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BlueBird smallsats (AST SpaceMobile)

AST SpaceMobile announces BlueBird 6 ready to ship

October 1, 2025

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 […]

Filed Under: AST SpaceMobile, BlueBird smallsats (AST SpaceMobile), Broadband, Business Moves, Cape Canaveral SFS, Commercial, Commercial Service, Production, Production Facility, Solar Arrays, Spectrum, Subscribers

AST SpaceMobile insists FM-1 satellite will ship in August

August 27, 2025

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 […]

Filed Under: AST SpaceMobile, BlueBird smallsats (AST SpaceMobile), Fabrication, Follow-On Order, India, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Launcher, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Manufacturing Facility, SpaceX

AST SpaceMobile plays Game of Phones

August 14, 2025

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 […]

Filed Under: AST SpaceMobile, Bank Financing, BlueBird smallsats (AST SpaceMobile), Commercial Service, Direct-to-Device (D2D), Financing Round, India, Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Forrester’s Digest: AST SpaceMobile update imminent

August 11, 2025

Texas-based AST SpaceMobile (AST) will hold its Q2 investors update later today (August 11th) at 5pm Eastern Time. Investors and analysts are keen to know more on AST’s launch and […]

Filed Under: Acquisitions, Blue Origin, BlueBird smallsats (AST SpaceMobile), Business Moves, Investor, Investors, Launch, Luxembourg, MNO, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), S-Band, SpaceX, SpaceX Falcon 9, Turnkey, United Kingdom (UK), Vodaphone

Forrester’s Digest: AST SpaceMobile adds ‘Sat-Mod’ request to FCC

July 13, 2025

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 […]

Filed Under: AST SpaceMobile, BlueBird smallsats (AST SpaceMobile), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Forrester, Forrester, Chris, Forrester's Digest, LEO, News, SmallSat, SmallSat Builds, Smallsat Constellation, Smallsat Deployment, Smallsat Fleet, Smallsat Markets, Smallsat Payloads, SmallSat Technologies, smallsats

Forrester’s Digest: Airbus shapes new organization structure

July 8, 2025

Airbus Defence and Space states they are implementing a new organization structure to shape the company’s future competitiveness, with more than 2,000 jobs to go. The new organization came into […]

Filed Under: Airbus, BlueBird smallsats (AST SpaceMobile), Business Consolidation, Business Moves, Business Update, Forrester, Forrester, Chris, Forrester's Digest, LEO, Reorganization, SmallSat, Smallsat Constellation, Smallsat Deployment, Smallsat Launch, Smallsat Markets, smallsats

Forrester’s Digest: AST SpaceMobile’s FM1 launch date slips

July 6, 2025

July 1st saw AST SpaceMobile write to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asking for permission to ship the satellite from its Texas HQ to the Indian launch site and for […]

Filed Under: AST SpaceMobile, BlueBird smallsats (AST SpaceMobile), FCC, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Launch Delay, LEO, News, SmallSat, Smallsat Communications, Smallsat Deployment, Smallsat Fleet, Smallsat Launch, Smallsat Missions, Smallsat Payloads, smallsats

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 D2D apps

June 15, 2025

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) has announced a Settlement Term Sheet among parties, including AST SpaceMobile, Ligado Networks LLC, Viasat, Inc. and Inmarsat Global Limited, paving the way for approval […]

Filed Under: AST SpaceMobile, BlueBird smallsats (AST SpaceMobile), BlueWalker 3 LEO satellite, Inmarsat Global Limited, Ligado Networks, Mid-Band Spectrum, Settlement Term Sheet, Viasat

Banks enthusiastic for AST SpaceMobile

May 22, 2025

AST SpaceMobile (AST) is expected to launch the first of its giant ‘second generation’ BlueBird satellites in July, and eventually will have around 250 satellites in orbit and will provide […]

Filed Under: AST SpaceMobile, BlueBird smallsats (AST SpaceMobile), Broadband, Broadband Connectivity, Broadband Services, Forecasting, Japan, Launch Projection, Manufacturing, Market Forecast, SATCOM Direct To Smartphones

Forrester’s Digest: AST SpaceMobile updates their business plan

May 14, 2025

AST SpaceMobile has issued its Q1 results and provided analysts with more detail on its launch schedules and business plan for the next few months. AST is planning to supply […]

Filed Under: AST SpaceMobile, BlueBird smallsats (AST SpaceMobile), Mobile Satellite Connectivity, Smallsat Constellation, Smallsat Launches, smallsats

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