ASTS owns a defensible technology position in direct-to-device satellite broadband that competitors cannot easily replicate due to the patent portfolio scope, the physical scale of deployed phased arrays, and proprietary chip architecture. This creates a potential winner-take-most dynamic in a new market category.
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It held on this filing. No finding was written because nothing in it bore on the reason — the sentences it was read against are below.
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the claims it rests on
“The filing states the company is 'building the first and only global Cellular Broadband network in space to be accessible directly by everyday smartphones (2G/4G-LTE/5G devices) for commercial use'”
“The IP portfolio consists of approximately 3,900 patent and patent pending claims worldwide, of which approximately 2,100 have been officially granted or allowed, including 38 patent families with terms expiring starting 2039”
“Block 2 BB satellites feature an up to approximately 2,400 square feet phased array, 'the largest phased array ever deployed in a LEO for commercial use'”
“The company has reached steady production of proprietary AST5000 ASIC chips expected to achieve 'up to 40 MHz per beam and up to 10,000 MHz of processing bandwidth per Block 2 BB satellite'”
what it was checked against
patent portfolio scope
“As of June 30, 2026, our IP portfolio consists of approximately 3,900 patent and patent pending claims worldwide, of which approximately 2,100 have been officially granted or allowed.”
proprietary phased array and power capability
“We also intend to leverage our patented technology, including the large phased array and high power capability of our BB satellites, for a variety of non-communication and communication applications in the government sector.”