The milestone follows Converge’s multi-billion-peso investment in 2021, which granted it long-term capacity rights and named the company as the landing party for the cable’s Philippine branch in Davao.
Bifrost Cable System goes live with 15 terabits per second of intra-Asia Pacific capacity.
Management’s view
“Four years after we’ve announced our landmark participation in this transnational infrastructure, we’re proud to now declare, with our partners, that it is ready to serve the data demand of Filipinos,” said Converge CEO and co-founder Dennis Anthony Uy.
“We’ve been receiving intense interest from other ISPs, telcos, and communications operators to purchase capacity on this cable for their redundancy, and we’re ready to meet those wholesale requirements. We believe we will make a healthy return on investment in this area,” he added.
What happened before?
The Bifrost system, backed by Meta, Amazon, Telin, and Keppel, first made landfall in Davao in August 2025, giving Converge its first direct transpacific link to the United States.
The project, which saw Converge invest $100 million, cements its position as the exclusive Philippine landing partner and reinforces the country’s role as a multi-gateway digital hub in Asia.
Boost in international capacity means better internet quality
As the landing party, Converge now operates and maintains the Davao cable landing station, which links the international subsea network to its domestic backbone.
The company expects to benefit not only from higher international capacity but also from selling bandwidth to other carriers in both the private and public sectors.
Regionally, the Bifrost system is the first trans-Pacific cable connecting Singapore to the US west coast via Indonesia, enhancing data resiliency across Asia Pacific. Its activation is expected to deliver terabit-level bandwidth at ultra-low latency, positioning the Philippines as a stronger digital hub.
—Edited by Miguel R. Camus
