Members have asked us if Uniview and their OEMs were exempted from the NDAA ban, since they were not specifically named.
However, we tore down three Uniview models, all of which use Hisilicon chips (Hi3516 variants, see images below). These chips are likely to be covered by the NDAA, going into effect in August 2019. A spokesperson for the Congressional committee which drafted the NDAA, told IPVM:
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