Today, as is all too often the case these days, the news is dominated by US policies towards security, surveillance and privacy.

Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE will not receive any subsidies from the Universal Service Fund that the US uses to subsidise equipment bought by rural and small carriers so the company is cutting back its US sales efforts.

Mobile coverage on Victoria's five busiest regional rail lines is expected to improve with the government's Regional Rail Connectivity Project being accelerated.

Microsoft may finally have to hand over emails stored on a server in Ireland, after the US Supreme Court ended a four-year-old case between the company and the Department of Justice, declaring it was moot due to a new law about access to digital material stored abroad by US technology firms.

Apparently unfazed by its ongoing issues with various world governments, Huawei has released its 5G-oriented SingleRAN Pro solution with three standout features, while achieving "world-first" CE TEC for its 5G NR range.

And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com.

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