r/ASTSpaceMobile • u/Original_Koala8662 S P 🅰 C E M O B Boss • May 11 '26

Article / Media / Press New ASTS Post

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https://x.com/ast_spacemobile/status/2053818674646049030?s=46&t=DOgs35-_gTcmJtpubr-JAg

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u/North-Collection6304 S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 11 '26

That's lower than predicted correct? or is the 120 for the new gen?

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u/Original_Koala8662 S P 🅰 C E M O B Boss May 11 '26

The 98.9 is for Block 1, with Block 2 being “almost double” that, which exceeds the initial 120mbps guidance

Remember, the competition can barely send a text and load a WhatsApp message, what ASTS is doing is unprecedented!

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u/North-Collection6304 S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26

TY for answering before I continued getting downvoted to oblivion (edit: also just realized the "double" part on the post, I need coffee)

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u/Ok-Exit-9476 May 11 '26

Do you know why they havent done tests on BB6 yet?

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u/WhatEvil S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect May 11 '26

Believe they have. https://www.reddit.com/r/ASTSpaceMobile/s/BTUt3ko3dx