Blue Origin plans bespoke high-speed Starlink rival

Published on January 21, 2026

Blue Origin aims to start deploying more than 5,400 satellites from late next year for its own Starlink broadband competitor, targeting up to 6 Tbps capacity for enterprise, data center and government customers.

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