TAMPA, Fla. — Days after a failed launch, AST SpaceMobile has received permission to provide direct-to-smartphone broadband service on up to 248 satellites in the United States, with a complex plan to ramp up its deployment this year. The Federal Communications Commission approved the Texas-based company’s complete constellation on April 21, subject to conditions ranging … Read more
AST SpaceMobile has received the green light to operate a satellite phone service in the United States, setting the company up to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink Mobile. AST won approval from the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday to operate its entire constellation of 248 satellites and provide “supplemental coverage from space,” including outside the United … Read more
Midland, Texas, April 19, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network designed for both commercial and government use and accessible directly from everyday smartphones, will launch Bluebird 7 into orbit today on a New Glenn rocket. During the New Glenn 3 mission, Bluebird … Read more