AST Space Mobile

commercialFounded 2017

Midland, Texas, United States

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AST SpaceMobile is collaborating with NASA and certain astronomy working groups to develop advanced industry solutions to address satellite brightness and operational impacts.

Mentioned as: AST SpaceMobileOrg RelationshipOct 3, 2023Astronomers raise interference concerns from AST SpaceMobile satellite

BlueWalker 3 was launched by AST SpaceMobile into low Earth orbit in September 2022.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileNarrative GeneralOct 3, 2023Astronomers raise interference concerns from AST SpaceMobile satellite

AST SpaceMobile is building BlueBird satellites at its facility in Midland, Texas.

Mentioned as: AST SpaceMobileTechnical ProductSep 20, 2023AST SpaceMobile Achieves First-Ever Space-Based 5G Connection From Everyday Smartphones

AST SpaceMobile demonstrated space-based 0.005 kg connectivity using its BlueWalker 3 test satellite, which is the largest-ever commercial communications array deployed in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileOrg RelationshipSep 20, 2023AST SpaceMobile Achieves First-Ever Space-Based 5G Connection From Everyday Smartphones

AST SpaceMobile completed 0.004 kg testing with AT&T and Vodafone prior to demonstrating 0.005 kg connectivity.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileNarrative GeneralSep 20, 2023AST SpaceMobile Achieves First-Ever Space-Based 5G Connection From Everyday Smartphones

AST SpaceMobile achieved a space-based cellular broadband data session download rate of approximately 14 Mbps.

Mentioned as: AST SpaceMobileTechnical ProductSep 20, 2023AST SpaceMobile Achieves First-Ever Space-Based 5G Connection From Everyday Smartphones

AST SpaceMobile completed the first-ever space-based voice calls using everyday unmodified smartphones in April 2023.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileOrg RelationshipSep 20, 2023AST SpaceMobile Achieves First-Ever Space-Based 5G Connection From Everyday Smartphones

AST SpaceMobile’s satellite reached initial download speeds above 10 Mbps in June 2023.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileNarrative GeneralSep 20, 2023AST SpaceMobile Achieves First-Ever Space-Based 5G Connection From Everyday Smartphones

AST SpaceMobile plans to launch five commercial BlueBird satellites in the first quarter of 2024.

Mentioned as: ast spacemobileTechnical ProductSep 20, 2023AST SpaceMobile Achieves First-Ever Space-Based 5G Connection From Everyday Smartphones

AST SpaceMobile built facilities in Midland, Texas that collectively span 185,000 square feet.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileOrg RelationshipSep 20, 2023AST SpaceMobile Achieves First-Ever Space-Based 5G Connection From Everyday Smartphones

AST SpaceMobile secured funds to launch five Block 1 BlueBird satellites to low Earth orbit early next year on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Mentioned as: AST SpaceMobileOrg RelationshipSep 19, 2023AST SpaceMobile’s prototype satellite makes first 5G connection

AST SpaceMobile is seeking funds to build more powerful BlueBird satellites that would be double the size of the Block 1 BlueBirds.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileNarrative GeneralSep 19, 2023AST SpaceMobile’s prototype satellite makes first 5G connection

AST SpaceMobile engineers placed a space-based 0.005 kg call from Maui, Hawaii to a Vodafone engineer in Madrid using AT&T spectrum and the BlueWalker 3 test satellite.

Mentioned as: ast spacemobileTechnical ProductSep 19, 2023AST SpaceMobile achieves space-based 5G cell broadband connectivity from smartphones

AST SpaceMobile reported that BlueWalker 3 reached initial download speeds above 10 Mbps in June 2023.

Mentioned as: ast spacemobileNarrative GeneralSep 19, 2023AST SpaceMobile achieves space-based 5G cell broadband connectivity from smartphones

AST SpaceMobile is building BlueBird satellites at its facility in Midland, Texas.

Mentioned as: AST SpaceMobileTechnical ProductSep 19, 2023AST SpaceMobile achieves space-based 5G cell broadband connectivity from smartphones

An engineer using a Samsung Galaxy S22 near Hana, Hawaii connected with AST SpaceMobile's BlueWalker 3 on 2023-09-08 to converse with another engineer in Spain for almost two minutes.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileNarrative GeneralSep 19, 2023AST SpaceMobile’s prototype satellite makes first 5G connection

AST SpaceMobile aims to launch five commercial BlueBird satellites in the first quarter of 2024.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileNarrative PlanSep 19, 2023AST SpaceMobile achieves space-based 5G cell broadband connectivity from smartphones

AST SpaceMobile achieved download rates of around 14 megabits per second in a separate test of BlueWalker 3.

Mentioned as: ast spacemobileNarrative GrowthSep 19, 2023AST SpaceMobile’s prototype satellite makes first 5G connection

AST SpaceMobile completed the first-ever space-based voice calls using everyday unmodified smartphones in April 2023.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileTechnical ProductSep 19, 2023AST SpaceMobile achieves space-based 5G cell broadband connectivity from smartphones

AST SpaceMobile is manufacturing BlueBird satellites and plans the first five BlueBird satellites to launch in 2024-01-01.

Mentioned as: AST Space MobileOrg RelationshipAug 15, 2023Forrester’s Digest: AST SpaceMobile raises million$$$ in extra funding

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