The Tanzanian government says it has built 7,610 kilometres of the national ICT broadband backbone, The Citizen reported. Construction of another 409 kilometres of the backbone is under way to link the country to Mozambique. ICT minister Faustine Ndugulile said the government expects to build 1,880 kilometres more during the next few months.
Ndugulile said the government had expanded and successfully connected East and Southern Africa to Tanzania. Mozambiquewill be connected by the ongoing 409 kilometre project. Experts are currently conducting feasibility studies to see the possibility of connecting the country to the DRC.
The minister said the aim was to ensure that Tanzania becomes a communications hub for the East and Southern African region. Ndugulile said the ministry was announcing a sixth phase tender that focused on cross-border communication.
