Dennis Anthony UyFounder & CEO of Converge ICT Solutions, Inc.
Dennis Anthony Uy is the Founder and CEO of Converge ICT Solutions Inc.
A self-made industrialist and a recognized pioneer in fiber technology in the Philippines, Mr. Uy has grown a small, Pampanga-based cable tv solutions provider into the only pure-play high-speed fixed broadband operator in the Philippines over the span of 25 years.
Mr. Uy started in the cable business with Angeles City Cable Television Network, the first tv service provider in the city. Dennis, alongside his wife Grace, soon after began acquiring other cable tv providers in Pampanga by the strength of their service innovations.
With an eye for the future and a mind for innovation, Mr. Uy implemented the first ever data-over-cable service interface specification in Region 3 with ComClark Network and Technology Corporation. The company gradually expanded its customer base, its suite of services, and its expertise in ICT.
Going from strength to strength, Dennis and Maria Grace Y. Uy evolved ComClark into Converge ICT Solutions Inc. over a decade and incorporated the company in 2007.
Mr. Uy’s dream for digital transformation may have begun in Central Luzon, but it took off in Metro Manila. In 2013, Converge launched the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) fixed broadband services and entered Metro Manila, the nation’s capital. From there, Mr. Uy focused his efforts on building up Converge’s fiber network, while competitors were battling it out in other technology spaces such as wireless broadband or DSL.
With his pure-fiber broadband network increasingly growing to serve the demand for high-speed and affordable internet connectivity solutions, Mr. Uy ensures that his business portfolio and organizational core capabilities adapt to the needs of the changing local and global industry ecosystems.
The robust fiber network infrastructure is envisioned to be ready for any digital transformation of the companies’ enterprise and consumer clients, modernizing capabilities of all cable/ICT company acquisitions, and gaining more traction in being the preferred partner for various local government smart and intelligent solutions programs.
A game-changer and a futurist in his field, Mr. Uy has garnered the Master Entrepreneur Award at the 2020 Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEA), and the Entrepreneur of the Year Award handed out at the 11th Asia CEO Awards (ACA) that same year. In 2021, Mr. Uy was again awarded the Master Entrepreneur at the 2021 APEA Regional Edition. The Converge CEO was also named among PeopleAsia Magazine’s “Men Who Matter” in June 2021, recognizing future-ready entrepreneurs, leaders, and artists.
With Converge hitting its stride in 2016 and seeing momentous growth since, Mr. Uy is set to bring the company to new heights as it completes a nationwide rollout of the domestic fiber backbone in 2021, to realize his vision to bring world-class broadband services to average Filipinos.
