https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/22/why-the-us-is-in-a-fight-with-chinese-phone-maker-zte.html > ZTE was not a name many Americans would've recognized until very recently. > Most of us, if we knew the Chinese brand at all, viewed it as a maker of low-end smartphones sold by AT&T and Verizon. According to Counterpoint Research, ZTE captured 11 percent of the U.S. smartphone market in the first quarter, behind Apple, Samsung and LG.