US EditionVerizon signs deal with AST SpaceMobile to provide cellular service from space
The deal enables Verizon to extend cellular coverage using AST SpaceMobile’s satellite network, with shares up 268% in six months, service starting in 2026.
- On Wednesday, Verizon and AST SpaceMobile signed a commercial agreement to deliver satellite service starting in 2026, with Avellan stating, `Through our definitive commercial agreement with Verizon, we are working to deliver space-based cellular broadband coverage from space across the continental United States.`
- The deal builds on a May 2024 strategic partnership as AST SpaceMobile develops satellites with large commercial communications arrays for the first space-based cellular broadband network.
- Using Verizon's 850 MHz spectrum, the partnership completed a Voice over LTE call via AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird satellite between a smartphone in Texas and another in New Jersey.
- Investors pushed AST SpaceMobile shares up 268% over six months as the company filed an $800,000,000 at-the-market offering amid a Scotiabank downgrade citing delays and valuation concerns.
- By combining terrestrial and LEO satellite systems, the deal enhances Verizon's network with AST SpaceMobile's technology, Srini Kalapala said it's "a good step forward," while InvestingPro notes a current ratio of 8.23.
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