Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Signs AST SpaceMobile Satellite-to-Phone Deal
Verizon…Midland, Midland County, Texas, United States
Starts 10/08/2025 11:30AMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE351 days agoBusiness Wire copy on Nasdaq^[1]: 'Published Oct 8, 2025 7:30am EDT ... today announced the signing of a definitive commercial agreement with Verizon^[3]'.
AST SpaceMobile signed a definitive commercial agreement to connect Verizon customers' ordinary phones to its BlueBird satellites across the continental US from 2026, using Verizon's 850 MHz spectrum.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
AST SpaceMobile Satellite Beta Starts for Verizon
Midland, Midland County, Texas, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 12/31/2026ESTIMATED 62% CONFIDENCEin 98 daysAST's Q2 2026 results: 'Continued progress towards beta service in 2026 with initial 3,000 digital cells activated across the Continental United States'; TechTimes^[2] quotes AST's beta launch with AT&T and Verizon 'later this year' - a bare year is taken as 31 December.
AST SpaceMobile expects to start beta space-based cellular broadband with AT&T and Verizon before the end of 2026, reaching ordinary phones over Verizon's 850 MHz spectrum, though coverage will be intermittent until more satellites fly.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Commits $100 Million to AST SpaceMobile
Verizon…AST SpaceMobile, 2901 Enterprise Lane, Midland Spaceport Business Park, Midland, TX 79706, United States
Starts 05/29/2024CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE2.3 years agoAST SpaceMobile's 8-K dated May 29, 2024 reports that "On May 23, 2024, the Company and Verizon ... entered into a Convertible Note and Memorandum of Understanding for an investment and commercial prepayment commitment totaling $100.0 million"; the pin is the day it was disclosed.^[1]
Verizon agreed to put $100 million into satellite-to-phone startup AST SpaceMobile: a $35 million convertible note plus $65 million of prepaid service payments, the second tied to regulatory approval and a definitive commercial agreement.
$100M
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Plan Satellite Joint Venture
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 05/14/2026 10:55AMCONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE133 days agoVerizon's^[1] release is dated 05/14/2026 and PR Newswire^[3] stamps the joint release 'May 14, 2026, 06:55 ET'.
The three biggest US carriers agreed in principle to form a joint venture pooling spectrum so satellite operators can reach phones directly and all but end wireless dead zones.
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Space09/20/2026@TechDesk
Amazon Leo Consumer Satellite Internet Launch
Amazon…Seattle, Washington
Starts 12/31/2026ESTIMATED6 months late74% CONFIDENCEin 98 daysAmazon says consumer service comes 'later this year'; one report puts consumer beta in five countries in late 2026 or early 2027. The last day of 2026 is used.^[1]
Amazon says it has launched enough Leo satellites for initial service and will open its satellite broadband to consumers later in 2026, after an enterprise preview that began April 8.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Completes Acquisition of Starry
38 Chauncy Street, Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA 02111, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 01/30/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE237 days agoVerizon's^[4] 2025 Form 10-K: "On January 30, 2026, we completed the acquisition of Starry Group Holdings, Inc. (Starry), a fixed wireless broadband provider serving multi-dwelling units in five markets across the U.S."
Verizon closed its purchase of Starry, a fixed wireless provider serving about 100,000 apartment-building customers in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and Washington with millimeter-wave technology.
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Space09/20/2026@TechDesk
Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 15-25
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USASpaceX
Starts 10/10/2026 4:00PMESTIMATED10 days late60% CONFIDENCEin 16 daysSpaceflight Now's^[2] schedule (checked 2026-09-23): "Falcon 9 Starlink 15-25 - 'TBD' launch time on October 10 | SLC-4E, Vandenberg"; rocketlaunch.org gives October 10, 4:00 PM UTC. No firm time yet.
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA to Low Earth Orbit. The booster is due to land at Of Course I Still Love You.
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Space09/20/2026@TechDesk
Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 15-27
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USASpaceX
Starts 09/20/2026 1:47AMSCHEDULED 75% CONFIDENCE4 days agoLaunch Library 2 lists this as the no-earlier-than launch time; launches slip.^[1]
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA to Low Earth Orbit. The booster is due to land at Of Course I Still Love You.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Customers Use 40 TB at Super Bowl LX
Levi's Stadium, 4900 Marie P. DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara, CA 95054, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 02/08/2026CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE228 days agoVerizon's^[1][3] recap reports usage 'on Super Bowl Sunday' at Levi's Stadium; Wikipedia's^[2] Super Bowl LX article dates the game February 8, 2026.
Verizon customers used 40.32 TB of data in and around Levi's Stadium on Super Bowl Sunday, 6% more than a year earlier and over five times the 7 TB of Super Bowl 50 at the same stadium, after nearly 200 network projects across the Bay Area.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Launches Simplicity Plan and Loyalty Program
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 06/16/2026CONFIRMED 78% CONFIDENCE100 days agoVerizon's^[1][3] release, published 16 June 2026: 'Also available starting today' for Verizon One, and for loyalty 'Rollout starts today.'
Verizon scrapped activation and upgrade fees, launched a Verizon Dollars and Verizon Shine loyalty program for every customer, and introduced the $45 Simplicity plan with unlimited 5G Ultra Wideband for all.
$45.00
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Wireless Outage Leaves Phones in SOS Mode
1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 08/30/2025 4:00PMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoVerizon's^[1] network president wrote on 31 August that 'yesterday afternoon and evening' customers lost service; CBS dates the first reports 'shortly after 12 p.m. ET on Saturday' and quotes Verizon that 'by midnight' service was fully restored.
A software issue knocked Verizon Wireless customers from California to Florida into SOS mode for much of Saturday afternoon, with Downdetector reports peaking near 23,000 before service was restored by midnight.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Shine NFL Takeover Drops Free Tickets to Every Game
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 08/31/2026 5:00PMCONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE24 days agoVerizon^[1][2], 27 August 2026: 'Beginning Monday, August 31, at 1:00 PM ET, Verizon is launching a week-long NFL takeover', with the calendar running to '9/4: Free NFL Sunday Ticket from YouTube'.
Verizon turned its Verizon Shine loyalty drops over to the NFL for the week before kickoff, giving away free tickets to every domestic regular-season game, 22 VIP team experiences and NFL Sunday Ticket from YouTube.
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Verizon's^[1][2][3] release of 19 March 2025: 'Upgrades enabling this service start today and will continue over the next two weeks.'

Start: Mar 19, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Verizon Launches Satellite Texting to Any Phone on Android

Verizon became the first US carrier to let customers text any other phone by satellite when out of cellular range, starting with Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 9 phones.

Verizon customers became the first in the US able to send satellite texts to any other phone when outside terrestrial coverage^[1]
It started on select Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 9 phones, with upgrades rolling out over two weeks^[1]
It extends the Skylo satellite service Verizon launched in 2024 for emergency SOS messages and location sharing^[3]
Verizon also works with AST SpaceMobile on satellite voice, data and video^[2]

Notable features

Two-way text messaging via satellite to any customer device, not just emergency services^[1]
Works on Galaxy S25 and Pixel 9 series phones with no extra hardware^[1]
Runs on Skylo's non-terrestrial network as a backup where cell networks don't reach^[3]

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[1]90%
verizon.com/about/news/verizon-customers-satellite-texting-select-android-smartphones
verizon.com· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Mar 19, 2025 ✓· 87% of score
Verizon's^[2][3] release of 19 March 2025: 'Upgrades enabling this service start today and will continue over the next two weeks.'
[2]75%
Verizon conquers remaining Dead Zones through Satellite with help of Test Man and Buzz Aldrin
verizon.com· Published Jan 31, 2025· 9% of score
Verizon's^[1][3] January 2025 satellite push: Skylo messaging on select Android devices and the AST SpaceMobile partnership backed by a $100 million commitment.
[3]80%
Verizon teams up with satellite service provider Skylo to launch direct-to-device messaging for customers
verizon.com· Published Aug 28, 2024· 5% of score
The August 2024 launch this expands: Verizon^[1][2] became the first carrier worldwide to commercially launch smartphone connectivity on Skylo's satellite network, starting with emergency messaging and location sharing.

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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Signs AST SpaceMobile Satellite-to-Phone Deal
Verizon…Midland, Midland County, Texas, United States
Starts 10/08/2025 11:30AMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE351 days agoBusiness Wire copy on Nasdaq^[1]: 'Published Oct 8, 2025 7:30am EDT ... today announced the signing of a definitive commercial agreement with Verizon^[3]'.
AST SpaceMobile signed a definitive commercial agreement to connect Verizon customers' ordinary phones to its BlueBird satellites across the continental US from 2026, using Verizon's 850 MHz spectrum.
0.77
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
AST SpaceMobile Satellite Beta Starts for Verizon
Midland, Midland County, Texas, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 12/31/2026ESTIMATED 62% CONFIDENCEin 98 daysAST's Q2 2026 results: 'Continued progress towards beta service in 2026 with initial 3,000 digital cells activated across the Continental United States'; TechTimes^[2] quotes AST's beta launch with AT&T and Verizon 'later this year' - a bare year is taken as 31 December.
AST SpaceMobile expects to start beta space-based cellular broadband with AT&T and Verizon before the end of 2026, reaching ordinary phones over Verizon's 850 MHz spectrum, though coverage will be intermittent until more satellites fly.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Commits $100 Million to AST SpaceMobile
Verizon…AST SpaceMobile, 2901 Enterprise Lane, Midland Spaceport Business Park, Midland, TX 79706, United States
Starts 05/29/2024CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE2.3 years agoAST SpaceMobile's 8-K dated May 29, 2024 reports that "On May 23, 2024, the Company and Verizon ... entered into a Convertible Note and Memorandum of Understanding for an investment and commercial prepayment commitment totaling $100.0 million"; the pin is the day it was disclosed.^[1]
Verizon agreed to put $100 million into satellite-to-phone startup AST SpaceMobile: a $35 million convertible note plus $65 million of prepaid service payments, the second tied to regulatory approval and a definitive commercial agreement.
$100M
0.73
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Plan Satellite Joint Venture
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 05/14/2026 10:55AMCONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE133 days agoVerizon's^[1] release is dated 05/14/2026 and PR Newswire^[3] stamps the joint release 'May 14, 2026, 06:55 ET'.
The three biggest US carriers agreed in principle to form a joint venture pooling spectrum so satellite operators can reach phones directly and all but end wireless dead zones.
0.64
Space09/20/2026@TechDesk
Amazon Leo Consumer Satellite Internet Launch
Amazon…Seattle, Washington
Starts 12/31/2026ESTIMATED6 months late74% CONFIDENCEin 98 daysAmazon says consumer service comes 'later this year'; one report puts consumer beta in five countries in late 2026 or early 2027. The last day of 2026 is used.^[1]
Amazon says it has launched enough Leo satellites for initial service and will open its satellite broadband to consumers later in 2026, after an enterprise preview that began April 8.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Completes Acquisition of Starry
38 Chauncy Street, Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA 02111, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 01/30/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE237 days agoVerizon's^[4] 2025 Form 10-K: "On January 30, 2026, we completed the acquisition of Starry Group Holdings, Inc. (Starry), a fixed wireless broadband provider serving multi-dwelling units in five markets across the U.S."
Verizon closed its purchase of Starry, a fixed wireless provider serving about 100,000 apartment-building customers in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and Washington with millimeter-wave technology.
0.63
Space09/20/2026@TechDesk
Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 15-25
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USASpaceX
Starts 10/10/2026 4:00PMESTIMATED10 days late60% CONFIDENCEin 16 daysSpaceflight Now's^[2] schedule (checked 2026-09-23): "Falcon 9 Starlink 15-25 - 'TBD' launch time on October 10 | SLC-4E, Vandenberg"; rocketlaunch.org gives October 10, 4:00 PM UTC. No firm time yet.
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA to Low Earth Orbit. The booster is due to land at Of Course I Still Love You.
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Space09/20/2026@TechDesk
Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 15-27
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USASpaceX
Starts 09/20/2026 1:47AMSCHEDULED 75% CONFIDENCE4 days agoLaunch Library 2 lists this as the no-earlier-than launch time; launches slip.^[1]
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA to Low Earth Orbit. The booster is due to land at Of Course I Still Love You.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Customers Use 40 TB at Super Bowl LX
Levi's Stadium, 4900 Marie P. DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara, CA 95054, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 02/08/2026CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE228 days agoVerizon's^[1][3] recap reports usage 'on Super Bowl Sunday' at Levi's Stadium; Wikipedia's^[2] Super Bowl LX article dates the game February 8, 2026.
Verizon customers used 40.32 TB of data in and around Levi's Stadium on Super Bowl Sunday, 6% more than a year earlier and over five times the 7 TB of Super Bowl 50 at the same stadium, after nearly 200 network projects across the Bay Area.
0.62
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Launches Simplicity Plan and Loyalty Program
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 06/16/2026CONFIRMED 78% CONFIDENCE100 days agoVerizon's^[1][3] release, published 16 June 2026: 'Also available starting today' for Verizon One, and for loyalty 'Rollout starts today.'
Verizon scrapped activation and upgrade fees, launched a Verizon Dollars and Verizon Shine loyalty program for every customer, and introduced the $45 Simplicity plan with unlimited 5G Ultra Wideband for all.
$45.00
0.62
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Wireless Outage Leaves Phones in SOS Mode
1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 08/30/2025 4:00PMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoVerizon's^[1] network president wrote on 31 August that 'yesterday afternoon and evening' customers lost service; CBS dates the first reports 'shortly after 12 p.m. ET on Saturday' and quotes Verizon that 'by midnight' service was fully restored.
A software issue knocked Verizon Wireless customers from California to Florida into SOS mode for much of Saturday afternoon, with Downdetector reports peaking near 23,000 before service was restored by midnight.
0.62
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Shine NFL Takeover Drops Free Tickets to Every Game
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 08/31/2026 5:00PMCONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE24 days agoVerizon^[1][2], 27 August 2026: 'Beginning Monday, August 31, at 1:00 PM ET, Verizon is launching a week-long NFL takeover', with the calendar running to '9/4: Free NFL Sunday Ticket from YouTube'.
Verizon turned its Verizon Shine loyalty drops over to the NFL for the week before kickoff, giving away free tickets to every domestic regular-season game, 22 VIP team experiences and NFL Sunday Ticket from YouTube.
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