AST SpaceMobile, Inc. reached the public markets through its merger with New Providence Acquisition Corp., the blank-check company that traded on Nasdaq under the ticker NPA and completed its IPO in 2020. The SPAC was sponsored by New Providence Capital Management, LLC. The de-SPAC transaction closed in April 2021, with the combined company subsequently listing under the ticker ASTS. Operating in the satellite communications and space technology sector, AST SpaceMobile is building a space-based broadband network designed to deliver cellular connectivity directly to standard mobile devices globally. The September 2024 8-K represents a post-merger current report filed by the operating public company. Sign up at SpacDesk for full data on this and hundreds of other SPAC transactions.