AST SpaceMobile ranks 11 on the Space 100 with a score of 85; Viasat ranks 49 with 74. AST SpaceMobile is ahead on production, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Viasat is ahead on deployment and commercials. Level on progress. AST SpaceMobile is based in Midland, United States, Viasat in Carlsbad, United States. AST SpaceMobile: Public, founded 2017. Viasat: Established. AST SpaceMobile is named in 58 signals and Viasat in 38.
AST SpaceMobile sells direct-to-mobile satellite communications through the BlueBird network to telecom partners and their subscribers.
Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.
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).
58 signals name AST SpaceMobile.
172 facts on file.
Viasat operates satellite communications networks, including ViaSat-3, and sells broadband, in-flight, maritime, government and direct-to-device connectivity services.
Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.
Viasat is a US satellite-communications company (FY26 record revenue of $4.64B, +2.7%; awards $4.9B) with all three ViaSat-3 satellites launched, though its F1 flagship operates at under 10% of design capacity after an antenna anomaly. It has 4,450 commercial aircraft in-flight-connectivity systems in service (+10%, a 1,000-aircraft backlog) and 1,315 NexusWave vessels, though its maritime business did not turn the corner per the CFO. Its forward story is the Equatys D2D shared-spectrum venture with Space42 (up to 2,800 satellites, Viasat as initial technology prime).
38 signals name Viasat.
60 facts on file.
AST SpaceMobile ranks 11 on the Space 100 with a score of 85; Viasat ranks 49 with 74. AST SpaceMobile is ahead on production, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Viasat is ahead on deployment and commercials. Level on progress. AST SpaceMobile is based in Midland, United States, Viasat in Carlsbad, United States. AST SpaceMobile: Public, founded 2017. Viasat: Established. AST SpaceMobile is named in 58 signals and Viasat in 38.
AST SpaceMobile ranks 11 on the Space 100 with a score of 85; Viasat ranks 49 with 74. AST SpaceMobile is ahead on production, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Viasat is ahead on deployment and commercials. Level on progress. AST SpaceMobile is based in Midland, United States, Viasat in Carlsbad, United States. AST SpaceMobile: Public, founded 2017. Viasat: Established. AST SpaceMobile is named in 58 signals and Viasat in 38. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.
Members see every signal and fact behind both companies, the live ranking, the questions the signals answer and the week explained. $99 a month, 7-day trial. What Frontier Tech Intelligence is →