Vodafone UK beat Elon Musk’s Starlink to the punch, announcing the first-ever space mobile video call. And it was done with the help of AST SpaceMobile’s Midland-manufactured satellites.

It's just perhaps not a "space network" as T-Mobile is defining it, if you need to own a specific brand of cellphone to access it. And AST is only awaiting the go-ahead from the Federal ...

AST Spacemobile, Inc. engages in the building global broadband cellular network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on extensive IP and patent portfolio.

AST SpaceMobile gets FCC approval for testing, advancing space-based cellular broadband. BlueBird satellites to provide near-total U.S. coverage with seamless mobile connectivity. Brand New ...

Shares of both direct-to-cell (DTC) satellite communications pioneers tumbled on news that their biggest rival, SpaceX, is linking up with T-Mobile ... AST may have started the space race to ...