"Our work with Intrepidus stands as an important milestone in handset security, " said Lixin Cheng, CEO, ZTE USA, and President, North America Region, ZTE.

ENGADGET: ZTE partnering with Intrepidus to secure future smartphones

"As our first U.S. 4GLTE smartphone, we're proud to launch the Anthem 4G with our long-time partner MetroPCS because we share their goal of providing consumers with outstanding value and a strong 4GLTE experience, " said Lixin Cheng, CEO, ZTE USA, and president, North America Region, ZTE.

ENGADGET: ZTE Anthem 4G unveiled for MetroPCS, has us singing a dual-core, LTE tune for $219

Last week at CTIA, we sat down with Lixin Cheng -- CEO of ZTE USA -- for a candid discussion about the company's future in the US. The conversation started with ZTE's current portfolio in the US, which consists of 18 SKUs -- primarily inexpensive Android smartphones (most with LTE) for the prepaid market.

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