Converge launches new streamer and STB

Filipino telco Converge is launching a new entertainment streaming service. 

Dubbed VISION, the service is launched in partnership with affiliate cable company Pacific Kabelnet Holding Co. Inc. (PKN). The service gives Converge subscribers access to local and international TV channels from channels like USA Today News, USA Today Sports, Pocketwatch, and Ryan & friends.

VISION will be accessible to subscribers via the new Xperience Box streaming device, priced at P99/month for 65 channels and P299/month for 82 channels. The device, which features Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, provides access to OTT apps like HBO Go, Amazon Prime, YouTube and Spotify.

Converge COO, Jesus C. Romero, said: “The VISION Xperience Box takes convenience up a notch through its voice-enabled remote for easy searches via Google Assistant and a digital interface that allows hassle-free connection to home theater systems or power amplifiers. Watching the most popular shows in the Philippines or abroad and accessing content through various apps have never been this effortless.” 

Converge Co-Founder and CEO, Dennis Anthony H. Uy, said: “Vision is just the first of many additional services we plan to bring to enhance Filipinos’ digital experience as we build our digital highway. With our recent data capacity upgrade of our metro backbone, we have more than enough bandwidth to provide entertainment content on a streaming platform and other applications.”