Spectrum
Spectrum by band
Holdings are grouped by the band a filing or agreement actually names. Granted means a regulator's document confers the right. In review means the regulator has accepted an application and has not granted it. Requested means a filing, proposal, or announcement that is not a grant. Testing means a regulator has licensed a trial or experiment. Total megahertz is shown only when a source states one number.
Where the filings sit on the dial
Ranges drawn for Europe. Grants for other countries are not listed in this view.
- Granted
- In review
- Requested
- Testing
- Granted — no local operator specified
Local operators
| Band | Country | Service | Status | Local operator | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-band | Europe | MSS | Requested | No local operator namedCOM(2026) 311 final, 27 May 2026. Proposal only. AST, SatCo, and Vodafone are not named. | com-2026-311 |
| Band not stated | Europe | not stated | Requested | VodafoneNamed in AST's account of the 9 Dec 2024 agreement for Europe and Africa through 2034. The page does not state a band. Press release, no regulator record found. | vodafone-2024-12-09 |
Band by country
GrantedIn reviewRequestedTesting
| Band | Europe |
|---|---|
| S-band | Requested · source pendingMSS[1] |
| Band not stated | Requested · source pendingnot stated · Vodafone[2] |
S-band
2026-05-27 · Europe · Requested · Not stated · Service MSS · source pending
The proposal would replace Decision No 626/2008/EC and select operators for 1980–2010 MHz and 2170–2200 MHz after the 2009 rights expire in May 2027. No AST application or selection decision was found. This row is not a grant, and it names no operator.
Local operator(s). No local operator named
Filings. COM(2026) 311 final, 27 May 2026. Proposal only. AST, SatCo, and Vodafone are not named.
Band not stated
2024-12-09 · Europe · Requested · Agreement · Service not stated · source pending
A commercial partnership. SatCo is described by AST as a European joint venture. COM(2026) 311 does not name SatCo, and the 19 Oct 2026 letter of intent by Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone says the satellite partner is still to be selected. Those four operators are not listed here as AST's spectrum holders.
Local operator(s). Vodafone
Filings. AST Our Journey. Not an Ofcom, BNetzA, or Commission grant.
Source pending
- Source pending: an AST or SatCo application or selection for the EU 2 GHz MSS band. COM(2026) 311 final, 27 May 2026, was opened and does not name AST, SatCo, or Vodafone. The PDF endpoint returned an empty WAF response; the EUR-Lex text was read. No call for applications naming AST was found. Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone's 19 Oct 2026 letter of intent says the satellite partner is still to be selected, so they are not listed as AST operators.
- Source pending: an opened Ofcom licence for AST or Vodafone direct-to-device service. Ofcom's D2D regulations statement says the first licence variation inserted into the regulations was Telefonica UK (VMO2), not Vodafone or AST. The statement PDF returned HTTP 403. Secondary articles describe Demonstration & Trial Licence 1418602/1 and frequencies 894.6 and 939.6 MHz; that licence file was not opened, so those frequencies are not drawn. Spain, Italy, and a BNetzA grant naming AST were not found.
Country pages are on Countries. The Ligado docket is on Ligado.
References
- [1] European Commission, COM(2026) 311 final, 2026-05-27. Proposal for a regulation on EU-level authorisation of 2 GHz MSS (1980–2010 MHz Earth-to-space and 2170–2200 MHz space-to-Earth), repealing Decision No 626/2008/EC. It does not name AST SpaceMobile, SatCo, or Vodafone. Not a grant. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52026PC0311
- [2] AST SpaceMobile, Our Journey, Vodafone agreement, 2024-12-09. Company account of a definitive agreement with Vodafone for Europe and Africa through 2034. It does not state a frequency range. Not a regulator grant. https://ast-science.com/our-journey/ Press release, no regulator record found.
Last reviewed 2026-11-14. Sources are linked beside the claims they support.