AST Now Eyes 2027 for Continuous Coverage; D2D Beta Trials Still Possible This Year

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) Wins FCC Approval To Test 800 MHz Satellite Connectivity Across Two Spectrum Bands

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) received temporary approval from the Federal Communications Commission to test satellite connectivity using the 800 MHz spectrum and up to 100 commercially available devices. The 30-day special temporary authority allows ASTS to test its supplemental coverage from space capabilities across two distinct frequency bands. Specifically, the approval covers the 817 MHz to 824 MHz earth-to-space uplink band and the 862 M…

AST Now Eyes 2027 for Continuous Coverage; D2D Beta Trials Still Possible This Year

AST SpaceMobile now expects to reach its goal of 45 BlueBird satellites in orbit in early 2027, President Scott Wisniewski said Monday in an earnings call with analysts. The company previously said it would reach that goal, and thus have...

AST SpaceMobile: Beta D2D commercial service in US should start this year for half-day coverage, continuous service in 2027

LA PLATA, Maryland— Satellite direct-to-device (D2D) startup AST SpaceMobile, which has 13 satellites in low Earth…

AST SpaceMobile keeps in with MNOs as a SpaceX antidote

AST SpaceMobile stakes out role as partner, not competitor, to MNOs in direct-to-device services and confirms delayed satellite launch target for 2027.