AST SpaceMobile is a publicly traded satellite designer and manufacturer headquartered in Midland, Texas, focused on building a space-based cellular broadband network. Their SpaceMobile network aims to connect directly to standard, unmodified smartphones via their constellation of low Earth orbit satellites, like the BlueBird series. AST SpaceMobile partners with mobile network operators like AT&T, Verizon, and Vodafone to expand cellular coverage and provide connectivity in underserved areas, also securing contracts with the U.S. government for secure and reliable connectivity.
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AST SpaceMobile’s strategic partners include AT&T, Verizon, Vodafone, Rakuten, Google, American Tower, Bell, and stc Group.
AST SpaceMobile plans launches at an average cadence of every one or two months as the constellation scales toward initial commercial service.
AST SpaceMobile operates nearly 500,000 square feet of manufacturing and operations facilities.
AST SpaceMobile signed definitive commercial agreements with Verizon and STC Group for 2025, joining existing deals with AT&T and Vodafone.
AST SpaceMobile plans to begin services after it launches an additional 45 to 60 satellites.
AST SpaceMobile reports a partner ecosystem of over 50 global mobile network operators representing nearly 3 billion subscribers.
AT&T maintains a commercial relationship with AST SpaceMobile.
AST SpaceMobile expects 2027 to be the first full-year commercial service revenue impact from its large-scale constellation.
AST SpaceMobile delivered an initial set of gateway systems to nine different customers across five continents.
AST SpaceMobile’s initial commercial markets include the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, the Middle East, and Africa.
AST SpaceMobile completed the unfolding of BlueBird 6, which has the largest commercial communications array antenna ever deployed in low Earth orbit.
AST SpaceMobile acquired a fourth manufacturing site in Midland, Texas, bringing total global production space to more than 500,000 square feet.
AST SpaceMobile expanded partnerships with Orange, Telefonica, CK Hutchison, Taiwan Mobile, Sunrise, and Vodafone.
AST SpaceMobile secured more than $1.2 billion in aggregate contracted revenue commitments from commercial partners.
AST SpaceMobile plans additional satellite launches on average every one to two months.
AST SpaceMobile generated service revenue in 2025 across multiple contracts with the federal government.
Abel Avellan is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AST SpaceMobile.
AST SpaceMobile reported more than $3.9 billion in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and liquidity as of Dec. 31, 2025, pro forma for subsequent financing activity.
AST SpaceMobile is targeting 45 to 60 satellites in orbit by the end of 2026.
The Space Development Agency awarded AST SpaceMobile a $30 million prime contract for the HALO Europa Track 2 commercial solutions program.