AST SpaceMobile Advances Service Readiness Ahead of Initial Space-Based Cellular Broadband Coverage in Key Global Markets
Business Wire•20/10/2026•07:30 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Initial intermittent coverage targeted before year-end 2026 across five key global markets
- ➤Over 60 gateways deployed, installed, or planned worldwide
- ➤Over 60 mobile operators represent more than 3 billion subscribers
- ➤Approximately 100 MHz of U.S. access targeted through combined spectrum strategy
- ➤Over 3,000 U.S. coverage cells enabled; roughly 5,600 expected active before year-end
Expert Statements
Scott Wisnieswki, President of AST SpaceMobile
“We are moving toward service with the partnerships, spectrum and network capabilities needed to bring cellular broadband from space into people’s everyday lives”
Scott Wisnieswki, President of AST SpaceMobile
“Our Bluebird satellites, with the largest communications satellites ever deployed in low Earth orbit, carry capabilities beyond space-based cellular broadband connectivity.”
Scott Wisnieswki, President of AST SpaceMobile
“We are building a platform that can connect millions of people, help government keep our country safe and resilient, and support emerging applications in AI.”
Scott Wisnieswki, President of AST SpaceMobile
“That is the scale of the opportunity we are bringing into service.”
AST SpaceMobile Advances Service Readiness Ahead of Initial Space-Based Cellular Broadband Coverage in Key Global Markets
Initial, intermittent coverage targeted before year-end 2026 in the United States, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia
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