Pure fiber data network and internet service provider Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc. has expanded its fiber assets to serve another million customers this April and is on track to cover 55 percent of Philippine households by 2025, Founder, CEO, and Executive...
As part of this year's P70 billion expansion program, Globe Telecom Inc. will deploy more than 1 million fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) lines to meet rising demand for faster internet and work-from-home requirements due to the pandemic. The telco is upgrading all of its remaining copper lines to fiber to...
The Board of Investments has granted pioneer tax incentives to the P30.6576 billion project of Philippines Fiber Optic Cable Network (PFOCN), a Singaporean company, which is expected to spur the country’s telecommunications sector. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez announced the...
High-speed fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. is about to complete its national fiber backbone as it installs 1,800 kilometers of submarine sea cables connecting Visayas and Mindanao this month. “We started Converge nine years ago with a dream to bring the world’s best...
With majority of businesses reinventing themselves to transcend the impact of the ongoing pandemic, the internet became the perfect answer to bridge the resulting gaps and to quickly adapt to the new market realities. This sped up the shift to digitization as many business value chains became...
Internet service provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. more than doubled its fiber network to over 55,000 kilometers last year, despite challenges posed by the pandemic. “We've accelerated our fiber optic expansion to reach underserved and unserved areas in the country in need of high speed...
Sustainability is the way to go, even for fashion brands. From paper to bottles to fashion, the innovation of byproducts has become more and more progressive throughout the years as humanity has become increasingly concerned about the spoils of disposable products. We are aware of paper being...
Globe Telecom Inc. is migrating its broadband network from copper to fiber and has moved over 40 percent of targeted customers nationwide to its newer, higher-speed network for free. With the shift to fiber, Globe broadband customers enjoy better connection as more people use the...
A modernizing PLDT Inc. will upgrade all customers still using its old, ordinary, copper telephone wires to fiber in the next 18 months, boosting internet speeds for free. "We will grow our business by helping our customers – and the country – rebuild their lives and livelihoods with powerful...
