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AST SpaceMobile Partners With European Mobile Network Operators to Expand Coverage

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By Connor Hart 




  AST SpaceMobile said it will collaborate with Europe's four largest mobile-network operators, aiming to accelerate network integration, improve customer experiences and expand coverage. 



  The company--which is building a space-based cellular broadband network--said Monday it has signed letters of intent with Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone to explore a potential joint bid for Mobile Satellite Services spectrum. 



  The initiative will support a coordinated approach to spectrum access and service deployment, AST SpaceMobile said, strengthening European digital data sovereignty while enabling operators to deliver space-based cellular broadband through their existing mobile services. 



  "Europe's mobile network operators are taking an important step toward extending connectivity to every subscriber, wherever they live, work and travel," AST SpaceMobile Chief Commercial Officer Wayne Thorsen said. 





  Write to Connor Hart at connor.hart@wsj.com 





  (END) Dow Jones Newswires



  October 19, 2026 09:36 ET (13:36 GMT)


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