On Oct. 28 2025, AST SpaceMobile, BeWhere, and Bell demonstrated that a standard BeWhere LTE IoT tracking device could connect directly to the company’s BlueBird satellite network in New Brunswick, Canada, marking the first commercial IoT use case for the constellation.
The off‑the‑shelf BeWhere device transmitted location and sensor data directly to the satellite, which routed the signal through Bell’s terrestrial network, proving two‑way connectivity without specialized terminals.
The test used a Block 1 BlueBird satellite launched on Sept. 12 2024, confirming the network’s ability to support asset‑tracking and industrial IoT applications beyond mobile voice and data services.
AST SpaceMobile’s CEO said the demonstration validates the versatility of the largest commercial phased‑array satellite constellation in low Earth orbit and supports the company’s broader direct‑to‑cell strategy, which is expected to begin intermittent service in the U.S. by the end of 2025 and expand to Canada, the UK, and Japan in early 2026.
While the company remains pre‑revenue with a $874.5 million cash balance and an operating loss of $162.4 million in 2024, it projects $50–$75 million in revenue for the second half of 2025 from government contracts and early commercial services.
The partnership with Bell, which began in 2021, also achieved a successful direct‑to‑cell test for 4G VoLTE voice, video, and broadband data to unmodified smartphones in the same region earlier in the year.
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