To modernize its network and provide services to its subscribers, Sky Cable Corp. has engaged in a contractual arrangement with Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc. (Converge), a prominent Philippine fiber broadband provider.
Sky Chairman Mark Lopez said, “Converge has built a superior state of the art fiber network nationwide that Sky customers will soon experience.”
Sky President and Chief Operations Officer Claudia Suarez said the initiative with Converge supports Sky’s transformation plan that is aimed at improving Sky’s products and services. “Through the arrangement with Converge, we expect Sky and its subscribers to benefit from the world-class fiber network that Converge has built over the last few years,” she said.
Converge President and Co-Founder Maria Grace Uy said that the arrangement will allow Converge to maximize its network and increase port utilization. “This will be a revenue boost for Converge consistent with similar arrangements with other players as we are able to continue to monetize further our excess network capacity,” she said.
With a fiber footprint of more than 700,000 kilometers and more than eight million ports, Converge boasts the biggest fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in the Philippines, connecting 16 million homes across the country. Converge has 2.3 million home internet customers nationwide as of the end of March 2024.
Aside from the network upgrade, the Sky transformation program also calls for increased operational efficiency, greater financial discipline, and organizational improvements.
