Blue Origin has introduced TeraWave, a satellite communications network it says will deliver symmetrical connectivity with aggregate capacity reaching up to 6 terabits per second worldwide, targeting enterprise, data center, and government users that require high-reliability links for critical operations.
According to the company, TeraWave is designed as a multi-orbit architecture spanning both low Earth orbit and medium Earth orbit. The planned constellation includes 5,408 optically interconnected satellites, with 5,280 satellites operating in LEO and an additional 128 satellites in MEO. Blue Origin said this configuration is intended to support ultra-high-throughput routes between global hubs while also providing multigigabit connections to distributed users, particularly in remote, rural, and suburban regions where deploying diverse fiber paths can be cost-prohibitive, technically challenging, or slow.
Blue Origin positioned TeraWave as a complementary layer to terrestrial fiber backhaul, emphasizing route diversity and resilience for customers that want redundancy and rapid scalability. The company said enterprise-grade user and gateway terminals will be built for rapid deployment worldwide and are intended to interface with existing high-capacity infrastructure to strengthen overall network resilience.
The company also outlined how throughput would be delivered across the two orbital layers. It said individual customers could access speeds up to 144 Gbps using Q/V-band links from the LEO portion of the constellation, while the MEO layer would provide access to the network’s highest-capacity optical links, contributing to the stated 6 Tbps capability. TeraWave is expected to support both point-to-point connectivity and enterprise-grade internet access, allowing customers to adjust throughput and physical presence as requirements change.
Blue Origin said deployment of the TeraWave constellation is slated to begin in the fourth quarter of 2027.
