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AST SpaceMobile achieves first voice call from space to unmodified smartphones; Q1 cash $185.7M
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
- Completed first-ever two-way voice calls from space to everyday unmodified smartphones via BlueWalker 3.
- Cash and equivalents $185.7M at March 31, 2023; operating expenses $44.5M in Q1.
- Manufacturing on track for five Block 1 BlueBird satellites with planned launch in Q1 2024.
- Signed spectrum lease agreement with AT&T, contingent on regulatory approval and definitive commercial agreement.
- BW3 testing validated technology; no major design changes to Block 1 satellites confirmed.