Pros and Cons of Satellite Communication

 

Pros and Cons of Satellite Communication

In this section, let us have a look at the advantages and disadvantages of satellite communication.

Following are the advantages of using satellite communication:

·         Area of coverage is more than that of terrestrial systems

·         Each and every corner of the earth can be covered

·         Transmission cost is independent of coverage area

·         More bandwidth and broadcasting possibilities

Following are the disadvantages of using satellite communication −

·         Launching of satellites into orbits is a costly process.

·         Propagation delay of satellite systems is more than that of conventional terrestrial systems.

·         Difficult to provide repairing activities if any problem occurs in a satellite system.

·         Free space loss is more

·         There can be congestion of frequencies.