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AST SpaceMobile and Vodafone announced plans for a new European satellite constellation on November 7 to provide direct-to-device services.
Vodafone joined Google and AT&T in investing in AST SpaceMobile as part of a $155,000,000 investment round.
The proposed Vodafone and Three merger would create the UK’s biggest mobile network with 27 million customers.
Vodafone and Intelsat extended their partnership to offer wider coverage of temporary and on-the-move satellite connectivity services to organizations operating in hard-to-reach areas or disaster zones on 2024-09-23.
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.
John Finney launched Huawei’s campaign in Europe, securing major contracts including the BT 21st Century Network and a mobile network partnership with Vodafone.
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.
Vodafone PNG successfully launched in April 2022.