How Does a Skyway Satellite Work?

Satellite Internet

A satellite Internet service is one that is used primarily in locations where it is impossible to provide consumers with standard Internet connectivity. Examples of this include mountainous regions, as well as rural ones, where running cables to and from homes is impossible. Satellite Internet is also available in extreme circumstances such as on ships at sea. Skyway is a popular satellite Internet service provider.

Complications

Skyway's satellite Internet service works by transmitting data from the Internet from the service provider to a satellite orbiting the Earth, and then beaming that back down to the consumer via their satellite dish. There are a number of things that can affect the quality of Skyway's satellite Internet service. Rain and moisture in the air, for example, can affect both the path and the quality of the signal. There are a number of things that can help. The most common solution is to increase the size of the consumer's satellite dish, so they receive more of the signal from the satellite at one time.

Line of Sight

Generally speaking, a straight line is required between the Skyway satellite and the consumer's satellite dish for Internet connectivity. Dish blockage by heavy trees or large amounts of bushes outside a user's home could potentially affect the dish's ability to send and receive the signal. There would also be a period of down time if the Skyway satellite were to suddenly fall out of orbit, and no longer be above the hemisphere in which the user lives.