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AST SpaceMobile raised $155,000,000 from AT&T and other investors in January.
AST SpaceMobile raised $155,000,000 from Google, AT&T, and Vodafone in January ahead of plans to deploy its first commercial low Earth orbit satellites early in 2024 for a direct-to-smartphone service.
Most of the strategic investment announced 2025-01-18, totaling $110 million, is in the form of a debt instrument that pays interest to Google, AT&T, and Vodafone and could later be converted into shares in AST SpaceMobile.
AST SpaceMobile is authorized to use three different frequencies with AT&T in the United States for BlueWalker 3 testing.
Tarana Wireless has raised $200,000,000 in total from investors that include AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, and 1010 Holdings, LLC.