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Analyst
Chris Quilty
Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2025 Q1 – 2026 Q2 (6 quarters; questions recorded in 5).
- Questions
- 8on tracked calls
- Challenge rate
- 13%1 of 8 questionsLimited sample
- Companies
- 2questioned at least once
- Reporting periods
- 5with questions
These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.
How to read these numbers
Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.
Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.
No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.
Fewer than 3 questions. A company-level rate is withheld when fewer than 3 questions were recorded for that company; the questions are still counted everywhere else.
Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.
Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.
Questions asked
Grouped by company, most questions first. Open a company to read its questions, newest reporting period first.
Showing 8 of 8 questions from 2 companies
ASTSAST SpaceMobile, Inc.7 questions · 5 reporting periods · 1 of 7 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
is that upper C-band kind of a reference design in your current ASIC?
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Abel said C-band is already built into the ASIC architecture, with a third generation covering L-band, mid-band and C-band.
are we talking active or passive applications? And is this using your spectrum or government spectrum?
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Abel said the US radar application uses government spectrum and the large phased array in the lower bands, without specifying active vs passive.
Calendar 2026 Q1
does that imply that you're going to have to do large redesign of satellites and adding things like optical cross-links
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Abel said the core defense capabilities were designed in years ago and are already built into the production line, with additions undisclosed.
can you name the specific programs where you think ASP has an opportunity to target?
Show response
Abel declined to name specific programs, describing broad presence across FirstNet, classified work and Golden Dome instead.
Calendar 2025 Q3
When will you give us some visibility on specific launch vehicles as we approach the launch dates?
Show response
Abel said the near-term campaign uses SpaceX and New Glenn amid a constrained heavy-lift market, but gave no vehicle-by-vehicle assignment.
Calendar 2025 Q2
Are the government requirements for orbit and inclination complementary to what you're doing commercially?
Show response
Abel declined to detail orbit/inclination requirements as it would reveal usage, but confirmed strong interest in dual-use satellites; existing contracts don't preclude other Five Eyes nations.
Calendar 2025 Q1
Is that a fully operational off the production line or is it still being viewed as, more of a pathfinder
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Abel confirmed the first Block 2 BlueBird is a full operational satellite off the production line, 3.5x larger than Block 1, not a pathfinder. Direct.
ECHOEchoStar Corporation1 question · 1 reporting period · 0 of 1 challenging
Calendar 2025 Q3
Are there thoughts on either growing that business organically or nonorganically? And what markets are you most focused on?
Show response
Hamid said Hughes enterprise revenue will exceed 50% of total next year, with aero growth and potential M&A in aero, space, enterprise services, and defense.
Challenge rate by company
Every company this analyst questioned, most questions first. A company-level rate is shown from 3 questions; below that it is withheld.
| Company | Questions | Challenge rate |
|---|---|---|
| ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. | 7 | 14%1 of 7 questions |
| ECHO EchoStar Corporation | 1 | —Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions |
Activity by reporting period
Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.
| Calendar period | Questions | Challenge rate | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 1 | 0%none of 1 question | 1 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1 | 0%none of 1 question | 1 |
| 2025 Q3 | 2 | 0%none of 2 questions | 2 |
| 2025 Q4 | No questions recorded | — | — |
| 2026 Q1 | 2 | 50%1 of 2 questions | 1 |
| 2026 Q2 | 2 | 0%none of 2 questions | 1 |
- 2025 Q11 question · challenge rate 0% (none of 1 question) · 1 company
- 2025 Q21 question · challenge rate 0% (none of 1 question) · 1 company
- 2025 Q32 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 2 companies
- 2025 Q4No questions recorded
- 2026 Q12 questions · challenge rate 50% (1 of 2 questions) · 1 company
- 2026 Q22 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 1 company
Topics
Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.
- Innovation & R&D4
- Product Launch3
- Regulation Policy2
- Demand2
- Capex Investment1
- Supply Chain1
- M&A1
- Competitive Dynamics1