ZTE gets more love from the carriers The Chinese phone maker confirms that its Grand S will come to the U.S., but will consumers know or care about the company?

The Grand S may mark ZTE's coming-out party in the U.S.

LAS VEGAS -- When the head of ZTE's North American business, Lixin Cheng, approached the U.S. carriers about building smartphones more than two years ago, he was met with skepticism.
During Cheng's meetings here at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, the carrier executives have told him: "Show me more."
It's indicative of the tremendous strides that ZTE has made in its relationships with the carriers, even as its brand continues to fly under the radar for consumers. After toiling in relative anonymity for the last two years building low-end and mass-market smartphones, the company seems poised to have a bigger impact in 2013.

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