Satellite Advantages and Disadvantages Advantages:

High bandwidth Coverage over a large geographical area Can be cheaper over long distances Satellite communication services include the services like voice calling, video calling, radio, television channels, internet, fax, etc. These services are very important for not just the domestic usage, but also have become very important part of the commercial activities in different companies. People can make long distance calls either at very nominal rate, or even for free in some services.

Disadvantages:

Huge initial cost Noise and interference Propagation delay