AST SpaceMobile Announces New Contract Award with United States Government Through Prime Contractor
08 Februar 2024 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the
company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband
network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, today
announced a new contract award from a prime contractor working with
the United States Government.
“We are thrilled to announce this initiative with the United
States Government,” said Chris Ivory, Chief Commercial Officer and
Head of Government Business of AST SpaceMobile. “We believe our
patented technology, leveraging our large phased array antenna
technology in space, creates opportunities for new mission-critical
capabilities in the government sector. We are creating new robust
and resilient communications solutions while also facilitating new
use cases.”
AST SpaceMobile was awarded a revenue-generating contract to
perform certain tasks on the company’s space-based network in low
Earth orbit. This initial firm-fixed-priced contract, for an
undisclosed amount, will be supported by the company’s BlueWalker 3
satellite in orbit today, as well as its next five commercial
satellites. Revenue-generating contracts like this mark a
significant milestone in AST SpaceMobile’s growth trajectory and
highlight the versatile, dual-use capabilities of its
technology.
About AST SpaceMobile
AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular
broadband network in space to operate directly with standard,
unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent
portfolio. Our engineers and space scientists are on a mission to
eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by today’s five billion
mobile subscribers and finally bring broadband to the billions who
remain unconnected. For more information, follow AST SpaceMobile on
YouTube, X (Formerly Twitter), LinkedIn and Facebook. Watch this
video for an overview of the SpaceMobile mission.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains “forward-looking statements” that
are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results of AST SpaceMobile to differ materially
from those expected and projected. These forward-looking statements
can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology,
including the words “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,”
“expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “potential,”
“projects,” “predicts,” “continue,” or “should,” or, in each case,
their negative or other variations or comparable terminology.
These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ
materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are
outside AST SpaceMobile’s control and are difficult to predict.
Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not
limited to: (i) expectations regarding AST SpaceMobile’s strategies
and future financial performance, including AST’s future business
plans or objectives, expected functionality of the SpaceMobile
Service, anticipated timing of the launch of the Block 1 Bluebird
satellites, anticipated demand and acceptance of mobile satellite
services, prospective performance and commercial opportunities and
competitors, the timing of obtaining regulatory approvals, ability
to finance its research and development activities, commercial
partnership acquisition and retention, products and services,
pricing, marketing plans, operating expenses, market trends,
revenues, liquidity, cash flows and uses of cash, capital
expenditures, and AST’s ability to invest in growth initiatives;
(ii) the negotiation of definitive agreements with mobile network
operators relating to the SpaceMobile service that would supersede
preliminary agreements and memoranda of understanding and the
ability to enter into commercial agreements with other parties or
government entities; (iii) the ability of AST SpaceMobile to grow
and manage growth profitably and retain its key employees and AST
SpaceMobile’s responses to actions of its competitors and its
ability to effectively compete; (iv) changes in applicable laws or
regulations; (v) the possibility that AST SpaceMobile may be
adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive
factors; (vi) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be
instituted against AST SpaceMobile; and (vii) other risks and
uncertainties indicated in the Company’s filings with the SEC,
including those in the Risk Factors section of AST SpaceMobile’s
Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023.
AST SpaceMobile cautions that the foregoing list of factors is
not exclusive. AST SpaceMobile cautions readers not to place undue
reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date made. For information identifying important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the
Risk Factors incorporated by reference into AST SpaceMobile’s Form
10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023. AST SpaceMobile’s
securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the
SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by
applicable securities law, AST SpaceMobile disclaims any intention
or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
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