AST SpaceMobile aims to deliver space-based cellular broadband directly to standard smartphones via large BlueBird satellites and proprietary software. It partners with major telecoms, using their spectrum in a B2B model. However, high CapEx, short satellite lifespan, and strong buyer power pressure margins. Competition from SpaceX, Amazon, and Apple threatens its moat. Despite a compelling vision, its valuation appears overly optimistic given risks and capital intensity.
ECB critics misread inflation: echoing Henry Thornton, supply shocks (like energy or bad harvests) create temporary imbalances, not monetary excess. Raising rates won’t fix supply and can worsen it by choking credit and slowing adjustment (e.g. renewables). The right response is real-side adjustment, not tightening, especially with cartelized energy prices.