Telco Daily ASTS, TMT Classroom, UK fibre war: We highlight latest research, news flow and significant observations relevant to our stock coverage across European/ CEEMEA Telecoms, and Global Towers/Satellites.

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Equity Research

11 August 2026

Telco Daily

ASTS, TMT Classroom, UK fibre war

We highlight latest research, news flow and significant

observations relevant to our stock coverage across European/

CEEMEA Telecoms, and Global Towers/Satellites.

Emerging Markets Telecoms

NEUTRAL

European Telecom Services

• AST SpaceMobile 2Q26 results - Satellite launch in progress, outlook confirmed

NEUTRAL

• TMT Classroom - A first-principles view of why satellite D2D could be complementary to

European Telecom Services

terrestrial wireless rather than a replacement

• UK fibre war – Altnet fibre build slowed last month – Thinkbroadband

Mathieu Robilliard

BBI, Paris

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Freenet Roadshow – 13 August 2026 (Virtual)

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TMT Classroom - A first-principles view of why satellite D2D could be complementary to

terrestrial wireless rather than a replacement

Terrestrial networks can deliver capacity per unit of area that is hundreds of times more than

satellite, even using optimistic assumptions for satellite capacity, and this gap is defined largely

by physics. There has been a lot of debate in recent months about satellite operators potentially

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