satellite broadband

Space-based connectivity

Satellite broadband is internet service delivered via satellites orbiting Earth rather than through cables or phone lines.

It reaches remote areas where terrestrial infrastructure doesn't exist: Satellite broadband was their only option in the mountains.

Traditional satellite internet suffers from latency due to signal travel distance; newer low-Earth-orbit systems like Starlink have reduced this delay significantly.

Related

e-learning · transponder · dish · uplink · modem · remote monitoring · beam · downlink · two-way communication · signal · receiver · ground station · multiplexing · antenna · energy consumption · signal booster · military communication · sky

Opposites
transmission medium

satellite broadbandcable internet

Web via coaxial line

DSL · ethernet

infrastructure dependency

satellite broadbandfiber optic

Light-based data transmission

cable · wired connection · underground cable

connection characteristics

satellite broadbandfiber optic

Light-based data transmission

local network · dedicated line

Family

satellite, satellites, broad, broadly, broaden, broadens, broadened, broadening, broader

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G