Tanzanian, Chinese firms sign contract for extension of national ICT broadband infrastructure

DAR ES SALAAM, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's state-run telecom company on Monday signed a contract with Chinese tech giant Huawei for the extension of the National ICT Broadband Backbone (NICTBB) to 23 districts in the East African nation.

The contract was signed between Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation Executive Director Peter Ulanga and Huawei Tanzania Managing Director Damon Zhang in Dodoma, the capital of Tanzania.