A joint venture was formed on July 18, 2025, involving Workday, Inc., AST SpaceMobile, and Vodafone to expand satellite cellular networks.

The entities involved

• Workday, Inc. →

  financial and corporate software company

  • Acquisition of Flowise accelerates AI agent development for Workday.Sun 05:31
• AST SpaceMobile →

  American satellite manufacturer

  • SpaceX launched satellites for AST SpaceMobile from Cape Canaveral.Mon 05:25
  • AST SpaceMobile is conducting satellite deployment tests utilizing a Falcon 9 rocket.Mon 03:31
• Vodafone →

  British multinational telecommunications company

  • A targeted center providing communications to Ukrainian forces was hit on September 27, 2026.Mon 12:26
  • Vodafone is hosting a festival in Labasa, utilizing the Fiji Football Association headquarters.Sun 23:42

Related events

• AST SpaceMobile, Starlink, EchoStar, and SpaceX have formed partnerships to share market space and achieve market leadership in satellite services.Sep 7
• Satellite companies like Starlink, AST SpaceMobile, and Viasat are expanding their services, leveraging ground stations in Singapore and pushing into Direct-to-Device connectivity.Jun 7
• AST SpaceMobile, SpaceX, and L3Harris are all exposed to the competitive and volatile space industry, with AST SpaceMobile shares dropping since the SpaceX IPO.Sep 7
• Launch availability is pacing constellation deployment, with the Commercial Space Federation predicting thousands of annual launches and Telesat being asked to share capacity.Aug 17
• AST SpaceMobile is expanding its market reach, targeting subscriber bases in the US, Japan, and Europe, while Amazon develops a rival satellite internet constellation.Jun 18