Satellite internet is wireless internet, beamed down from satellites orbiting the Earth. It’s a lot different from land-based internet services like cable or DSL, which transmit data through wires.
How does satellite internet work?
Satellite internet works by using radio waves to communicate with satellites orbiting the Earth. Data is sent and retrieved through a communication network, that starts, with your device or your computer, and travels through your modem, and go to satellite dish on your home, out to a satellite in space, then back to Earth, to ground stations known as network operations centers (NOC) or ISP. And then, data travels back through this network—out to space and then back to your satellite dish on Earth—to deliver data on your device. As you see Satellite internet uses a five-part relay system:
