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NTT Ltd., a leading IT infrastructure and services company, announced the opening of its latest data center in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Johannesburg 1 Data Center is part of NTT’s expansion into the African continent and has a capacity of 12MW, covering 6,000m² of IT space once it is fully built out. The technical infrastructure is supported by N+1 uninterruptible power supply systems (UPS), N+1 generator backup and highly redundant cooling systems. This will provide clients with dedicated sustainable infrastructure, operational control and the design flexibility required to support their high-performance needs.

During the Digital Council Conext Digital Infrastructure Summit, held in South Africa, Kundo Mathew, deputy minister of information, communication and information technologies, said that the Tanzanian government is aiming to connect 80% of the population to the internet and to increase broadband internet usage from 45% to 80% by 2025.

Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) agreed to its first-ever high-speed, low-latency broadband satellite internet service license to Starlink, the satellite-based Internet network. Starlink has been awarded the following licenses: network facilities, network services and application service licenses, which will become effective once the information is published in the Government Gazette.

Clemence Chiduwa, Zimbabwe's deputy finance minister, revealed after a meeting with Tshepidi Moremong, Africa50's director of operations, that the Zimbabwean government is looking to expand its national fiber optic network as part of a major infrastructure investment project.

Zimbabwe's Zimsat-1 and Uganda's PearlAfricaSat-1 nano-satellites are set to be launched into orbit on November 6 from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Commercial Space Launch Facility in Virginia. The two pieces of equipment will fly aboard the Northrop Grumman NG-18 Cygnus to the International Space Station (ISS) and then orbit the Earth.

According to the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), the government plans to establish a space agency to explore the country's potential in using space resources for scientific and technological advancement.

Subtonomy, a leading network experience platform provider in the Nordics, has announced that it will be attending AfricaCom in South Africa to bring its world-class digital customer support offering to the continent.

To improve access to quality broadband internet and data hosting services for homes and businesses in Africa, IFC announced it is expanding its relationship with West Indian Ocean Cable Company Holding Ltd. (WIOCC Group), a leading digital connectivity and infrastructure provider in Africa, with a $30 million equity investment. The new investment will support WIOCC Group's continued rollout of terrestrial fiber-optic networks, investment in new subsea cables and the launch of world-class, open-access core and edge data center infrastructure across the continent.

An agreement was signed between the revolutionary government of Zanzibar and the IT services provider Oman Data Park (ODP) for the construction of a data center. Once built, this infrastructure is expected to house data and information for the public and private sectors in Zanzibar.

The highest decision-making body of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has opened with delegates from around the world pursuing digital cooperation and transformation for the greater good.