Execution in motion.
Across our Texas manufacturing facilities, more BlueBird satellites are moving through every stage of production as we build the world’s first space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones.
We invented a new way to design, manufacture and deploy large-scale space infrastructure: advanced lightweight composite structures, stackable architecture and repeatable production at a scale never before achieved for commercial communications satellites.
More BlueBirds. More capacity. More connectivity.
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Build. Stack. Launch. Repeat.
#ASTSpaceMobile #Broadband #ConnectingtheUnconnected #BlueBirds
@ToadSomm Or they want to change it's relative position to BB12 and BB13 - they have higher drag so keeping BB11 undeployed for longer will spread them apart?
$ASTS: 🚨 BERENBERG INITIATES RESEARCH COVERAGE OF AST SPACEMOBILE WITH A BUY RATING AND $92 PRICE TARGET
Analyst comments: "AST SpaceMobile is the only company to have demonstrated true cellular broadband from space to unmodified smartphones.
It approaches commercial operations in 2027 with pieces its competitors lack, including 60+ mobile network operator (MNO) partnerships covering c3bn subscribers, premium lowband access plus owned L-band and S-band spectrum, and a growing government/defence franchise.
The key to the story is that ASTS complements rather than competes with carriers like AT&T, Verizon, Vodafone and Rakuten.
We see asymmetric risk-reward, with rapid revenue growth at extraordinary margins once continuous service launches in 2027 and multiple catalysts along the way. We initiate with a Buy rating and $92 price target."
BlueBirds 12 and 13 are now fully deployed.
Each 2,400-square-foot communications array is part of a platform built to address far more than mobile connectivity. From cellular broadband to AI computing and advanced government applications, such as space-based radar capabilities.
Production of BlueBird 14 is completed, while BlueBirds 15 and 16 are nearing completion and are not far behind as we move towards launch, with production advancing through BlueBird 48.
A growing constellation. An expanding range of applications. A market that reaches across commercial and government communications infrastructure worldwide. 🇺🇸📶🌎📱
Built in Texas. Broadband from space. Execution at scale.
#ASTSpaceMobile #Broadband #ConnectingtheUnconnected #BlueBirds
Starlink is preparing to challenge T-Mobile, Verizon, & AT&T with a rival cellular service expected by late 2027.
Who do you think these Cellular companies will go to to compete with Starlink?
Ans: $ASTS
What happens when “black ships” arrive?
Not a black swan - a visible threat.
A radically different network architecture arrives. threatens to capture spectrum, subscribers & value.
Starlink Mobile is that moment.
🧶🐈⬛: $ASTS is the iPhone of constellations, and a white knight
🚨 GAME OVER! $ASTS IS WINNING 🚨
IN A PRESS-RELEASE @AST_SpaceMobile REVEALS THEY ARE TESTING WITH $TMUS OWNER IN EUROPE.
🐈⬛CATSE: ”NOW EVEN ANALYSTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHO IS GOING TO BE THE PREMIER COOPERATIVE CHOICE OF THREE BIG US MNOs”
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$ASTS: 🚨AST SPACEMOBILE ACCELERATES PRESENCE ACROSS EUROPE WITH LEADING MOBILE NETWORK OPERATORS
Integration testing now underway across European countries with leading operators Vodafone, Orange, Telefónica, Vodafone Ukraine, and Deutsche Telekom, advancing the deployment of space-based cellular broadband connectivity directly to everyday smartphones
Business Wire
MIDLAND, Texas -- August 6, 2026
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, today announced the expansion of activities in collaboration with leading mobile network operators to accelerate space-based cellular broadband connectivity across Europe.
Network Integration testing activities, subject to regulatory approvals, are underway and advancing across the United Kingdom, Ireland, Romania, France, the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, and Ukraine in collaboration with Vodafone, Orange, Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom, and Vodafone Ukraine, leveraging the European-wide gateway infrastructure being rolled out by Satellite Connect Europe. The bespoke programs are designed to accelerate the seamless integration of AST SpaceMobile's space-based cellular broadband service with existing terrestrial mobile networks using standard, unmodified smartphones.
The European campaign builds on AST SpaceMobile's growing commercial momentum worldwide as the company advances deployment of its BlueBird satellite constellation and works with nearly 60 mobile network operators globally, representing over 3 billion existing subscribers.
The integration testing activities represent another significant step toward commercial deployment as AST SpaceMobile expand its footprint across Europe, enabled by the carrier-neutral gateway infrastructure of Satellite Connect Europe, the Luxemburg-headquartered joint venture between AST SpaceMobile and Vodafone, established to provide European-operated ground infrastructure and open access direct-to-device connectivity for mobile network operators across Europe. Together the companies are accelerating the deployment of space-based cellular broadband to extend coverage beyond the reach of terrestrial mobile infrastructure to eliminate coverage gaps while enhancing network resilience public safety communications, emergency response capabilities, and connectivity for consumers, enterprises, and government users.
“Working alongside many of the world’s leading mobile network operators, we are advancing activities across multiple countries to become a seamless complementary layer of connectivity alongside existing terrestrial networks,” said Chris Ivory, Chief Commercial Officer of AST SpaceMobile. “Together, we are building a future where everyday smartphones remain connected in more places, providing a layer of resilient connectivity for consumers, businesses, first responders, and governments.”
AST SpaceMobile's satellite technology, backed by approximately 3,900 patent and patent-pending claims, is designed to provide broadband connectivity directly to standard mobile devices without requiring specialized hardware, software, or applications. By integrating with existing mobile networks through standard 3GPP technologies, the company's solution enables operators to extend their coverage footprint while maintaining control of the customer relationship.
Featuring the largest-ever phased arrays deployed in low Earth orbit, at approximately 2,400 square feet - 223 square meters - AST SpaceMobile's cellular broadband network can connect directly to everyday smartphones, eliminating the need for specialized equipment. These next-generation satellites are designed to deliver nearly double the peak data speeds of the company's initial Block 1 BlueBird satellites, which recently achieved peak download speeds of 98.9 Mbps directly to standard smartphones, supporting voice, broadband data, and video applications from space for consumers, enterprises, first responders, and governments worldwide.
About AST SpaceMobile
AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent portfolio, and designed for both commercial and government applications. Our engineers and space scientists are on a mission to enable 4G and 5G space-based cellular broadband to every device, everywhere, for today’s nearly 6 billion mobile subscribers globally. For more information, follow AST SpaceMobile on YouTube, X (Formerly Twitter), LinkedIn and Facebook. Watch this video for an overview of the SpaceMobile mission.
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Full deployment of the latest batch $ASTS full size commercial Block2 satellite. BlueBird 11-13.
Company is at 3 per month launch cadence and next batch expected to ship soon.
Meanwhile the company is expanding the production in a fashion that will 2x this rate near term and then further large expansions will continue to expand more parallel production lines beyond that point.
Company is well past ”production hell” and launch id contracted to get to continuous commercial coverage with plenty of more funds for additional launch beyond that.
It’s lovely to finally see execution recurring at his steady rate.
And it’s a very noteable ability that few have as it relates to securing government contracts.
Government will not look for one-offs. They want a conveyor belt to space able to replenish adapt and reinforce at the speed of need.
AST has that production line and cadence within the timeframe of Golden Dome.
Few others does.
No one else on planet earth does this (serial production of 4.5t, 100kW, 200 sqm phased areas, class satellites.)