Rakuten and Vodafone Invest in AST & Science's Space Venture to Reach More People, Devices and Places with Mobile Coverage

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Mar 03, 2020
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- AST & Science's space-based network will be the first to connect directly to 4G - and in the future 5G - smartphones without any need for specialized satellite hardware.

- Other investors include: American Tower; Cisneros; Samsung NEXT; and founder Abel Avellan.

- The new investment brings the total capital raised by AST & Science to US$128 million.

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