#satellite-internet

#satellite-internet

Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, says it will launch more than 5,400 satellites to create a new communications network. Named TeraWave, it will offer continuous internet access around the world, with the ability to move large amounts of data much more quickly than rival services. But even after launching thousands of satellites, Blue Origin would still have far fewer in orbit than Elon Musk's Starlink, which currently dominates the satellite internet market.

TeraWave adds a space-based layer to your existing network infrastructure, providing connectivity to locations unreachable by traditional methods,

Amazon Leo, the company's satellite internet service with more than 150 satellites in orbit, is launching a preview designed to enable select business customers to begin testing the network using production hardware and software. The company also said the preview will also allow the Amazon Leo team to gather additional customer feedback and tailor solutions for specific industries ahead of a broader 2026 rollout.

No pricing or availability details have been announced, but this gives us our first good look at the 20-by-30-inch design and specs of the new antenna. Amazon claims Leo Ultra is "the fastest customer terminal in production," offering up to 1Gbps downloads and 400Mbps uploads simultaneously, along with private networking services and direct connections to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and other cloud networks.

More than 100 satellites have been launched from China since August—the first batches of two mega-constellations aiming to have about 28,000 satellites combined.