This will bring the pure-fiber and subsea infrastructure of the Filipino telco into the global ecosystem.
Last March 3, Connectbase, known for being the “Operating System for Connected Commerce,” announced its strategic collaboration with Converge ICT Solutions Inc. (Converge), a leading broadband and technology provider in the Philippines.
Through the tie-up, Connectbase is able to further expand its ecosystem in Southeast Asia, as well as strengthen global access to one of the region’s fastest-growing digital markets.
Through the collaboration, Converge joins the Connectbase platform, with its fiber and subsea infrastructure becoming digitally accessible to carriers and enterprises worldwide through automated, API-driven connectivity commerce.
Moreover, this will bring Connectbase’s global reach into the Philippines and open Converge’s high-performance pure-fiber network to a broader international buyer community.
According to the telco, global carriers and enterprises can now instantly discover serviceability, pricing, and availability across millions of Philippine locations—replacing historically manual, email-driven sourcing processes with real-time automation.
Ben Edmond, CEO of Connectbase, noted: “As AI workloads, cloud regionalization, and cross-border enterprise operations accelerate across Southeast Asia, access to automated, location-precise connectivity has become critical infrastructure, not a procurement convenience.”
For his part, Dennis Anthony Uy, CEO and Co-Founder of Converge, said: “This joint effort represents a major milestone in making the Philippines fully accessible to the global connectivity economy.”
“By joining the Connectbase ecosystem, we are enabling carriers and enterprises worldwide to engage with our network in seconds rather than days, while supporting the continued growth of Southeast Asia’s digital economy,” he added.
Through the Connectbase Seller Cloud, Converge is transitioning from manual quoting to automated responses, which will allow for rapid participation in global RFPs that result to greater visibility with international buyers, and reduced order fallout through the precise, location-level serviceability data.
In addition, buyers also gain access to high-quality fiber and to the resilient, low-latency routes critical for cloud, enterprise, and BPO traffic.
“Buyers sourcing connectivity in the Philippines can now reduce sourcing cycles from weeks to minutes, while sellers gain immediate visibility into global demand without incremental sales overhead,” added Edmond. “This collaboration reinforces Connectbase’s role as the platform enabling global connectivity commerce, connecting buyers to trusted infrastructure in every major region.”
Converge operates the end-to-end pure-fiber networks in the Philippines that spans more than 896,000 kilometers, which covers nearly 60% of the Philippine households.
The company has also invested in major trans-Pacific subsea cable systems, directly connecting the Philippines to the United States, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
Meanwhile, Connectbase, through its Connected World Platform, enables buyers, sellers, and channel partners to digitize the entire connectivity lifecycle across billions of serviceable locations by powering automation, intelligence, and monetization across the global connectivity and AI infrastructure ecosystem.