AST SpaceMobile, Inc.

Overview

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. is a U.S. space-technology company developing a satellite-based cellular broadband network intended to connect directly to standard, unmodified mobile phones beyond the reach of terrestrial networks. Its core product is the BlueBird low-Earth-orbit satellite system, with planned services delivered through mobile-network operator partners; the company also identifies government applications. Its stated aim is to help eliminate mobile connectivity gaps and extend broadband access to people who remain unconnected.[1][2]

The company is headquartered in Texas, where it also has satellite assembly, integration and testing facilities, with additional engineering and development operations in the United States, India, Scotland, Spain and Israel. Its partner network spans operators representing more than 3 billion subscribers, and its planned initial service markets include the United States, Europe, Japan and other strategic markets.[3]+2 AST SpaceMobile reported $46.3 million in consolidated revenue for the first half of 2026, but stated that its planned SpaceMobile Service had not launched and had generated no revenue as of June 30, 2026. Its website lists a workforce of 2,250+, without a stated reporting date.[6]+2 [1]+7

Products & services

AST SpaceMobile’s planned SpaceMobile Service is designed to provide cellular broadband directly from its low-Earth-orbit BlueBird satellites to existing, unmodified phones outside terrestrial network coverage. The planned services include voice, data and video, distributed through mobile-network operators (MNOs), generally under wholesale arrangements that include revenue sharing; the company also identifies government applications.[1]+2

The satellite product line includes Block 1 BlueBird satellites, used in live testing that demonstrated voice and video calls, VoLTE, SMS, and a reported peak data speed of 98.9 Mbps to an unmodified phone. Block 2 satellites are designed with an approximately 2,400-square-foot phased array—more than three times Block 1’s array and intended to support up to ten times its bandwidth capacity. The company also describes its AST5000 ASIC as designed to enable up to 40 MHz per beam and 10,000 MHz of processing bandwidth per Block 2 satellite; these are design capabilities, not reported commercial-service results.[10]+2

Other offerings include gateway equipment and related software for MNOs, with arrangements that may also include installation and support. The company has also reported recognizing revenue as it fulfills U.S. government performance obligations using initial BlueBird satellites.[13][14] In the six months ended June 30, 2026, reported product revenue—gateway equipment and software—was $37.834 million, or about 81.8% of total revenue; services revenue was $8.421 million, or about 18.2%. These accounting categories do not represent a breakdown of subscriber revenue from SpaceMobile Service.[7] [1]+13

Geographic presence

AST SpaceMobile is headquartered at Midland International Air & Space Port in Midland, Texas. Its geographic footprint includes satellite assembly, integration and testing facilities in Midland; an additional facility in Homestead, Florida; engineering and development centers in Maryland, the United Kingdom and India; an office in Miami; and engineering, development or production centers in Spain and Israel.[15]+2

The company’s announced service and distribution markets include the continental United States (excluding Alaska) and Hawaii, Europe, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and other regional markets, as well as additional markets covered by its Vodafone agreement. Its partnerships involve more than 60 mobile network operators representing over 3 billion subscribers globally; these are potential service markets, not reported revenue by geography.[5] AST SpaceMobile does not disclose revenue by country or region, geographic revenue percentages, or employee distribution in the cited filings.[18][19] [15]+5

Business segments

AST SpaceMobile reports one operating segment; it does not disclose separately named operating or geographic segments or segment-level contribution percentages. The company’s chief operating decision maker reviews consolidated financial information for operating decisions, resource allocation, and performance evaluation.[20][21]

The consolidated statements separately classify revenue as “Products revenues” and “Services revenues”; these are revenue categories, not reported segments. In FY2025, products contributed approximately 62.6% of revenue and services 37.4%. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, products contributed approximately 81.8% and services 18.2%.[22][7]

The company describes commercial arrangements involving gateway equipment hardware and software, and a stand-ready obligation to provide SpaceMobile Service. It reported no SpaceMobile Service revenue through June 30, 2026, so the products-and-services mix should not be interpreted as a contribution breakdown for operating segments.[23] [20]+4

Company history

AST SpaceMobile was founded in Midland, Texas, in May 2017 by Abel Avellan. In 2018, it acquired a controlling interest in satellite manufacturer NanoAvionics; in 2022, it announced the sale of its majority stake in that company. Vodafone and Rakuten became strategic investors in 2020, when AST also entered a commercial agreement with Rakuten to develop network capabilities in Japan.[24]+5

AST completed its business combination with New Providence Acquisition Corp. on April 6, 2021, and began trading on Nasdaq as ASTS the following day. Its BlueWalker 3 test satellite launched in September 2022. In 2023, AST announced the first two-way space-based voice call using everyday, unmodified smartphones, followed by a space-based 5G broadband demonstration with AT&T, Vodafone, and Nokia.[29]+4

In September 2024, five first-generation BlueBird satellites launched, marking a move from the single-satellite demonstration toward deploying the planned network; AST reported that the satellites offered substantially greater throughput than BlueWalker 3. The company’s larger Block 2 BlueBird satellites began launching in December 2025. BlueBird 7 was de-orbited after reaching a lower-than-intended orbit in 2026, while subsequent satellites launched in June and August of that year.[34]+5 [24]+27

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