Converge ICT earmarks $250 million investment for expansion

Converge ICT has announced that it has received a $250 million (PHP 12.8 billion) investment which the company will use to expand its fiber infrastructure in the Philippines.

The investment was from Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm based in the United States. It is also the firm’s first investment in the Philippines.

Photo caption 1: (L-R) Converge ICT COO Jesus C. Romero, Converge ICT President & CEO Dennis H. Anthony Uy, Maria Grace Y. Uy, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim, DICT Secretary Gregorio Honasan, and Warburg Pincus LLC Managing Director Saurabh Agarwal

With this investment, Converge ICT will be able to fast-track the construction of its $1.8-billion nationwide internet backbone. The current rollout includes a $70-million domestic submarine cable with 20 landing stations across the Philippines. The Luzon backbone is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2020. Converge ICT is looking at capturing 30% of the country’s broadband market in the next few years.

“Since going full throttle with our fiber network roll-out and package offerings, the change in overall Philippine performance has been noticeable,” said Dennis Uy, founder, and president, Converge ICT. “In 2018, the average connection has risen to 18Mbps. We don’t take full credit but the company’s contributions have been undeniable.”

“We are excited about the country’s young, digital-savvy population and its thriving services industries, which have created an outsized need for connectivity and will create explosive growth in the broadband space,” said Saurabh Agarwal, managing director, Warburg Pincus. “Converge ICT is a remarkable business and growth story and I am confident that it will continue to achieve significant growth milestones and solve the ever-increasing connectivity needs of the country.”

Diangson Louie

This article was written by Louie Diangson, Managing Editor of YugaTech. You can follow him at @John_Louie.

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One Comment

Mark Anthony Verano says:

5 years ago

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