https://www.techradar.com/news/business-as-usual-for-zte-in-uk-but-us-row-threatens-companys-future >The past seven days have been fairly dramatic for Chinese smartphone and telecom equipment manufacturer ZTE, which has had to content with two separate incidents on either side of the Atlantic. >In the UK, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) sent a letter to British telcos warning them not to use ZTE networking equipment on national security grounds, while the US has banned American firms from selling products and services to the company for seven years.