Fiber broadband and technology provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. said its data center in Caloocan City, which is expected to boost the firm’s data delivery capacity, has completed construction with operational testing already underway.

Converge said its Caloocan Data Center finished construction last March and is now undergoing testing, with full operations expected in the coming months.

Once online, the facility will enhance the company’s infrastructure to support its core assets and services, said Converge Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder Dennis Anthony Uy.

He said this will enable the internet service provider (ISP) to deliver seamless data to both its residential and enterprise customers nationwide.

Uy is confident of Caloocan Data Center’s reliability after the facility secured full certification as a Tier III facility by global data center authority Uptime Institute.

Earlier this year, the data center was awarded a Tier III certification for its design. In July, the certification was also granted for the facility itself.

The rare recognition marks a first for the country’s growing data center industry.

According to Uptime, a Tier III data center is designed to be concurrently maintainable, meaning it has enough redundant systems that allow for planned maintenance or equipment replacement without disrupting operations.

“With our Caloocan Data Center having been fully certified as Tier III, now both for design and for construction, we are on track to building a digital ecosystem that ensures the highest levels of reliability and security for our network,” said Uy.

The Caloocan Data Center is a three-megawatt (MW) facility that is designed to accommodate 300 racks. It will house the firm’s assets to support its critical business functions.

As the telco industry moves to serve the growing demand for content and cloud services, Converge is also building a 1,200-rack data center in Pampanga.

Aside from using the facility for its own operations, Converge will use the data center to serve its enterprise clients across different sectors.

Apart from data centers, Converge is slated to activate two international cable systems this year to enhance the firm’s capacity to serve its customers.

These are the Bifrost Cable System, which links Singapore to the west coast of the United States (US) with a landing point in Davao, and the Southeast Asia Hong Kong-Hainan Express Cable System (SEA-H2X), which connects Hong Kong and Hainan, China to the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.