TP-Link Systems, Inc. Fact Sheet

Company Background and Ownership

TP-Link Systems Inc. (TP-Link) is headquartered in Irvine, California, and is the parent company for the global TP-Link business. TP-Link proudly supplies quality, secure networking equipment and smart home devices to consumers in the United States and around the world. TP-Link does not sell any products to customers in mainland China.

TP-Link has split from and no longer has any affiliation with TP-LINK Technologies Co., Ltd., which serves the mainland Chinese market. Despite having similar names, these companies have entirely different ownership, management, and operations.

TP-Link Systems first entered the U.S. market in 2008. In 2022, the company began separation from TP-LINK Technologies and, in October 2024, established TP-Link Systems Inc., based in Irvine, CA, as its global headquarters and parent company with Jeffrey (Jianjun) Chao and his wife Hillary as sole owners. Jeffrey is CEO of the company.

As a company headquartered in the United States, no government – foreign or domestic – has access to and control over the design and production of our routers and other devices.

TP-Link Systems Security Facts and Commitment

Security at TP-Link Systems is a core pillar of the company’s product strategy and corporate ethos. Over many years, we have developed and refined a comprehensive security framework designed to anticipate, identify, and address risks swiftly and effectively.
TP-Link Systems has signed the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s “Secure by Design” pledge on secure product development and is a participating member in CISA’s Secure by Design Technical Exchange Group. TP-Link supports the further development of U.S. product security standards.
TP-Link Systems is a registered CVE Numbering Authority, meaning we take direct responsibility for identifying and publicizing cybersecurity vulnerabilities that could potentially affect our products. We collaborate with partners across the cybersecurity community on other initiatives, including bug bounty programs, security testing, and hacking competitions.
We store user data on secure cloud infrastructure protected with industry-recognized security products. A U.S.-based information security team oversees core data security functions across TP-Link, and a U.S.-based cloud operations team monitors the security and integrity of customer data on the cloud.
TP-Link’s page on our security commitment provides additional detail, including information on TP-Link’s security performance compared to industry peers.

Manufacturing and Supply Chain

TP-Link Systems carefully controls its supply chains, implements rigorous secure product development and testing processes, and takes timely and appropriate action to mitigate any vulnerabilities we become aware of. TP-Link is constantly assessing potential risks to its U.S. operations, customers, and supply chain.

Since 2018 TP-Link has manufactured products for the U.S. market in its own factory in Vietnam.

Manufacturing products in TP-Link facilities with our own employees provides another layer of security and governance for the supply chain serving the U.S. market and beyond.

TP-Link is investing heavily in U.S. R&D and manufacturing.