Chile (via regulator SUBTEL-Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones de Chile) has granted would-be global satellite cellular connections company AST SpaceMobile a 30-year concession for 20/30 MHz of nationwide S-band spectrum. The concession covers 20 MHz uplink (1980–2010 MHz) and 30 MHz downlink (2170–2200 MHz), precisely matching the S-band frequencies that AST previously acquired via ITU priority rights. […]