A satellite telephone, satellite phone or satphone is a type of mobile phone that connects to orbiting satellites instead of terrestrial cell sites.
They provide similar functionality to terrestrial mobile telephones; voice, SMS and low-bandwidth Internet access are supported through most systems.
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