โก ๐๐๐๐๐๐: Rakuten and $AST SpaceMobile(ASTS.US) AST SpaceMobile Form Joint Venture, Securing Up to ยฅ148 Billion foโฆ
โก ๐๐๐๐๐๐: Rakuten and $AST SpaceMobile(ASTS.US) AST SpaceMobile Form Joint Venture, Securing Up to ยฅ148 Billion for Satellite Communications in Japan
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐:โค ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ธ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป and ๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ establish joint venture ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ธ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฆ๐ง.โค Project targets up to ยฅ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป in Japanese government grants.โค Funding will be distributed over approximately ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ through CIAJ.โค Joint venture aims to launch domestic satellite operations by ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ต.โค Network enables ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ-๐๐ผ-๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ connectivity without specialized equipment.โค AST's large satellite antennas support ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต-๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ services.โค Network targets ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐, disaster resilience, and national security.โค Rakuten Mobile plans ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด during ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ.โค Companies are developing ๐ฝ๐ต๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ and AI-based frequency management.โค Future opportunities include ๐๐ผ๐ง, logistics, construction, agriculture, and overseas telecom markets.๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:โค Potential ยฅ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป funding could accelerate AST's satellite infrastructure deployment.โค Strengthens ๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ'๐ position in Japan's satellite broadband market.โค Creates potential ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด-๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ opportunities through satellite connectivity and telecom partnerships.โค Supports nationwide connectivity while reducing dependence on ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ during disasters.โค Expands AST's ๐ด๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ and potential international network utilization.๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐:๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ ๐ ๐ถ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ, Chairman and President of Rakuten Group Inc. and Chairman of Rakuten Mobile:"This project is a key pillar of Rakuten Mobile's network strategy. By building an integrated system from satellite procurement to operation and accelerating technological innovation, we will contribute to building disaster-resilient communication infrastructure and improving Japan's communication environment. We will also maximize capital efficiency and expand business opportunities into the satellite communications sector.๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ป, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of AST SpaceMobile:"This project marks a significant milestone and a major turning point for AST SpaceMobile. As the importance of mobile broadband from space is being redefined worldwide, this technology is increasingly recognized as an essential tool for enabling broadband connectivity anywhere and complementing existing terrestrial infrastructure. Through our technology, we will enhance the resilience of Japan's telecommunications infrastructure and strengthen our global network by utilizing capacity available outside Japan.The copyright of this article belongs to the original author/organization.
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