Converge ICT Solutions Inc. said Friday it expects to double its fiber prepaid subscribers this year as it aggressively expands its services among low-income groups in urban centers.
Converge, which launched its Surf2Sawa prepaid fiber internet product in Tondo, one of its top served urban settlements, said it was well on track to hitting its goal of reaching 120,000 subscribers by year-end from 60,000 subscribers today.
The community event was held at Sandiwaan Center, just across Smokey Mountain, in Manila.
“In Metro Manila, we are elated to see S2S prepaid fiber internet being the home broadband product of choice in dense communities in the city of Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan and Taguig. This is a sign that these urban settlements are leveraging our pure fiber connectivity to augment their livelihood and answer their entertainment, social and even financial needs,” said Converge chief executive and co-founder Dennis Uy.
“We are glad to enrich the digital lives of these neighborhoods and in our own way, help their socioeconomic development,” he said.
Converge launched S2S in November 2022 with presence in over 400 cities and municipalities across the country. As of end-July, S2S was serving customers in 554 cities and municipalities from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
“For 2023, we hope to open in new areas in Luzon such as Kalinga and Occidental Mindoro, Visayas, including Negros Oriental and Leyte and Mindanao provinces like Sarangani, South Cotabato and Bukidnon,” said Converge senior executive vice president and chief operations officer Jesus Romero.
Converge strengthened its hold in key urban areas through a business model that recruited sales agents within the community as retailers, providing much needed livelihood opportunities in these neighborhoods.
Surf2Sawa is a prepaid fiber-to-the-home plan with various top-up options for as low as P50 load for one-day service and up to P700 for a 30-day unlimited connectivity which is the most widely subscribed plan. The modem limits concurrent users to six devices, with an average speed of 25 megabits per second.
Converge, with more than 8 million ports deployed across the country as of March 2023, said it is well-positioned to capitalize on this prepaid opportunity with expansive digital infrastructure.
