JF Mezei wrote: > Northern communities in Canada's arctic rely exclusively on satellite > for voice/data. > > Not a lot of data flowing comparatively, but it is their only option so > it is more of a "mission critical" thing than a backup.
Also high latitudes are problematic as far as your link budget to geostationary satellites goes in the first place. Switching to an alternative satellite in the event of a failure may be more challenging as a result.

