Five myths about satellite communications
Shown: satellite communication network can not be an alternative to terrestrial backbone networks and should complement the latter, as a means of access to them from sparsely populated and remote regions of the globe; that the average delays of message transmission in high-orbit satellite communication systems commensurate with the delay in the satellite communications networks built on the basis of low-orbit groups; that low-orbit satellite communication systems cannot provide high-speed Internet access directly from portable subscriber terminals (such as smartphones and tablets). Refute some other common misconceptions about the possibilities and prospects of satellite communications.