Converge's Caloocan Data Center: First in PH to Achieve Full Uptime Institute Tier III Certification

The Converge Caloocan Data Center is a 300-rack, 3-megawatt facility that will soon house the firm’s assets to support its critical business functions. 

Leading Philippine fiber broadband and technology provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. has secured full certification as a Tier III facility for its Caloocan Data Center under global data center authority Uptime Institute.

The latest certification validates that the state-of-the-art data center in Metro Manila has been constructed, and operates according to high-level design requirements, making it the first data center in the Philippines to be fully approved by Uptime Institute as Tier III, both in design and build.

Likewise, it is the first and only infrastructure in the Philippines with Tier III Certification for Constructed Facility.

The company’s Caloocan Data Center is a 300-rack, 3-megawatt facility that will soon house the firm’s assets to support its critical business functions. 

In February, the infrastructure was awarded a Tier III certification for its design documents which affirms that its blueprint meets the redundancy requirements of a rated-three data center. The hub completed its construction in March and has already been powered up for operational testing.

“With our Caloocan Data Center having been fully certified as Tier III, now both for design and for construction, we are on track to building a digital ecosystem that ensures the highest levels of reliability and security for our network. This further enhances our infrastructure to support our core assets and services, ultimately enabling us to deliver seamless data delivery to both our residential and enterprise customers nationwide and around the world,” said Converge CEO and Co-Founder Dennis Anthony Uy.

The Converge Caloocan Data Center is the first and, currently, the only infrastructure in the Philippines with Tier III Certification for Constructed Facility.

The Tier III certification for Constructed Facility has lifetime validity.  

To accommodate the growing demand for content and cloud services, Converge is in the process of building up its data center footprint, employing a multi-edge strategy, which involves operating multiple smaller data centers across the edge of its network. 

In line with this, a more extensive 1,200-rack data center project is also underway in Pampanga. Aside from supporting the firm’s internal operations, the said digital hub is expected to serve enterprise clients across different sectors.

Apart from these two data centers, two significant international cable systems are slated to be activated this year for Converge, which will enhance the company’s capacity to serve residential, enterprise, and wholesale customers, while enabling innovation across industries. 

These are the Bifrost Cable System which directly links Singapore to the US West Coast with a landing point in Davao and the Southeast Asia Hong Kong-Hainan Express Cable System (SEA-H2X) which connects Hong Kong and Hainan, China to the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Uptime Institute serves as the leading global authority on digital infrastructure performance, focusing on the reliability, sustainability, and efficiency of data centers. Having issued more than 3,500 awards across 118 countries, Uptime Tier Certification is acknowledged as the global benchmark for data center design, construction, and operations.

Converge's Caloocan Data Center Achieves Prestigious Tier III Design Certification

IN PHOTO: (From right) Converge Chief Network Transformation Officer Paulo Martin Santos, Converge CEO and Co-Founder Dennis Anthony Uy, and Converge SVP and Network Technology Development Head Rogelio Bagsic

Leading fiber broadband and technology provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. has recently obtained a Tier III certification for the design of its soon-to-rise Caloocan Data Center. 

The certification validates that the said infrastructure was able to meet stringent design standards for redundancy, maintainability, and uptime reliability. 

“As we move to introduce new solutions to our customers, our focus is to build future-ready facilities capable of supporting us in providing highly available and resilient services,” said Converge CEO and Co-Founder Dennis Anthony Uy.

“Only a few data centers in the Philippines hold Tier III certification. With this accreditation, we are moving full speed ahead toward having a top-tier digital hub, which we target to bring online by March,” Uy added.

The fiber broadband and technology provider is currently expanding its network of digital hubs to prop up the massive demand for content and cloud services. Converge employs a multi-edge strategy where multiple smaller data centers are deployed closer to end-users to enhance data delivery.

The Caloocan Data Center is designed to accommodate 300 racks and will serve the company’s operational needs. On the other hand, its 1,200-rack data center project in Pampanga is expected to meet the future requirements of both its residential and enterprise customers.

“As digital demands continue to grow, we are dedicated to creating a robust digital ecosystem that can cater to our operations with the highest levels of reliability. That way, we are poised to offer services that will empower our customers in the digital age,” said Converge Chief Network Transformation Officer Paulo Martin Santos. 

In line with its efforts to set up state-of-the-art server facilities, Converge is developing data centers that leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support generative AI applications. 

Additionally, it will implement liquid cooling solutions to significantly reduce power consumption and minimize environmental impact.