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

  • 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
• Starlink →

  satellite constellation; space-based internet communication system

  • The UK defence ministry has adopted and begun using SpaceX's Starshield and Starlink services.Mon 17:54
  • SpaceX is utilizing its launch capabilities for Starlink operations, highlighting the competitive commercial space sector.Mon 16:43
• Rakuten Mobile →

  Japanese telecommunications company

  • AI-RAN case study published involving Ericsson, working on AI inference alongside vRAN workloads.Mon 10:54
• Globalstar →

  global satellite telecommunications company

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• 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, Starlink, EchoStar, and SpaceX have formed partnerships to share market space and achieve market leadership in satellite services.Sep 7
• Amid the ongoing invasion, there is a push to create a domestic competitor to Starlink, leveraging reconnaissance capabilities with entities like ICEYE and PGZ.Sep 11
• AST SpaceMobile, Starlink, and Verizon are strategically planning to improve customer value propositions through government contracts and upsells outside terrestrial networks.Sep 14
• AST is pursuing a J-LEO initiative in Japan, contrasting its strategy with Starlink's consumer focus.Sep 6