In this highlights compilation, mobile network operator and infrastructure partners Vodafone, American Tower, and Rakuten explain the deep need for and planned benefits of the first space-based cellular broadband network.
Paul de Bot, General Manager for TSMC Europe, discusses how and why Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is supporting AST SpaceMobile’s goal of developing silicon chips for our planned BlueBird satellites.
Johan Wibergh, Vodafone’s Chief Technology Officer, explains that the company invested in and partnered with AST SpaceMobile with the aim of closing vast coverage gaps using a planned network of satellites.
Follow Jason Silva, a friend of AST SpaceMobile’s mission to connect the unconnected, as Abel Avellan, Chairman and CEO, leads a tour of the company’s operations and review of key satellite systems.
Tareq Amin, Rakuten Group’s Chief Technology Officer, talks about Rakuten and AST’s plan to target 100% geographic coverage, in Japan and beyond. Both companies take a mirrored approach to affordable telecom infrastructure.
How will SpaceMobile work? Join Jason Silva, friend of the mission, as he explains the “magic” behind the building of the world’s first space-based cellular broadband network.
BlueWalker 3 is expected to launch aboard a SpaceX mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in March 2022, and is part of AST SpaceMobile’s mission to bring cellular broadband to approximately half of the world’s population who remain unconnected.
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