Kevin Chen (@defiantclient) / X

Kevin Chen

6,522 posts

Kevin Chen

@defiantclient

$ASTS, $QS, $AUR, $JOBY | economics, theology, philosophy, and the UAP phenomenon

Joined September 2012

Kevin Chen
@defiantclient
May 28, 2025
$ASTS: 🚨BREAKING DSTA PARTNERS WITH AST SPACEMOBILE TO EXTEND NETWORK COVERAGE FROM SPACE Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) will collaborate with the U.S.’ @AST_SpaceMobile, to harness the space-based cellular broadband network for enhancing connectivity
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Kevin Chen
@defiantclient
May 6, 2025
$ASTS: 🚨BREAKING @AST_SpaceMobile confirms to the @FCC that their launch schedule includes 243 Block 2 satellites by the end of 2028. Assuming a production cadence of 6 per month or 72 per year as per company guidance, this means ~100 satellites by end of 2026 and then ~72 in
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Kevin Chen
@defiantclient
Mar 3, 2025
$ASTS: In addition to the press release, which you can read yourself, the Form 10-K (2024 Annual Report) contains many more nuggets and important pieces of information. Here is a quick list of my unique highlights from the 10-K: - WHERE AND WHEN IS THE FIRST BB2 TO ISRO?!!?! IS
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Kevin Chen
@defiantclient
Mar 8, 2025
$ASTS: BREAKING 🚨🚨 @AST_SpaceMobile and @RakutenGroup filed a request to the @FCC for Special Temporary Authority to test BB1, just like with AT&T, FirstNet, Verizon, and Vodafone. This time, the application came with a spectrum consent letter right off the bat! Just a 3 MHz
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Kevin Chen
@defiantclient
Apr 29, 2025
$ASTS: 🚨ADDITIONAL TESTING PROMPTLY GRANTED FOR BLUEWALKER 3 + AT&T / FIRSTNET Last night at around midnight, @AbelAvellan filed a new STA request for BlueWalker 3 in the US, and it was already granted this morning! This license is limited to up to 20 off-the-shelf cellular
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Kevin Chen
@defiantclient
Mar 10, 2025
$ASTS: BREAKING 🚨🚨 @2degreesmobile ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH @AST_SpaceMobile AND PLANS FOR NEW ZEALAND LAUNCH As part of this initiative, 2degrees will invest in the development of its own dedicated ground station in Aotearoa, reinforcing our commitment to providing
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Kevin Chen
@defiantclient
Jan 24, 2025
Replying to @MarioNawfal
This post is incredibly misleading. Starlink Direct-To-Cell network only allows for outdoor texting with direct line of sight to sky, and only for a few specific phone models right now. No calling, no browsing, and you need specific phones (not just any phone).
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Kevin Chen
@defiantclient
May 19, 2025
$ASTS: 🚨BREAKING -- @FCC grants approval of STA for testing with @Bell ! - Effective May 23, 2025 to November 24, 2025 - Max 10 MHz downlink and max 10 MHz uplink channels apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.htm…
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Kevin Chen
@defiantclient
Jan 31, 2025
$ASTS: Does it get any more obvious than this? "@FirstNet / @FirstNetGov is anticipating that our connections will be able to utilize @AST_SpaceMobile's infrastructure directly into our hashtag#FirstNet Core. Today's announcement is another step in the right direction!!!"
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Kevin Chen
@defiantclient
May 9, 2025
$ASTS: AST SPACEMOBILE JUST TURNED THE SKY INTO AN LTE/4G/5G/6G CELL TOWER AST SpaceMobile Direct to Device is now live testing — HD video calls from the middle of nowhere is no longer science fiction. With satellites acting like floating G-agnostic cell towers,
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Kevin Chen
@defiantclient
Feb 3, 2025
🚨🚨BREAKING: APPLE AND GOOGLE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH AST SPACEMOBILE SO SECRETLY THAT NOBODY AT APPLE AND GOOGLE HAD TO ROLL OUT ANY UPDATES AT ALL FOR THEIR OFF-THE-SHELF DEVICES TO WORK WITH THIS STARLINK RIVAL🛰️🛰️ $ASTS $AAPL $GOOG $T $VZ $VOD forbes.com/sites/davidphe…
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Kevin Chen
@defiantclient
Feb 27, 2025
$ASTS: BREAKING 🚨 @pulsone and @Bell just completed outdoor testing of Universal Spectrum Multiplier (USM), proving that integration of USM software with an existing network is possible without change to radios or antennas. Why does this matter for @AST_SpaceMobile? 1)
ast-science.com
Partners - AST SpaceMobile
Our strategic partnerships are key to developing, testing, and validating our technology. Together, we have achieved the world’s first voice, video, and 5G calls from space to unmodified smartphones....
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Kevin Chen
@defiantclient
May 15, 2025
$ASTS: 🚨BILLIONAIRE INVESTOR AND PHILANTHROPIST GEORGE SOROS CONFIRMS 470,000 SHARES POSITION IN AST SPACEMOBILE @AST_SpaceMobile @georgesoros 🤝
Petemc
@petemc818
May 15, 2025
$ASTS Soros Fund (George Soros) discloses updated portfolio positions in 13F filing: New positions in: $ASTS(470K), Connect the unconnected $ASTS is partnered up w/ $T $VZ $AMT $GOOG $VOD $NOK #FirstNet
marketwatch.com
Soros’s fund places new bets on Nvidia and a SpaceX rival, sells off Super Micro stake
Super Micro, the biggest player in the AI server market, found disfavor with Soros’s investment fund, which loaded up on Nvidia and others.
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Kevin Chen
@defiantclient
Jan 12, 2025
$ASTS: BREAKING... (kinda) Yesterday, AST filed to the @FCC supplementary docs: - interference analysis information - spectrum consent from @ATT (long awaited) Nothing from @Verizon yet. However, this clears the path for STA approval for AT&T. apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.htm…
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