Private American space technology company and Jeff Bezos backed Blue Origin, recently revealed a plan to deploy 5,408 satellites for a new network. This network aims to provide connectivity to data centres, governments and enterprises in a bid to compete against Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
The company stated its TeraWave satellite communications network is designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6Tb/s anywhere on Earth.
The TeraWave architecture consists of 5,408 optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO).
The multi‑orbit architecture provides ultra‑high‑throughput links, enabling multi-gigabit connectivity for users in remote, rural and suburban areas where fibre is expensive or impractical.
Global customers can each access speeds of up to 144Gb/s using Q/V-band links from the constellation of 5,280 LEO satellites, while up to 6Tb/s can be accessed via optical links from 128 MEO birds.
Blue Origin stated the constellation supports both point‑to‑point connectivity and enterprise‑grade internet access, allowing customers to choose throughput and physical presence in response to changing needs.
Deployment of the TeraWave constellation will start in Q4 2027.
TeraWave is in addition to the 3,236 LEO satellites which are being deployed as part of Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper), which launched a preview programme last year ahead of a broader rollout in 2026.
As of November 2025, Amazon Leo had 150 birds in orbit, with a goal of launching half of its planned total of 3,236 satellites by July 2026, as required by the US Federal Communications Commission.
Analyst view
TMF Associates president Tim Farrar told Mobile World Live the design of TeraWave is very different from Amazon Leo “but there is certainly overlap with Amazon’s target customers in the government and enterprise sectors”.
“One takeaway is that everyone recognises the value of vertical integration where rocket makers create their own launch demand by building a constellation, as SpaceX has done,” Farrar explained. “Amazon doesn’t have that right now, and it is a problem when you want to develop a mass market satellite system with good enough economics to meet consumer price points, because you end up paying the full retail price for your launches”.
Source: Mobile World Live
Image Credit: SpaceX
