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VSBLTY GROUPE TECHNOLOGIES AND BRIGHTSIDE GROUP S.A. SIGN LETTER OF INTENT FOR VARIOUS STRATEGIC PROJECTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
Vsblty Groupe Technologies Corp. and Brightside Group S.A. (Luxembourg) have executed a binding letter of intent to collaborate on the deployment of integrated AI (artificial intelligence) and sovereign satellite infrastructure across multiple strategic projects in the Republic of the Philippines.
The agreement combines Vsblty's AI-powered edge intelligence platform -- including computer vision, multisensor data fusion and governed intelligence -- with Brightside's sovereign satellite infrastructure and established coordination with Philippine government agencies. Together, the companies create an end-to-end architecture from sensor to satellite to command, enabling real-time intelligence generation in bandwidth-constrained and disconnected environments. The LOI establishes binding non-circumvention and confidentiality provisions and commits both companies to jointly pursue defence, public safety, critical infrastructure and commercial opportunities across the Philippine archipelago.
Vsblty: edge intelligence
Vsblty delivers a silicon-agnostic AI platform running on Qualcomm, Nvidia, Blaize and Intel processors. The platform processes multisensor inputs -- radar, acoustic, electro-optical/infrared, RF and IoT (Internet of Things) -- at the edge with millisecond-level fusion latency. Its GSS v3.0 governance spine ensures every AI detection is auditable, traceable and reviewable, while VisionCaptor/DataCaptor generates commercial revenue through audience measurement and place-based media analytics. Within the joint architecture, Vsblty functions as the operational intelligence layer.
Brightside: sovereign satellite infrastructure
Brightside Group S.A. is creating the only sovereign satellite platform positioned to deliver high-speed connectivity in the Philippines -- a position established through years of regulatory and infrastructure development that cannot be replicated on a comparable timeline. Through a 50/50 ground gateway partnership with SES S.A., Brightside provides access to the O3b mPOWER medium-earth-orbit constellation (demonstrated 500 Mbps (megabits per second) download at DICT test sites) and dedicated GEO capacity at the 95-degree east orbital position. The company's high-speed Free Space Optics capability enables secure gigabit-capacity transport between ground stations, data centres and forward operating bases where fibre is impractical or vulnerable.
Brightside signed a strategic MOU with the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) on Jan. 26, 2025. The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has allocated 100 hectares near Subic Bay for the sovereign teleport and gateway. Brightside Group Philippines is chaired by former Secretary of National Defense Major General Delfin Lorenzana, and the company maintains established co-ordination with DICT, the Department of National Defense, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the National Security Council.
The Philippine opportunity
An archipelago of 7,641 islands with only 30-per-cent maritime domain awareness coverage and a population of 117 million, the Philippines cannot solve its defence and connectivity challenges with terrestrial infrastructure alone. The Philippine government has committed over $2.26-billion in defence and infrastructure funds requiring obligation in 2026. The Philippines Enhanced Resilience Act (PERA), included in the United States FY2026 NDAA, authorizes up to $2.5-billion in Foreign Military Financing with C4ISR explicitly listed as a spending priority. Additional funding includes EDCA infrastructure appropriations ($144-million) and Pacific Deterrence Initiative allocations ($96-million).
Brightside, in partnership with SES and PhilSA, is advancing a 415-million-euro sovereign satellite program to expand digital infrastructure nationwide -- connecting schools, enabling telehealth, supporting biometric
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banking and strengthening national broadcast capability. The program aligns with President Marcos Jr.'s "Connectivity for All" directive, approved Jan. 26, 2026, as the country's first national infrastructure masterplan for digital connectivity.
Why this partnership matters
Few commercially deployable platforms combine edge AI sensor fusion with sovereign satellite infrastructure in a single integrated architecture. The combined platform integrates with national and allied command and control systems, enabling deployment across defence, public safety and critical infrastructure -- moving raw sensor data through edge inference, encrypted satellite transport and into government-controlled decision systems under a governed, auditable framework.
"The Philippines needs AI that works where fiber doesn't reach, governed to the standard that defence requires and connected by infrastructure the government controls," said Jay Hutton, chief executive officer of Vsblty. "That is exactly what this partnership delivers."
"This partnership connects sovereign infrastructure with real-time intelligence generation, enabling a new class of national capability," said Christopher Harriman, chief executive officer of Brightside. "We have spent years building the relationships, securing the orbital assets and earning the trust of the Philippine government to reach this point."
About Vsblty Groupe Technologies Corp.
Vsblty Groupe Technologies is a leading software provider of AI-powered security and analytics technology. The company's silicon-agnostic platform spans computer vision, multisensor data fusion, counter-UAS detection, audience measurement and governed intelligence solutions deployed across defence, public safety, smart city and commercial applications worldwide.
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