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Converge inks deal to participate in SEA-Hainan-Hong Kong subsea cable system

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<p>MANILA - Pure fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc is participating in the Southeast Asia Hainan-Hong Kong Express Cable System also known as Project SEA-H2X, it said Monday.</p><p>In a disclosure to the stock exchange, Converge said it is a party to a Construction and Maintenance Agreement (C&amp;MA) which took effect on March 4.</p><p>The agreement defines how the project will be &quot;provided, constructed, operated, maintained, and implemented for the entire duration of the C&amp;MA,&quot; Converge said. </p><p>Converge said the project aims to address the &quot;tremendous growth&quot; of the telecommunications traffic between Southeast Asia and Hong Kong by building a fiber-optic submarine cable system connecting Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Hainan in China, and Hong Kong.</p><p>Aside from Dennis Uy&#x27;s Converge, other partners include CMCC Infrastructure 3, PP Telecommunication Sdn. Bhd, and China United Network Communications Group Company Limited, it said. </p><p>The deal is still subject to approvals, the company said.</p><p>Converge is also a party to the Bifrost Cable System.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/27/21/converge-keppel-tt-subsea-cable">Converge, Keppel T&amp;T sign &#x27;definitive&#x27; deals for subsea cable system project</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/21/21/converge-inks-deal-keppel-bifrost-cable-system">Converge inks deal with Keppel T&amp;T to take capacity from Bifrost Cable System</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1638204" width="100%"></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>

Pure fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc is participating in the Southeast Asia Hainan-Hong Kong Express Cable System also known as Project SEA-H2X, it said Monday.