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About

Neighbour first, then the globe.

Our name states the strategy. "Neiglobe" means neighbour first, then expand to the globe — start with what a community needs locally, then take the model outward.

How it started

In 2019 a new concept — the Locally Accessible Cloud System — was proposed as a disaster-response solution by Dr. Toshikazu Sakano at ATR in Kyoto. A prototype was built and tested through a series of feasibility studies backed by Japanese Government R&D funding. The response from participants was strong enough that the team decided to build a business around it. Neiglobe Networks was founded in Kyoto in June 2022 to deliver LACS-based products, services and solutions.

What we are for

We aim to close the global digital gap by delivering locally accessible ICT products, services and solutions — reducing inequality and improving quality of life. We offer resilient ICT infrastructure focused on local needs, in service of a sustainable society.

Research focus

Disaster resilience

Systems that withstand natural and manmade disruption and keep communication operational.

Local connectivity

Internet-like environments that do not depend on traditional infrastructure.

Community empowerment

How local networks support education, tourism and community development.

Company profile

Company name
Neiglobe Networks, Inc.
Head office
Kyoto, Japan
Founded
June 2022
Chief Executive Officer
Toshikazu Sakano, Ph.D.
Main business
R&D and sales of locality-focused ICT products, services and solutions

Team

The Neiglobe team of three, with Toshikazu Sakano centre holding a portable LACS unit.
With a portable LACS unit, at ATR
Toshikazu Sakano, Ph.D.

Toshikazu Sakano, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer and founder

Proposed the LACS concept and led its R&D team at ATR in Kyoto. Sets research direction and strategy for resilient ICT in disaster scenarios.

Chandraprakash Sharma

Chandraprakash Sharma

Director and Chief Technology Officer

Leads platform engineering and deployment — the on-device AI stack, the local/cloud synchronisation model, and field rollout. An engineer and entrepreneur, he also founded Wisflux Private Limited.

Jeffrey N. Llanto

Jeffrey N. Llanto

Advisor

Executive Director of CVISNET. Brings extensive experience in community outreach and disaster management to the implementation of field projects.

Partners

Built with the people who deploy it.

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ATR

Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, where the LACS concept originated. Neiglobe holds a licence from ATR for LACS and develops Vicino AI as its commercial edition.

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CVISNET

Philippine foundation deploying Vicino across the Visayas, with working relationships spanning 44 municipalities in Cebu Province.

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Wisflux

Engineering partner contributing specialist capacity to platform and AI development under Neiglobe direction.

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DOST Region VII

Philippine Department of Science and Technology regional office, partner for scientific cooperation and public-sector engagement.

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Educating Nepal

Bringing localised connectivity to remote schools in Nepal, extending educational opportunity where infrastructure has not reached.

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Global Plan Inc.

Rural broadband specialists, partnering to extend the reach of Vicino AI into underserved regions.

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DiffSigma

Systems collaboration on reliability engineering as demand for dependable communication networks grows.

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K-Consulting

Strategic advisory supporting delivery into underserved regions.

See it work where nothing else does.

We run live field demonstrations tailored to your environment — your terrain, your failure modes, your team.