Since it started rolling out its own fibre optic cable network in 2016 , Converge now has one of the most extensive fibre networks in the Philippines .
CONVERGE
Since it started rolling out its own fibre optic cable network in 2016 , Converge now has one of the most extensive fibre networks in the Philippines .
Converge has completed quite the feat . In just a few short years , it has built one of the most extensive fibre networks in the Philippines , providing a world-class digital experience for both residential and enterprise customers .
Founded by Dennis Anthony and Maria Grace Uy in 2007 , Converge became the first IT solutions company to run an endto-end pure fibre internet network in the Philippines , with over 560,000km of fibre optic assets nationwide .
In a true David and Goliath story , the business has grown from operating in Pampanga to operating in nearby cities , provinces , and municipalities , to operating nationwide , and in 2020 was part of the second largest ever IPO on the Philippine Stock Exchange .
From working in his uncle ’ s supermarket – where he first learned about technology – and selling Betamax tapes , Converge Co-Founder and CEO Dennis Anthony Uy is now on a life-long mission to fibre power the Filipino nation .
“ I migrated to the Philippines when I was very young ,” he explains . “ I faced many barriers ; I didn ’ t even know how to speak or write in English or the native language .
“ At a young age , I was always tinkering and repairing things like air-conditioners and refrigerators in the supermarket . There , I learned about technology . This continued all the way to my high school days when I would
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