The NDAA is not really a reversal of the ZTE deal, but will in all probability prolong the ban-lifting process for ZTE. Nikhil Batra More Quotes by Nikhil Batra More Quotes From Nikhil Batra It's a long way back for ZTE. Not just to win back customer confidence and assure them, but also work hard to find substitutes to U.S. suppliers such as Avnet, Qualcomm, Broadcom etc (to reduce reliance), essentially, this would mean going back to the drawing board and rethinking its overall design strategy. Nikhil Batra business The political nature of the issue and the fact that members of the U.S. Senate are not on board this decision makes it very tricky. Anything could happen. Nikhil Batra business