{"title":"AST SpaceMobile vs SKY Perfect JSAT: Communications constellations compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/ast-spacemobile-vs-sky-perfect-jsat","comparison":"AST SpaceMobile ranks 11 on the Space 100 with a score of 85; SKY Perfect JSAT ranks 41 with 76. AST SpaceMobile is ahead on production, progress, technology and firepower. SKY Perfect JSAT is ahead on deployment and commercials. Level on positioning and leverage. AST SpaceMobile is based in Midland, United States, SKY Perfect JSAT in Tokyo, Japan. AST SpaceMobile: Public, founded 2017. SKY Perfect JSAT: Public. AST SpaceMobile is named in 58 signals and SKY Perfect JSAT in 7.","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":"SKY Perfect JSAT","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/sky-perfect-jsat","city":"Tokyo","country":"Japan","stage":"Public","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"SKY Perfect JSAT is Asia's largest satellite operator (TSE-listed), running 17 GEO satellites and diversifying into intelligence, servicing, and national security. It was revealed as the customer behind Planet's $230M LEO order (Planet's largest ever), took an 18.23% stake in iQPS (March 2026), made a strategic investment in Astroscale (May 2026), and joined a Japanese MoD satellite-constellation consortium, with Superbird-9 ordered for a 2027 Starship launch. The group revenue split and the sizes of its iQPS and Astroscale stakes are open.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Space","list":"Space 100","rank":41,"score":76,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["technology","firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":8,"firepower":8,"commercial":10,"deployment":10,"production":4,"technology":6},"why":"SKY Perfect JSAT sells space-based connectivity services in Japan, including as an authorized reseller of Amazon Leo.","segment":"Communications constellations","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft"},"signals_total":7,"facts_total":3}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}