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AST SpaceMobile Prepares for August Launch of New BlueBird Satellites Amid Rising Industry Competition

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AST SpaceMobile Prepares for August Launch of New BlueBird Satellites Amid Rising Industry Competition
  • AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 11 satellite has arrived at Cape Canaveral for an orbital launch scheduled for the first half of August aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
  • The upcoming mission includes BlueBirds 11, 12, and 13, which are designed to provide 4G and 5G broadband services directly to standard smartphones without modifications.
  • FCC Chairman Brendan Carr recently highlighted that competition in the satellite-to-cell market is heating up, specifically naming SpaceX and Amazon's potential acquisition of Globalstar as significant threats.

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“nearly twice the peak data speeds”— AST SpaceMobile
“provide voice, data, and video services directly to everyday smartphones without requiring specialized hardware or modifications”— AST SpaceMobile

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