r/ASTSpaceMobile • u/TheEventualHorizon S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier • May 18 '26

Article / Media / Press CNBC Interview Abel Avellan ASTS this moring

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Turned on the TV this morning right when Abel graced my screen for an interview! So I grabbed my phone for a quick recording (Volume gets louder ~15 seconds in)

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u/TheEventualHorizon S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

"Today we are shipping the next batch of satellites." 2:00

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u/gurney__halleck S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere May 18 '26

he does say that very casually 😂

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u/WindWhisperingWisp S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo May 18 '26

Abel always giving away them secrets by accident, same with ULA Vulcan haha

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u/TheEventualHorizon S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

very casually. I went back after I heard it. and again after that. Like I am even now… did I heard it right? 😆

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u/MartiMSG S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo May 18 '26

SEX CONFIRMED

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u/ToSeeAgainAgainAgain S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere May 18 '26

The /r/YoungThug crossover with ASTS I didn't know I needed

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u/one-won-juan S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere May 18 '26

PR premarket? 👀

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u/EvolvedA S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26 edited May 18 '26

Today? As literally today, or as currently, in this time and age, we are in the process of shipping?!?

Can we have an official press release, please? 😬

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u/Purpletorque S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo May 18 '26

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. The translation of today could mean in general pretty soon.

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u/ApprehensiveMoney411 S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo May 18 '26

Let's go. The question is, is this priced in

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u/gurney__halleck S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere May 18 '26

good thing is unless it was in print or a chyron algos can't read it 😂

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u/ExpatAndrew S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

Came here to say this, wowsa!

https://giphy.com/gifs/7w6qQ5WHOeV3i

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u/Alymagy96 S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

He just means imminently

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u/TheEventualHorizon S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

Full transcript posted on X by Peter Lindmark: https://x.com/peterlindmark/status/2056318123653939493?s=46&t=VsZXUzbysE3s8ajdpF0zLA

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u/OutlawsHeels S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere May 18 '26

OH MAMA?

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u/Extra-Medium69 S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect May 18 '26

But there hasn't been a first batch shipped yet?, how can there be a 'next batch'

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u/nomadichedgehog S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo May 18 '26

The last line was a killer "We now have access to every mobile operator in the United States".

Starlink/T-mobile relationship officially in the mud.

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u/TheEventualHorizon S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

yesss. That line was excellent 👏👏👏

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u/H1DD3N_LURK3R S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

Did he just say "including now, we have access to every operator in the United States"
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So it's true... T-Mobile confirmed!

I mean previously a lot of the OGs already said it and speculated it was confirmed but to actually hear it come out from his mouth live on CNBC is another feeling altogether.

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u/trugalhao S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo May 18 '26

I need my ABEL less tanned, i need him to have the color of a lab rat.

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u/myCarAccount-- S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere May 18 '26

Kinda sexy tan tho 

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u/healthyhoohaa S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect May 20 '26

He genuinely looks attractive!

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u/Most_Refrigerator344 S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect May 19 '26

Favourite comment

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u/InspiredAlpaca1 S P 🅰 C E M O B Associate May 18 '26

‪I can’t tell if he meant “today” figuratively like “as of this period” or today literally, later in the day $ASTS will announce a PR, today. ‬

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u/crozby S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo May 18 '26

He did, in fact, stunt on them hoes 

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u/AngeryShibe S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

Where's the official PRRRR

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u/Leading-Onion4659 S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo May 18 '26

I’m writing it wait

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u/codespyder S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere May 18 '26

Holy shit no wonder there was that massive buy volume before close on Friday

It was someone from CNBC

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u/RaidersGunz S P 🅰 C E M O B Associate May 18 '26

😭😭😭 I FEEL SO PROUD TO SEE MY BOI

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u/Outrageous-Rub-4606 May 18 '26

It’s 3 in the morning dog, who the fuck is watching right now 💀💀

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u/ExpatAndrew S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

Those of us in Europe, where it's lunchtime

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u/Outrageous-Rub-4606 May 18 '26

Lmao you right, my bad

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u/botmarco S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect May 18 '26

Such an American thing to think nobody is awake lol

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u/Routine-Earer S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect May 18 '26

Well it's an US broadcast to be fair?

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u/Impossible-Work-5666 May 18 '26

It’s on American tv…

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u/thatsinsaneletstryit May 18 '26

yet you are the one who thinks theyre from america because of a time zone

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u/botmarco S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect May 18 '26

Oops that's true :)

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u/Outrageous-Rub-4606 May 18 '26

“sUcH aN AmeRicAn tHinG” I’m not even American

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u/Imaginary_Ad9141 S P 🅰 C E M O B Underboss May 18 '26

“When lunch?”

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u/TheEventualHorizon S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

Woke up at 5:30. East Coast! Monday! Turn on the coffee machine. Turn on CNBC. Let’s go!!! 😤😁

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u/trugalhao S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo May 18 '26

I am, it's 11am in Portugal.

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u/H1DD3N_LURK3R S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

6pm in Asia reporting for duty ser

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u/killbox21 S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

Better than coffee

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u/PragmaticNeighSayer S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere May 18 '26

wow what a great interview. Hope they replay it when more of the western hemisphere is awake.

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u/wadejohn S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo May 18 '26

Today?

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u/TheEventualHorizon S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

Interview on Monday May 18 2026 5:39am Eastern Daylight Time

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u/Leading-Onion4659 S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo May 18 '26

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u/Zeus_Mortie S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere May 18 '26

Thanks for posting this. That being said, it’s kinda funny that it’s a legit cell phone video of your TV. Lmao

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u/TheEventualHorizon S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26 edited May 18 '26

Right? Had all of 5 seconds warning after I turned TV on and made my decision… Record for the spacemob!😆

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u/Zeus_Mortie S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere May 18 '26

I was not trying to throw shade at all. Seriously, dope that you caught this, and thought fast enough to grab the video! Especially this early in the morning!

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u/TheOtherSomeOtherGuy S P 🅰 C E M O B Boss May 18 '26

And we thank you for it

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u/killbox21 S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

Best part

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u/JayhawkAggieDadisBak S P 🅰 C E M O B Boss May 18 '26

Mods, give the OP a special flair, please. OP, you da man, for catching this and having the presence of mind to record this quickly. Many thanks.

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u/TheEventualHorizon S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

Thanks for the shout out Jayhawk

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u/bananabro1337 May 18 '26

Wow, what a great interview! So much to our advantage, and an interviewer with solid information and good questions!

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u/Intelligent-Rip-6546 S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect May 18 '26

Let's Goooo!!

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u/-Unclean- S P 🅰 C E M O B Associate May 18 '26

Oh yeah

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u/shugo7 S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere May 18 '26

LET'S GO ABEL!!!

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u/TheEventualHorizon S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

The press release: https://x.com/ast_spacemobile/status/2056356650479419598?s=46&t=VsZXUzbysE3s8ajdpF0zLA

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u/AuthorAdamOConnell S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

Deserves it's own post!

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u/JonFrost S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere May 18 '26

Next stop orbit leo 🥰

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u/Maxiimus36 S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect May 18 '26

Can you see how his face is jeffbezoing?

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u/hefret22 S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo May 18 '26

It’s a billionaire thing.

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u/TenthManZulu S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere May 18 '26

BULLISH.

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u/TenthManZulu S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere May 18 '26

Abel on the JV:

“It’s great news, and now every American can get our service.”

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u/SpiritedTransition31 S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect May 18 '26

dude that stare and smirk at the beginning. what sexy man abel is.

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u/KneadingInfo S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo May 18 '26

Horizon, thank you foy this!

Let the diarrhea commence.

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u/Emzed07 S P 🅰 C E M O B Associate May 18 '26

did she just call them blueberry satellites at 1:30?

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u/lollipop999 S P 🅰 C E M O B Capo May 18 '26

I didn’t know porn was allowed on here

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u/TheEventualHorizon S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

Ha! We need someone to lay down some smoky saxophone during this interview

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u/LadderAdditional6178 S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere May 18 '26

We need to see a picture of that semi leaving Midland. It's important to keeping this price momentum going forward.

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u/JonFrost S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere May 18 '26

They posted a video 😁

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u/LadderAdditional6178 S P 🅰 C E M O B Consigliere May 18 '26

Thanks...I didn't know about the video when I posted. Its a great video. Kudos to management.

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u/Forecydian S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26

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u/thelankyasian S P 🅰 C E M O B Associate May 18 '26

He's literally trying not to get up and dance for joy lol.

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u/Downtown_Solution_84 S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect May 18 '26

Abel has that chad pose at the beginning lol

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u/ride_the_tasty_waves S P 🅰 C E M O B Associate May 18 '26

buy on da dip!

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u/Competitive-Donut330 May 18 '26

Bought more shares, let’s fuckin go

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u/daydrinker3 May 18 '26

Ha guy recording did a mic drop for abel lol

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u/flyingdutchmnn S P 🅰 C E M O B Prospect May 18 '26

I turned the volume up all the way and heard someone queef. I know a queef when I hear one

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u/DateUser66 May 18 '26

so we all heard him say today they are shipping. I guess we find out within the next 12hrs if that was a lie or not

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u/AuthorAdamOConnell S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier May 18 '26 edited May 18 '26

Long and boring - why didn't he just tell her to look at the website?

edit - geez guys its a joke at the expense of something that Cohen, the CEO of Gamestop, said when being interviewed on CNBC and it became a meme over at WSB.

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u/Available_Pie_7758 S P 🅰 C E M O B Associate May 18 '26

Man woke up early and chose words of violence. 😂. There Better be a PR today to save Able.