Collaboration for rollout in Saudi Arabia and select markets in the Middle East and Africa AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) and stc group have signed a 10- year commercial agreement […]
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AST SpaceMobile’s upcoming mobile connection will work indoors
While standard satellite phones do not work reliably indoors because they require a clear, unobstructed view of the sky, AST SpaceMobile’s upcoming cellular service is designed to work indoors and […]
AST SpaceMobile announces BlueBird 6 ready to ship
A release from AST SpaceMobile shared that BlueBird 6 has completed final assembly and testing and is ready for flight. On October 12, BlueBird 7 will head to India aboard […]
Forrester’s Digest: AST SpaceMobile wraps EllioSat purchase
AST SpaceMobile has announced its 100 per cent acquisition of EllioSat, in a deal first announced in August. AST said its reason for the purchase was because EllioSat “holds certain […]
Forrester’s Digest: EchoStar sells spectrum to SpaceX; quits LEO plan
It seems that Charlie Ergen and EchoStar have decided to trim — if not exit — the satellite direct-to-consumer market. It is selling its AWS-4 and H-Block licenses (c. 50MHz […]
AST SpaceMobile insists FM-1 satellite will ship in August
AST SpaceMobile needs to get its second-generation satellites into orbit speedily. The first of these craft, weighing some 6500 kgs, is much-delayed in its promised launch date. Now, AST insists […]
AST SpaceMobile plays Game of Phones
The banking analysts have had time to chew over AST SpaceMobile’s half-year update. The advice given is — at best -– mixed. Some analysts have increased their Price Targets while […]
Forrester’s Digest: AST SpaceMobile plans 20 satellite launches this year
AST SpaceMobile, which is building a satellite-based system to provide global 5G cellular access, says it will see 20 of its powerful Block 2 satellites launched this year. The first […]
Forrester’s Digest: Alphabet ups AST SpaceMobile investment
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, Waymo self-driving cars and dozens of other subsidiaries, is further investing in would-be satellite direct-to-consumer cellular activity AST SpaceMobile. Google is already a strategic […]
Forrester’s Digest: AST SpaceMobile adds ‘Sat-Mod’ request to FCC
Would-be global satellite broadband operator AST SpaceMobile has made a satellite modification request to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding its operational fleet of satellites. The modification was submitted a […]