Lead item · 16 July 2026

POSITIONINGAST SpaceMobile (Rakuten JV) / Lynk 2 GHz MSS spectrum allocation

AST admits its Japanese award is only preliminary

The precedent SES cites for reserving EU spectrum is weaker than the desk recorded.

1 in 271 items swept clears the bar·Brief of 16 July 2026, 05:03 UTC

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