ASTS Europe Push Hits Spain\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Vodafone Spain and Satellite Connect Europe reached a commercial agreement to launch direct-to-device broadband connectivity services in Spain, allowing standard smartphones to connect directly to satellites without external antennas, special devices or additional SIM cards. Vodafone Spain said that the service could be commercially available from 2027. In exceptional or emergency situations, the tech could be deployed earlier with institutional authorizations. <\/p>\n
The company plans to begin working in the coming weeks with businesses, public administrations and strategic sectors to develop use cases across emergency response, security, defense, agriculture, industry, transportation, maritime environments and rural areas.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
The offering will be part of Vodafone SAT, covering services from basic voice and messaging to broadband data and advanced applications for enterprises and public agencies. <\/p>\n
ASTS-Vodafone JV Targets Europe\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Satellite Connect Europe is the Luxembourg-based joint venture between AST SpaceMobile and Vodafone Group, created to offer direct-to-device satellite connectivity to mobile network operators in Europe. <\/p>\n
The Spain agreement marks another step forward for the broader AST-Vodafone European strategy announced last year. The venture will distribute AST SpaceMobile’s satellite services to European mobile operators through a turnkey model backed by Vodafone’s engineering and network operations capabilities. Vodafone has previously called AST’s satellites “antennas in the sky,” extending mobile broadband to areas where terrestrial networks are limited or unavailable. <\/p>\n
ASTS Gains Japan Tailwind\u00a0 <\/p>\n
In Japan, regulators have moved toward allowing satellite-to-smartphone communication over the 700 MHz band, supporting Rakuten’s plan to build an AST-backed satellite communications network. Rakuten plans limited services using AST satellites in 2026 and nationwide coverage in fiscal 2027. <\/p>\n
AST is also preparing to launch BlueBird 11, 12 and 13 from Cape Canaveral in the first half of August, after recently launching BlueBirds 8, 9 and 10. The company has said its next-generation BlueBird satellites are expected to deliver nearly double the peak data speeds of its initial Block 1 satellites. <\/p>\n
How Do Retail Traders Feel About ASTS? <\/p>\n
On Stocktwits, retail sentiment for ASTS was ‘neutral’ amid ‘normal’ message volume. <\/p>\n
One user\u00a0said<\/a>, “$ASTS over 30 years ago i remember someone talking about cellphones. They said just wait these things will be able to do pretty much anything. Now this, Satellites to Cellphones service anywhere in the world. I believe in this company. LONG.” <\/p>\n Another user\u00a0said<\/a>, “$ASTS Just grabbed 30 shares in the ah. They’re not making this easy, but we will prevail down the road and up in space!:)” <\/p>\n ASTS stock has risen 31% over the past year. <\/p>\n For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com. <\/p>\n Read Next:\u00a0RKLB Stock Rises 3% After Hours \u2014 NASA Awards Rocket Lab Two New Missions\u00a0<\/a> <\/p>\n Deepti Sri has no position in any of the stocks mentioned in this article. StockTwits’ news team content is for informational purposes only and is not intended as investment advice. For more, see our editorial policy<\/a>. This article was originally published on StockTwits<\/a>. <\/p>\n Related: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vodafone Spain’s deal with Satellite Connect Europe boosted focus on ASTS’ European satellite-to-phone rollout. The agreement will bring…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46860,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[20797,20969,20972,66,10369,20971,17,14620,20970],"class_list":["post-46859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-spain","tag-ast-spacemobile","tag-asts","tag-broadband-services","tag-europe","tag-satellite-connectivity","tag-satellite-services","tag-spain","tag-vodafone","tag-vodafone-group"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a> ASTS sentiment and message volume as of June 25| Source: Stocktwits <\/p>\n