NTT to launch data centres into space within five years

NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT have announced plans to work together to build an integrated computing network in space that will include, among other things, space-based data centres.
The Japanese operator is essentially pitching this as a CSR initiative, talking up the role of the new space business in helping work towards a sustainable society. But the technology is pretty interesting too.
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