Apple homepod already has the fcc ok

The announced and expected Apple smart speaker, called HomePod, has already received approval from the US authorities. This, together with the company's announcement that the device would be available in "early 2018", and adding the latest rumors about the first shipments, invites us to think that Apple can start selling the device at any time although, probably only available in a few markets throughout the first quarter.

The HomePod is closer

All devices that use communication technologies such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi must be reported to the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) or the United States Federal Communications Commission in order to ensure compliance with federal regulations before that can be put up for sale in the US market. In this regard, the FCC approval suggests that the HomePod will be launched in the near future.

Just for comparison, we can consider that Apple received the FCC approval for the iPhone X on October 4, just one month before the device was officially released, on November 3.

As we were saying, the authorization of the American FCC for the HomePod follows the line of the rumor that we told you last week that the supplier Inventec has already begun to send units of the smart speaker to Apple. Specifically, there is talk of "about a million" units, according to a source in the supply chain, he would have revealed to the Taipei Times, while affirming that the HomePod will arrive "soon".

Apple originally planned to launch the HomePod in December, but the company was forced to delay its debut until 2018. Initially, the HomePod will be available to customers in the US, UK and Australia in "early 2018. "