$ASTS and Rakuten plan to form a Japan joint venture in 2026 to deliver satellite broadband directly to smartphones.
The structure mirrors AST SpaceMobileโs broader carrier JV strategy and could eventually open the door for other Japanese MNOs to join the ecosystem.
$ASTS is lighting up New York City to celebrate BlueBirds 8, 9 and 10 successfully reaching orbit.
The satellites are the largest commercial communications arrays ever deployed in LEO.
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$ASTS confirmed its BlueBird convoy is officially underway with BB-10 & BB-8 loaded on separate trucks and headed to Cape Canaveral while BB-9 is expected to follow in the coming days.
Each satellite is being moved in a custom 60K pound container with climate control and shock monitoring showing the scale of ASTโs ramp toward its next SpaceX launch.
A BlueBird convoy is officially underway.
Two BlueBirds are already making their way to Cape Canaveral, with the third close behind.
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$ASTS CEO Abel Avellan says the next batch of Block-2 BlueBird satellites is shipping to Cape Canaveral today.
He also said AST has over 45 MHz of spectrum in North America and access to partner spectrum adding that โnobody has anything close to that.โ
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$ASTS is backing a U.S. carrier satellite-connectivity venture with $T, $TMUS & $VZ to help close mobile coverage gaps nationwide.
The goal is direct-to-smartphone satellite service without extra hardware with AST positioning itself as a key space-based connectivity layer.