Key Takeaways
TELUS and AST SpaceMobile announced a definitive commercial agreement to deliver satellite-to-phone broadband connectivity across Canada. The deal marks a significant commercial milestone for AST SpaceMobile, validating its technology with a major North American carrier, while enabling TELUS to achieve 100% geographic service coverage.
- TELUS and AST SpaceMobile signed a commercial agreement on March 3, 2026, to provide space-based cellular services.
- The partnership aims to cover all of Canada, targeting remote and previously unreachable regions with cellular broadband.
- This agreement provides major commercial validation for AST SpaceMobile's network, which connects directly to standard smartphones.
