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AST SpaceMobile Announces Launch Services Agreement to Deploy 693-Square-Foot Phased Array Spacecraft for Direct-to-Cell Phone Connectivity Testing

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
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    BlueWalker 3 is expected to launch aboard a SpaceX mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in March 2022.
  • The spacecraft has an aperture of 693 square feet and is designed to communicate directly with cell phones via 3GPP standard frequencies.
  • We're pleased to launch with US-based SpaceX, which allows us to deploy BlueWalker 3 from our own backyard, said Scott Wisniewski, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of AST SpaceMobile.
  • AST SpaceMobile cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.

AST SpaceMobile to Provide Quarterly Business Update on August 16, 2021

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
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AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ( NASDAQ: ASTS ), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, today announced it will hold a quarterly business update conference call on Monday, August 16th at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

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  • AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ( NASDAQ: ASTS ), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, today announced it will hold a quarterly business update conference call on Monday, August 16th at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
  • The call will be accessible via a live webcast on the Events page of AST SpaceMobiles Investor Relations website at https://investors.ast-science.com/ .
  • AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global broadband cellular network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent portfolio.
  • Follow AST SpaceMobile on Twitter @AST_SpaceMobile , LinkedIn , and for an overview on the SpaceMobile mission, view this video .

AST SpaceMobile Opens UK Headquarters at Space Park Leicester

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Friday, July 9, 2021
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210709005103/en/

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    AST SpaceMobiles UK headquarters in the new Space Park Leicester complex.
  • Our Space Park Leicester office will have business development, engineering and regulatory team members working to support the progress and manufacturing of critical subsystems for the SpaceMobile Constellation, said Steve Gibson, Managing Director of AST SpaceMobile UK.
  • We are delighted that AST Space Mobile has chosen Space Park Leicester as the base for their exciting plans.
  • The opening of AST SpaceMobiles UK headquarters marks an exciting expansion of our international footprint, said Scott Wisniewski, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of AST SpaceMobile.

AST SpaceMobile Announces Collaboration with Smart Communications

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210706005405/en/

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    Alfredo S. Panlilio, Smart Communications President and CEO and Abel Avellan, Chairman and CEO of AST SpaceMobile, sign the Memorandum of Understanding.
  • Our collaboration with Smart to look into opportunities to offer the SpaceMobile service to their customers in rural communities would allow the company to offer affordable broadband cellular access to the unconnected for the first time ever, said Abel Avellan, Chairman and CEO of AST SpaceMobile.
  • Under the MoU, AST SpaceMobile will seek to offer cellular broadband network coverage to approximately 70 million Smart subscribers following execution of definitive agreements and successful launch of the SpaceMobile service.
  • Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is a wholly-owned wireless communications and digital services subsidiary of PLDT, Inc., the Philippines largest and only integrated telco company.