Telecommunication service provider Converge ICT Solutions, Inc. has received the Best ISP Video Experience (Philippines) award for the second half of 2022 during the recent Ookla® Speedtest Awards™.
Topping the list with an overall 80.99 video score, Converge remains at the forefront of the race to be the fastest internet service provider in the Philippines, emphasizing the company’s prominence in instant play, seamless playback, and optimization for 4K.
The recognition solidifies the consumer-initiated scoring results of users’ video experiences during a six-month period, the brand maintained.
Maximum video streaming and viewing experience call for three important criteria: video starts as soon as the play button is pressed, video plays up to the end without stalling, and the video displays at the highest possible quality, it was revealed. Ookla® had measurements for each of these important user criteria and Converge top in all the criteria among the internet service providers in the country.
“Being named the company with the Best ISP Video Experience solidifies our reputation of having the fastest broadband connectivity in the Philippines. The fact is, you don’t top all three key categories if you are not delivering a high-speed internet connection,” Converge Chief Operations Officer Jesus C. Romero said.
“Optimized user experience is important to us, so consumer-initiated ratings affirm all the efforts that we’ve done to improve our network to deliver fast, high-capacity connectivity,” he added.
Converge emphasizes that their subscribers get more than what they are paying for because they make sure users enjoy consistent high speed, lowest latency (all data arrives swiftly) (12.51ms in 2022), and low jitter (2ms in 2022) (all data arrives in the right order) connectivity no matter their plan subscription. These network assets make Converge the absolute choice for gamers, streamers, and high-volume data-sharing enterprises, with its Ookla® median speed clocking in at 94.39 Mbps and its top median speed reaching as high as 439.6 Mbps.
To note, the company has consistently upgraded its bandwidth speed without increasing the subscription price. Converge initially offered 25 Mbps on its basic FiberX plan in 2018 before increasing the speed to 35 Mbps the following year.
Moreover, understanding the high-volume bandwidth demand during the pandemic, the ICT company increased its basic FiberX plan speed to 50 Mbps before doubling that speed to 100 Mbps during the first half of 2022. Converge capped its year by offering another free double-speed increase at the end of the year, making its basic FiberX plan run on 200 Mbps.
“Filipinos deserve the fastest internet at an affordable price; that’s why we’ve only increased our speed but never our prices. We always put our subscribers’ preferences and experiences first. Their satisfaction is our success. Being called a market disruptor is a badge of honor for us. We are always the first to give free speed bumps, and our competitors just follow suit,” Romero expressed.
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