Weak signal · 18 August 2026, 03:43 UTC
AST SpaceMobile won a 30-day FCC special temporary authority to test D2D connectivity in the…
As the brief logged it
(grant dated ~2026-08-14, reported by Spacewatch Global 2026-08-17T06:00Z and multiple wire outlets) — non-commercial, capped at 100 devices, using spectrum T-Mobile recently transferred to Grain Management that AST had previously supported before the FCC. A minor spectrum-diversification data point (AST's existing bands plus 800MHz) rather than a deployment milestone.
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