Converge ICT Solutions tapped North Carolina’s CommScope in order to build internet backbone.
Converge ICT Solutions Inc. had partnered with North Carolina-based network infrastructure firm CommScope in order to build an internet backbone in the Philippines.
This, as Converge said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Tuesday that the internet backbone would connect the unserved and underserved market and communities in the Philippines.
According to Converge, having robust and high-speed internet infrastructure became a critical resource for Filipino citizens and businesses as the country underwent a nationwide shift towards e-commerce activity and remote working.
Converge also said that it would expand network coverage in rural and urban areas in order to address this demand.
In addition, Converge said that CommScope was working closely with it and would contribute its network design, deployment, and project management expertise.
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Dennis Anthony Uy, founder and CEO of Converge ICT Solutions Inc., said that the unprecedented demand for connectivity had moved to the top of the agenda with regards to growing the country’s economy.
Uy added that the company’s ambition was to provide “super-fast reliable connections” while overcoming the disparities in fiber rollouts that had excluded the benefits of the internet from some of the country’s communities.
“Copper cannot support the seismic transformational changes we expect in the future, making it critical to build out fiber networks strategically, quickly, cost-effectively, and at scale. CommScope’s team is dedicated to ensuring the largest, most ambitious network transformations go off without a hitch”, Uy said.
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In addition, Converge said that the shortage of skilled labor and the speed of deployment continued to be a challenge around large fiber connectivity deployments.
Converge added that CommScope’s plug-and-play fiber products reduced installation time by way of eliminating fiber splicing requirements in order to increase the speed of deployment.
Moreover, Converge said that it would also tap into CommScope’s Optical Distribution Network innovation in order to address the constantly changing needs of the Fiber To The Home (FTTH) network.
Alper Turken, CommScope’s senior vice president of Service Providers for Asia Pacific, said that CommScope would be critical to build networks that meet that demand as emerging markets — like the Philippines — invigorated broadband with investment in digital infrastructure.
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