{"title":"AST SpaceMobile vs Eutelsat OneWeb: Communications constellations compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/ast-spacemobile-vs-eutelsat-oneweb","comparison":"AST SpaceMobile ranks 11 on the Space 100 with a score of 85; Eutelsat OneWeb ranks 40 with 76. AST SpaceMobile is ahead on production, progress, technology and firepower. Eutelsat OneWeb is ahead on deployment and commercials. Level on positioning and leverage. AST SpaceMobile is based in Midland, United States, Eutelsat OneWeb in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. AST SpaceMobile: Public, founded 2017. Eutelsat OneWeb: Established. AST SpaceMobile is named in 58 signals and Eutelsat OneWeb in 2.","companies":[{"name":"AST SpaceMobile","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/ast-spacemobile","city":"Midland","country":"United States","stage":"Public","founded":2017,"last_round":null,"positioning":"AST SpaceMobile is a US direct-to-device satellite company (Nasdaq:ASTS) with 13 BlueBird satellites in orbit (targeting ~45 by early 2027) and production ramping toward six satellites a month, with FY26 revenue guidance of $150-200M (Q2-26 revenue $31.5M against a $230.9M net loss). It holds $1.30B in contracted backlog, 60+ mobile-operator partnerships covering 3B+ subscribers, and $3.7B+ in liquidity, with consumer beta targeted for later 2026. A setback came in April 2026 when BlueBird-7 was stranded in an off-nominal orbit by a New Glenn second-stage anomaly (powered on and being assessed).","assessed_in":{"domain":"Space","list":"Space 100","rank":11,"score":85,"tier":"member","scores":{"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":9,"firepower":10,"commercial":6,"deployment":9,"production":8,"technology":8},"why":"AST SpaceMobile sells direct-to-mobile satellite communications through the BlueBird network to telecom partners and their subscribers.","segment":"Communications constellations","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft"},"signals_total":58,"facts_total":172},{"name":"Eutelsat OneWeb","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/eutelsat-oneweb","city":"Issy-les-Moulineaux","country":"France","stage":"Established","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Eutelsat OneWeb is a French satellite operator running 654 Gen1 LEO satellites, the world's #2 broadband constellation and the only operational global LEO alternative to Starlink, with FY25-26 revenue of EUR 1.24B (+3% LFL) and LEO revenue up 69.5% to EUR 297M (~25% of group). It is the European sovereignty asset responsible for the EU's IRIS2 constellation, ordering 440 next-gen satellites from Airbus (5G-capable, IRIS2-compatible) on a completed EUR 5B refinancing, though LEO growth dilutes margin and its video segment fell 13.1%. A CEO succession (Fallacher) is underway.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Space","list":"Space 100","rank":40,"score":76,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["technology","firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":6,"firepower":8,"commercial":10,"deployment":10,"production":6,"technology":6},"why":"Eutelsat OneWeb sells LEO satellite connectivity services to enterprises, governments, telecom operators and mobility customers through its communications constellation.","segment":"Communications constellations","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft"},"signals_total":2,"facts_total":5}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}