What Is a Satellite Telephone?
A satellite telephone is a telephone that can be mobile or fixed in one spot. Although it works similar to land-based cellular phone, a satellite telephone relies on satellites in the atmosphere to relay communications from one person to another. It is most commonly used in remote places, where the land-based telephone lines and cellular towers are not present, such as in undeveloped countries or on an ocean-going boat. It can also be helpful if other forms of communications are unavailable due to a natural disaster, such as an earthquake, hurricane, tidal wave, or other devastating event. If a satellite telephone is transportable, it looks much like a modern cellular phone or smartphone. These phones are most often used when someone travels to an area where a typical cellular phone signal is hard to find. For example, someone traveling in remote areas of Central or South America may find a satellite telephone helpful. In the alternative, a satellite telephone that is in a fixed spot,
