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American satellite manufacturer
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. is a publicly traded satellite designer and manufacturer based in Midland, Texas, United States. The company is building the SpaceMobile satellite constellation, a space-based cellular broadband network designed to connect directly to standard, unmodified smartphones. The network is intended to deliver 4G and 5G broadband coverage globally, particularly in remote and underserved regions.
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Space Exploration Technologies Corp., doing business as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and provider of space transportation, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence services, headquartered at the Starbase development site in Starbase, Texas. The company operates three primary segments: Space, which develops and flies the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Dragon spacecraft, and conducts more orbital launches annually than any other launch provider ; Connectivity, which operates the Starlink satellite constellation and satellite-based…
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Carr said he is “bullish” on SpaceX's use of new airwaves to boost satellite-to-cell service and said the FCC is “open-minded” about direct wireless deals.
Shares of AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) fell 25% in the week to October 13. At the time, Market Watch reported that the stock was feeling the heat from SpaceX
Ahead of the World Radiocommunication Conference, AST backed satellite-to-phone access to two mobile spectrum bands.