Converge says 'doubled' fiber network in 2020

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/09/24/converge_1.jpg"/><figcaption>A Converge logo. <em>ABS-CBN/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Converge said Wednesday it &quot;doubled&quot; its fiber network and residential customer growth last year from 2019 as it ramped up its expansion.</p><p>The fixed-line broadband provider installed 28,300 kilometers of fiber optic cables last year, bringing its fiber network to over 55,000 km.</p><p>This fiber connection is available to 2.7 million fiber-to-the-home ports for broadband customers nationwide, Converge said.</p><p>The company also added over 1 million residential customers last year, more than 529,000 it added in 2019.</p><p>This expanded Converge&#x27;s customer base to 6.1 million homes, which is 25 percent of total households in the country, it said.</p><p>“We are well on track to meeting our goal of reaching over 15 million or 55 percent of Philippine households by 2025 and ready to serve the high-speed broadband requirements of the majority of our people,&quot; Converge CEO Dennis Anthony Uy said.</p><p>Uy said the expansion was made &quot;more urgent&quot; as Filipinos need fast internet in their homes during the pandemic.</p><p>Converge said fiber optic cables provide the &quot;fastest&quot; internet of up to 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps) of speed, the company said.</p><p>The company aims to reach unserved and underserved areas within its customer base, as well as expand the network by connecting Luzon with Visayas and Mindanao through a domestic fiber backbone.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/03/20/converge-ict-picks-us-based-commscope-to-build-high-speed-internet-backbone">Converge ICT picks US-based CommScope to build &#x27;high speed&#x27; internet backbone</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/10/26/20/converge-ict-vismin-backbone-done-in-2021-eyes-fiber-service-for-18m-households-by-2025">Converge ICT VisMin backbone done in 2021, eyes fiber service for 18M households by 2025</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EFvrO6QNb_0?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Converge said Wednesday it "doubled" its fiber network and residential customer growth last year from 2019 as it ramped up its expansion.</p>

Converge said Wednesday it "doubled" its fiber network and residential customer growth last year from 2019 as it ramped up its expansion.

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Converge says 'doubled' fiber network in 2020

Converge says 'doubled' fiber network in 2020

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Published Feb 10, 2021 11:33 AM PHT

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