Starlink, a satellite internet service provider, has recently been granted a license to operate in India. What is satellite internet? How does it work? What are its advantages and limitations?

Working: → Satellite constellation launched into space → Special modems installed at place of use → Modems & satellite exchange data for provision of wireless WiFi Merits of satellite Internet: i Extremely high speed & low latency ii Reduce bare usage for network poles iii Greater bandwidth and large type of anywhere internet Demerits: i Extremely costly → as compared to present models → may increase digital divide ii Kessler syndrome dealing to space junk/crowding iii Problems during inclement weather, outages This satellite internet is a novel frontier technology to infrastructure next level industry

— Aryan Sirsikar · AIR 175