Converge ICT to Finish Vis-Min Submarine Cable Backbone by 2021 By Ted Cordero, GMA News July 4, 2019 Broadband company Converge ICT Solutions Inc. is eyeing to finish the construction of a submarine fiber optic cable backbone in the Visayas and Mindanao by 2021 as part of the initiative to expand its fixed broadband service [...]
Globe Services in Visayas and Mindanao Interrupted Due to Cut Submarine Cables By Rappler.com June 4, 2019 CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cut submarine cables prompted service interruptions for Globe customers across the Visayas and Mindanao, according to an advisory issued by the telecommunications company on Tuesday, June 4. "Between 1-2 pm today, the Globe network [...]
Huawei, US Firm Vie for Cable Deal Miguel R. Camus, Inquirer.net May 28, 2019 China’s Huawei Technologies and US submarine cable firm SubCom are facing off for a strategic undersea internet cable project of Converge ICT, an aggressive player in the Philippines’ fixed-broadband sector. Miles Tonn Chua, chief operating officer of Converge subsidiary Metro Works, [...]