Converge ICT adds 1.3 Tbps cable to make data networks redundant

Leading fiber broadband operator Converge ICT Solutions has boosted its international network capacity by an additional 1.3 TeraBits per second (Tbps) in the C2C cable system, making its submarine cable configuration fully redundant.

The C2C cable system is a part of the EAC-C2C (East Asia Crossing-City to City) network, Asia’s largest privately owned submarine cable network, that stretches to 17,000 km. This cable system connects the Philippines to major data hubs like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, Korea, and China.

With the additional 1.3Tbps capacity on C2C going to Converge PoPs (points of presence), customers are assured that the connections are now fully redundant – guaranteeing network availability even in the event of a submarine cable outage. One Tbps is equivalent to 1,000 gigabits (GB) of data passing through the network in one second. To date, 700Gbps out of the additional 1.3Tbps capacity is already active.

“It is our vision to make the Philippines a digital hub in Asia and securing much-needed international bandwidth is key to realizing this vision. We’re strengthening our international capacity portfolio in anticipation of tremendous demand in data in the coming years within and outside of Asia. This is a step in future-proofing our international network, especially as we have started with our Wholesale business,” says Converge Founder and CEO Dennis Anthony Uy.

With the addition of this new capacity, coupled with a robust domestic digital highway and a redundant international network, Converge customers are guaranteed fast, consistent, and reliable network

performance, especially in a region that is prone to earthquakes and typhoons.

As submarine fiber cuts take weeks to be repaired, having a resilient network benefits business customers more than ever, since this ensures continuity of operations with little to no opportunity loss.

Meanwhile, residential customers can look forward to an even more consistent and reliable internet performance as the additional capacity helps in increasing the company’s connectivity to the internet. This, on top of the completion of its domestic digital highway, Converge makes fiber connectivity at home more enjoyable and definitely value for money.

“This additional capacity ensures sufficient and cost-effective connectivity for the fast growing customer base of Converge, both residential and business. Gone are the days where high-quality connectivity needed to be expensive. Today, Converge is disrupting the market by offering solutions that are worth their hard earned money,” says Converge COO Jesus Romero.

Converge earlier this year bought majority ownership in the companies maintaining and operating the cable landing stations in the Philippines for the EAC-C2C international cable systems.

The additional investments in its international network will significantly increase internet speeds and network diversity and reliability for businesses and consumers in the Philippines.

As per a press release from Converge ICT

Wavemaker, a lead global media agency, has recently announced and unveiled an indigenously built Automation Software Technology-Intelligence Engine which is built for carrying day-to-day operations.

Currently, since Covid-19 has made the headlines, Automation has become more commonly used broadly for business continuity across the technology, finance, and pharmaceutical arena.

In the media sector, Wavemaker has recognized itself as one of the earliest adopters of Automation in incorporating digital transformation into work processes.

Its implementation primarily aims to free its personnel from repetitive, dull but essential routines, allowing them to focus more on emotionally and intellectually rewarding work that cannot be handled by pre-programmed software.

Henry Wang, Wavemaker China Chief Product Officer stated: “We launch Wavemaker Intelligence Engine (WIE), to help our people, our partners, and our clients to release more energy to push our boundaries, to transform the work we do, and the future value we provoke. With the help of our Intelligence Engine, every passionate Wavemaker comes together more often to strengthen our collaboration and provoke ever more innovative solutions for our clients.”

Mr. Wang also added: “Also, we hope this technology can help future-proof our business and support our goal to achieve better sustainability in human resources and finance functions.”

For the realization of this vision via WIE, Wavemaker has identified prospects and developed out corresponding initiatives. The firm has been optimizing the business processes and surging its overall competence since the initial technology implementation.

Automation modules can automate repetitive yet basic marketing tasks such as advertisement and campaign monitoring with impressive accuracy, while also being proficient in handling work that requires higher levels of coordination such as invoice generation, email communications, and processing, etc.

Among its workforce, the implementation of WIE has brought Wavemaker its goal of boosting employee dedication and morale. By freeing up more time from repetitive manual labor, WIE empowers the Wavemaker to channel more individual time and energy to performing creative tasks and producing additional worth for both the firm as well as its clients – something that is of crucial importance for a media agency.

According to Wavemaker sources, the latest released potentials, in turn, offers out a considerable space for further staff talent development. In bringing forth Intelligence Engine, Wavemaker has transformed its work environment into a truly more sustainable and employee-centered space.

“I am excited to witness the company moving towards digital transformation. The deployment of Intelligence Engine greatly alters the way we work and allows us to focus more on higher-value work” remarks Tanya Xing, a member from one of the first teams that implemented Automation on an operational level.

With its numerous benefits already evident, Wavemaker China Automation Team will nonetheless continue working on improving WIE applications to make the company’s automation smarter and more user-friendly, as well as more capable of performing multiple tasks simultaneously.