Blue Origin’s satellite internet network TeraWave will move data at 6Tbps

Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ space company, has announced TeraWave, a new satellite internet network designed to deliver data speeds up to 6 terabits per second (Tbps). Targeted at enterprise, data center, and government customers, TeraWave will deploy a constellation of 5,280 low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites and 128 medium-Earth orbit (MEO) satellites, with initial launches planned for late 2027. The LEO satellites will use radio frequency (RF) connectivity with speeds up to 144 Gbps, while the MEO satellites will employ optical links capable of reaching the 6 Tbps maximum speed, significantly surpassing current offerings like SpaceX’s Starlink, which maxes out at 400 Mbps. TeraWave aims to provide a space-based network layer that enhances connectivity in locations unreachable by traditional infrastructure, addressing enterprise needs for higher speeds, symmetrical upload/download rates, redundancy, and rapid scalability. This initiative complements Amazon’s