AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) moves its 45-satellite target to mid-2027
AST SpaceMobile's third-quarter release targets about 45 BlueBird satellites in orbit by the middle of 2027. In March, the goal was 45 to 60 satellites by the end of 2026. Twelve are in orbit now.
SpaceX (SPCX) picks Qualcomm (QCOM) for its 5G network. Estimates of the cost go as high as $500 billion.
Qualcomm won't say what its deal is worth. Analysts and a rival CEO have very different numbers for the network around it.
SpaceX (SPCX) eyes Boost Mobile. EchoStar (ECHO) is already due up to $35 billion in SpaceX stock.
Boost Mobile's owner has been waiting on a large block of SpaceX stock since 2025. Its own filing shows how much Boost depends on AT&T and T-Mobile.
Verizon (VZ) CEO puts SpaceX (SPCX) ground network costs at $300 billion to $500 billion
Dan Schulman said SpaceX would need 65,000 to 80,000 cell sites and could become the sixth U.S. wireless competitor, not the fourth, after four to six years.
SpaceX (SPCX) asked for a band next to its new phone spectrum. Now the FCC will consider auctioning it.
The FCC put SpaceX's request on hold a day before Carr announced the vote. Amazon's phone satellites are in the picture too.
EchoStar (ECHO) just reported $24.12 in earnings per share. Almost all of it came from bankruptcy.
EchoStar reported net income of $8.46 billion for the second quarter. About $9.73 billion of it was a non-cash gain booked when DISH DBS filed a prepackaged Chapter 11 on the final day of the quarter.