To ensure undisrupted service to its clients during natural calamities and typhoons, Pampanga-based Converge ICT Solutions will soon install underground cables soonest. Right now the company is busy restoring service to Odette- affected clients in Cebu.
To minimize, if not completely correct losses from every disasters, Converge ICT Solutions is planning to install underground cables that would ensure that its system is ‘disaster proof.’
Currently Converge is working to restore service to its typhoon (Odette) -affected clients in Cebu.
Converge ICT Solutions Inc. plans to expand the use of its micro-trenching technology, which puts its “key connectivity elements” underground, to avoid network interruptions during typhoons and other calamities.
“In the face of increasing risks brought about by climate change, we will ensure that we establish resilient connectivity by using the latest technology to put our fiber infrastructure underground where it will not be exposed to various elements that can damage the network,” Pampanga-based Converge Chief Executive Officer Dennis Anthony H. Uy said in a statement.
The company is moving to “disaster-proofing” its network after seeing the aftermath of typhoon Odette. According to the national disaster management council, the typhoon damaged infrastructure worth P17.38 billion as of Feb. 3.
Converge said it is still working to service its typhoon-affected clients in Cebu, encountering trouble with impassable streets. The company said its equipment is prepared to serve its clients, however, the infrastructure needed is still undergoing repairs.
Converge aims to start work on its underground cable projects soon.
“We look forward to working with local and national government agencies to ensure that we can roll out more underground cables at the soonest possible time,” Uy said.
Converge shares at the stock market declined 5.41% or P1.60 on Friday to close at P28 per share.
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