AST SpaceMobile is leveraging partnerships with Rakuten Mobile and Globalstar to offer high-beaming capabilities against Starlink's limitations in the competitive global satellite market.

The entities involved

• AST SpaceMobile →

  American satellite manufacturer

  • AST SpaceMobile is trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange.Tue 02:56
  • AST SpaceMobile, Starlink, EchoStar, and SpaceX have formed partnerships to share market space and achieve market leadership in satellite services.Mon 17:52
• Starlink →

  satellite constellation; space-based internet communication system

  • The ongoing conflict in Ukraine sees Russia attempting to develop a Starlink analog, while Elon Musk responds to usage calls and Oleksandr Pivnenko defends Ukraine's satellite advantage.Wed 13:44
  • Ukraine combats Russian ballistic missiles while receiving military aid and facing Starlink service throttling.Tue 22:17
• Rakuten Mobile →

  Japanese telecommunications company

  • Rakuten Capital views Southeast Asian VC prospects pessimistically, following Baillie Gifford's previous funding of SEA digital companies.Fri 15:58
• Globalstar →

  global satellite telecommunications company

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• Market observations detail AST SpaceMobile as a rival to Starlink, which is a division of SpaceX, amidst investor confusion regarding valuations.Jun 12
• Goldman Sachs endorsed Amazon stock purchases following Amazon's acquisition of Globalstar and its successful deals with the US government.Jul 8
• SpaceX is expanding the service capabilities of its Starlink constellation.Oct 22
• The EU is developing alternatives to restricted Starlink service, a topic discussed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Oct 17
• Several technology firms, including AST SpaceMobile and SpaceX, are being compared as industry peers and comparable satellite technology companies.Oct 24