$ASTS: 🚨🇯🇵 JAPAN SELECTS RAKUTEN AND AST SPACEMOBILE FOR $1B J-LEO PROJECT
➡️Rakuten discloses that initial commercial service w/ AST SpaceMobile will be launched in Q4 2026
➡️*In addition to commercial services starting in Q4/26, we plan to build a communication infrastructure through the J-LEO project. Details to be disclosed once finalized
➡️ Selected as an indirect subsidy operator under the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications’ “Japan Low Earth Orbit Satellite Communications Project (J-LEO)”, which supports the development of Japan's own satellite communications network
➡️ Holding the rights to own and operate satellites, aiming to achieve strong resilience that can maintain Japan's domestic communications infrastructure on a priority and stable basis, unaffected by external environments even in emergencies
➡️ To achieve resilience to prioritize and stably maintain domestic communication infrastructure in Japan
➡️ Maximizing capital efficiency to expand business opportunities in the satellite communications domain
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