AST SpaceMobile signs Verizon for Direct-to-Cellular
AST SpaceMobile partners with Verizon in a $100 million deal to offer direct-to-cellular satellite service, expanding coverage across the continental ...
In Focus: AST SpaceMobile
🛰️ AST SpaceMobile Direct-to-Device (D2D) Satellite Broadband Network | |
| AST SpaceMobile is building the world’s first space-based cellular broadband network designed to connect directly with standard, unmodified smartphones. Its large phased-array BlueBird satellites function as space-based cellular towers, enabling broadband connectivity in areas lacking terrestrial coverage through partnerships with leading mobile network operators worldwide. | |
| Why It Matters | AST SpaceMobile is one of the leading innovators in direct-to-device satellite communications. By extending existing mobile networks into space without requiring specialized handsets, the company seeks to eliminate cellular coverage gaps while enabling emergency communications, rural broadband and global mobility services. |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Headquarters | Midland, Texas, USA |
| Founder & CEO | Abel Avellan |
| Primary Businesses | Direct-to-Device Broadband • LEO Satellite Constellation • Mobile Network Extension • Space-Based Cellular Infrastructure |
| Key Technologies | BlueBird Satellites • BlueWalker Demonstrators • Large Phased-Array Antennas • Direct-to-Device Communications • Cellular NTN • LEO Broadband |
| Strategic Partners | AT&T • Verizon • Vodafone • Rakuten Mobile • Bell Canada • Telefónica and numerous global mobile operators |
| Converge Digest Tracks | Direct-to-Device (D2D) • NTN • Space Networking • LEO Satellites • Satellite Broadband • Mobile Networks • Space Infrastructure |
| Related Knowledge Hubs | Space Networking & Orbital Data Centers • AST SpaceMobile • NTN • Direct-to-Device |
AT&T and AST SpaceMobile target space-to-mobiles
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AST SpaceMobile cites partnerships with over 40 mobile operators
AST SpaceMobile aligns with US regulatory frameworks for satellite communications. Strategic partnerships with major corporations and global mobile network operators.
AST SpaceMobile lands strategic investments from AT&T, Google, Vodafone
AST SpaceMobile, a space-based cellular network, has received a strategic investment from AT&T, Google, and Vodafone, totaling $206.5 million. The ...
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