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AST SpaceMobile reports Q4/FY2023 results; cash $210.8M; FCC approves direct-to-device framework
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
- Cash & equivalents ~$210.8M at end of Q1 2024, up from $88.1M at Dec 2023; $51.5M undrawn credit facility.
- FCC voted 5-0 on March 14 to approve Supplemental Coverage from Space NPRM, enabling direct-to-device service.
- Five Block 1 BlueBird satellites to be transported to launch site July-August 2024; Block 2 launch window Dec 2024-March 2025.
- Secured fixed-price US government contract; initial revenue expected Q1 2024. Custom ASIC with TSMC in tape-out phase.
- Total operating expenses FY 2023 $222.4M vs $152.9M in 2022; Adjusted Q4 2023 op expenses $38.6M.