Space & Satellite Systems
AST SpaceMobile
30-Second Executive Brief
Executive Assessment
AST SpaceMobile functions as an emerging institution within Space & Satellite Systems, backed by 47% sourcing coverage, though its relative influence is cooling.
- Maintains 3 mapped relationships across the graph
- 47% sourcing coverage across sourced relationships
- Tracked as emerging institution within the Space & Satellite Systems category
Executive Snapshot
- Strategic Role
- Emerging Institution
- Sourcing Coverage
- 47%
- Ecosystem Influence
- Regional
- Strategic Momentum
- Decelerating
View Methodology →
Computed live from this entity's own relationships and evidence: how many relationships carry at least one linked citation, weighted with citation recency and source type — independent of Strategic Importance, and not a prediction. Not a hand-typed number; recalculated on every read.
Coverage
- Mapped Relationships
- 3
- Technology Domains
- 4
Strategic Implications
- Central node connecting multiple strategic ecosystems
- Directly influences technology and capital flows
- Material relevance to downstream dependency mapping
Top Opportunities
Top Risks
Critical Dependencies
A satellite company building a space-based cellular broadband network designed to connect standard, unmodified mobile phones directly to satellites, targeting a major commercial revenue ramp once its constellation reaches scale. The FCC granted AST SpaceMobile commercial authorization for direct-to-device service in April 2026, approving a 248-satellite supplemental-coverage-from-space constellation using AT&T and Verizon spectrum, following the company's first-ever VoLTE call and SMS over satellite with AT&T in July 2025 and Canada's first space-based 4G voice/data/video demonstration with Bell Canada in October 2025.
Leading Indicators
Hiring and patent filing trends — the underlying numbers Momentum is computed from. Insider filing activity is tracked separately under Sources below.
Additional Intelligence Signals
Patent citation lineage, earnings-call mentions, and federal contract disclosures — automatically collected, not yet visible anywhere else on the site.
Earnings-call mentions
Mentions SpaceX
“agreements with multiple launch providers, including Blue Origin, SpaceX, and others”
SEC 8-K exhibit (0001193125-26-216946) · May 11, 2026
Mentions Telefonica
“Network integration and testing activities now underway across European countries with Vodafone, Orange, Telefónica, Vodafone Ukraine, and Deutsche Telekom as well as in other key markets including Canada, Japan, and Saudi Arabia, subject to final regulatory approvals”
SEC 8-K exhibit (0001193125-26-342540) · Aug 10, 2026
Sources
Every claim traced to a primary source — evidence, recent activity, and insider filing behavior, all in one place.
Evidence
3 sources · 1 government/SEC filing
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR) — AST SpaceMobile FY2025 Annual Report (Form 10-K), filed with the SECgovernment
- AST SpaceMobile Q1 2026 earnings release / SEC 8-K — AST SpaceMobile reiterates $150-200M 2026 revenue guidance, targets 45 satellites by year-endmarket-data
- Investing.com (AST SpaceMobile Q1 2026 earnings call transcript) — AST SpaceMobile Q1 2026 revenue misses estimates at $14.7M, but management reaffirms guidancemarket-data
Latest Activity
- FilingAST SpaceMobile filed an 8-K (items 2.02,7.01,9.01)8-K
- FilingAST SpaceMobile filed an 8-K (items 1.01,2.03,3.02,8.01,9.01)8-K
- FilingAST SpaceMobile filed an 8-K (items 2.02,7.01,8.01,9.01)8-K
- FilingAST SpaceMobile insider buying — $619,200 purchaseForm 4
- FilingAST SpaceMobile insider selling — $906,202 saleForm 4
Insider Filing Activity
Counts filing frequency only — transaction direction/size wasn't parseable from the sampled filings · sourced from SEC EDGAR · as of Sep 7, 2026
Acquisition & Investment Fit
AI-reasoned, generated only from entities already in InsightNodes's own graph — a hypothetical strategic-fit exercise, not real M&A intelligence or a signal that any deal is planned or in progress.
Relationship Map
The relationships surrounding AST SpaceMobile — ownership, dependencies, regulation, technology and market context. Click any node to make it the new center, 2 levels deep.
Connection type
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The Story So Far (last 6 months)
Auto-generated from this entity's dated milestones, relationship updates, and sourced evidence — not AI-written, just sorted.
AST SpaceMobile's Timeline
A sourced, dated history of AST SpaceMobile's key moments — founding to present.
Apr 2026 · FCC grants commercial direct-to-device authorization
The FCC granted AST SpaceMobile commercial authorization to provide direct-to-device satellite service using AT&T and Verizon spectrum, approving deployment of a 248-satellite constellation for supplemental coverage from space -- a major regulatory milestone clearing the path for commercial direct-to-cell service.