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VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera·Friday, November 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM AST·1 min read

Musk says over 100,000 satellites should outcompete undersea cables

Elon Musk says about 100 lasers per satellite, each above 10 Tb/s, on more than 100,000 satellites should be able to outcompete undersea cables.

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Elon Musk says about 100 lasers per satellite, each above 10 terabits per second, on more than 100,000 satellites should be able to outcompete undersea cables. He says light in space is about 40 percent faster than in cable. The post does not name the satellite system.

Elon Musk says more than 100,000 satellites with laser links should be able to outcompete undersea cables.
He says each satellite would have about 100 lasers, each operating above 10 terabits per second.
He posted the comparison today. The post went up at 3:32 p.m. AST on November 6. He says each satellite would have about 100 lasers, each operating above 10 terabits per second. He says that combination, with more than 100,000 satellites, should be able to outcompete undersea cables.

He also makes a speed claim. He says the speed of light in space is about 40 percent faster than in cable, and that the path is direct instead of following the outline of land masses.
The post does not name the satellite system.

The line is a projection. He says the satellites should be able to outcompete cables. He does not say they do so now. The post does not name the satellite system. It does not give a date.
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