	0.9%
Management average tenure	no data
Board average tenure	8.8yrs

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Hong-Po Hsieh	Chief Strategy Officer & Chairman	25yrs	no data	1.74% NT$ 1.9b
Jeffrey Gau	President	20.9yrs	no data	0.89% NT$ 984.4m
Frank FC Lin	Chief Staff Officer & Representative Director	26.4yrs	no data	no data
Chin-Bing Peng	Director	21.3yrs	no data	0.027% NT$ 29.5m
Donald Hwang	Representative Director	8.8yrs	no data	0.00015% NT$ 165.1k
Rosie Yu	Independent Director	3.3yrs	no data	no data
T. Y. Lay	Independent Director	6.3yrs	no data	0.018% NT$ 19.6m
Lillian Chao	Independent Director	3.3yrs	no data	no data
Yeali S. Sun	Independent Director	less than a year	no data	no data

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2026/09/18 18:11
End of Day Share Price	2026/09/18 00:00
Earnings	2026/06/30
Annual Earnings	2025/12/31

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

Analyst	Institution
Yiho Liu	Capital Securities Corporation
Christine Wang	Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
James Chiu	Deutsche Bank

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