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AST SpaceMobile Announces Successful Orbital Launch of BlueBird 6, the Largest Commercial Communications Array Ever Deployed in Low Earth Orbit
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, today announced the successful orbital launch of BlueBird 6. The BlueBird 6 mission lifted off at 10:25 p.m. EST on December 23 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota,…
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Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile Announce New EU Satellite Constellation and Select Germany for European Sovereign Satellite Operations Centre
AST SpaceMobile Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government application, and Vodafone Group Plc (Vodafone) (LSE: VOD), a leading European and African telecommunications company, announce today that they have selected Germany as the location for their main Satellite Operations Centre.…
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AST SpaceMobile Announces Agreement to Acquire Global S-Band Spectrum Priority Rights Held under the International Telecommunication Union
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, today announced an agreement to acquire global S-Band spectrum priority rights held under the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). “Our revolutionary satellites and proprietary ASICs were designed with S-Band capabilities in mind.…
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AST SpaceMobile & Fairwinds Technologies Demonstrate World’s First Tactical NTN Connectivity Over Standard Mobile Devices
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS) the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, today announced the successful demonstration of the world’s first Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) tactical satellite communications delivering high-throughput data, voice, and video using unmodified mobile devices in collaboration with Fairwinds Technologies…
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AST SpaceMobile Announces Settlement Term Sheet Facilitating Long-Term Access to up to 45 MHz of Premium Lower Mid-Band Spectrum in North America for Direct-to-Device Satellite Applications
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, today announced a Settlement Term Sheet among parties including AST SpaceMobile, Ligado Networks LLC (“Ligado”), Viasat, Inc. (“Viasat”) and Inmarsat Global Limited (“Inmarsat”) paving the way for approval of definitive…
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AT&T Satellite Solutions – Stay Connected. Everywhere.
We’re working with AST SpaceMobile to one day offer a full suite of connectivity: voice, data, text, and video services in remote, off-grid locations. Our customers will have access to a satellite-based cellular network with a standard smartphone – no special device is needed. While we’re preparing to launch this new service, our customers with capable devices already have access to satellite…
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AST SpaceMobile and U.S. National Science Foundation Establish Coordination Agreement Between Satellite and Ground-Based Astronomy Operations
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, today announced it has signed a Coordination Agreement with the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to implement best practices between satellite communications and ground-based optical, infrared, and radio astronomy observations.…
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With FCC Authorization, FirstNet, Built with AT&T Envisions Satellite Connectivity Trials Later This Year
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week granted AST SpaceMobile, in coordination with AT&T, the ability to test direct-to-cellular connectivity on public safety’s Band 14 spectrum via their BlueBird satellites orbiting Earth. With this new approval, we envision select first responders on FirstNet®, Built with AT&T will trial public-safety-grade satellite communications later this year. We are designing satellite connectivity via FirstNet to give first…
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AST SpaceMobile Secures $43 Million Contract in Support of U.S. Space Development Agency Through Prime Contractor
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, today announced a new contract award in support of the United States Space Development Agency (SDA) through a prime contractor, with total expected revenue of $43 million. As part of the…
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True Blue Connection: AT&T and AST SpaceMobile Take Connectivity to New Heights
AT&T and AST SpaceMobile have successfully completed a video call by satellite over AT&T spectrum using the BlueBird satellites launched last September. These are the same satellites that will be used to start commercial service. This event marks a significant milestone in the quest for enhanced global connectivity. AST completed the first video call using AT&T spectrum in June 2023 using…
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