Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin said it is launching a satellite internet network in space called TeraWave, putting it in direct competition with Starlink from Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
TeraWave aims to deliver data speeds of up to 6 terabits per second globally for enterprise, data center, and government customers. It plans to use a hybrid constellation of 5,408 interconnected satellites operating in low Earth orbit and medium Earth orbit, about 100 to 22,000 miles above the planet.
The multi-orbit design is intended to provide ultra-high-throughput links between global hubs and distributed users, particularly in remote, rural, and suburban areas where fiber deployment is costly or impractical. Enterprise-grade user and gateway terminals can be rapidly deployed worldwide and integrated with existing infrastructure to add route diversity and improve network resilience, according to the company.
Customers will be able to access up to 144 gigabits per second via Q/V-band links from 5,280 low Earth orbit satellites, with up to 6 terabits per second available through optical links from 128 medium Earth orbit satellites.
The network supports both point-to-point connectivity and enterprise-grade internet access. Point-to-point connectivity refers to a dedicated, private link between two specific locations – for example, a direct connection between two data centers, or between a headquarters and a remote facility. Enterprise-grade internet access means providing high-capacity, highly reliable internet connectivity to an organization that also connects users to the broader public internet.
Deployment is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2027, according to Blue Origin.