Converge ICT Solutions, Inc. won big at the recently-held World Communication Awards (WCA).
The leading fiber broadband provider brought home the Best Operator in an Emerging Market Award and its President and Co-Founder, Maria Grace Uy bested four (04) other women leaders to be named the Woman in Telecoms awardee. Uy is the first Filipina to bring home this international telco award, and for this run, she competed against the leaders of Verizon Business Group and Colt Technology Services.
WCA is the industry’s most prestigious award, founded in 1999, which recognizes executives, operators, and startups that have proven their excellence in the rapidly evolving communications industry.
The citation from the WCA read as, “inspirational, highlighting strong customer focus and innovation.” The premier telco award-giving body also mentioned that one judge “spoke of the (company’s) achievement of bringing world-class connectivity to unserved and underserved areas.” WCA lauded Converge and its success in setting out to compete in the local telco space despite the dominance of other major telco companies.
“We thank the World Communication Awards for hailing Converge as the Best Operator in an Emerging Market and for giving us such a prestigious award. I’m honored to receive this recognition which affirms our commitment of bringing high-speed, quality broadband connectivity to the majority of Filipinos,” according to Dennis Anthony Uy, Converge CEO and Co-Founder, who personally accepted the award in London with his wife Maria Grace Uy.
Converge President and Co-Founder Maria Grace Uy said that she’s happy to be recognized as a strong voice for women in telecoms all over the world, “This award means so much to me as one of the founders of Converge and please allow me to share this award also with all the women who are striving to succeed, not just in the telecoms industry but also in other male-dominated fields.”
As of June 2022, Converge had already expanded its coverage to more than 13.5 million homes, which makes it one of the country’s most advanced and extensive fiber networks despite being the youngest.
Based on its end-September report to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), Converge has already extended its fiber footprint to nearly 600,000 kilometers, strengthening its position as the leading pure fiber network provider in the country.