Google and AT&T invest in Starlink rival for satellite-to-smartphone service
Satellite for smartphones —
AST SpaceMobile gets $206.5 million and is partnering with Google and AT&T.
Enlarge / Illustration of AST SpaceMobile's cellular satellite.AST SpaceMobile
Google, AT&T, and Vodafone are investing $206.5 million in AST SpaceMobile, a Starlink competitor that plans to offer smartphone service from low-Earth-orbit satellites.
This is the first investment in AST SpaceMobile from Google and AT&T, while Vodafone had already put money into the satellite company. AST Space...
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