Commercial Satellite Communications Services are grouped into three general categories:
Fixed Satellite Services(FSS), which use ground equipment at set locations support voice, data and video including internet services. Mobile Satellite Services(MSS), offer communication services on mobile platforms including land mobile, maritime and aeronautical customers. Broadcast satellite services(BSS), which offer high data rates for reception with wide coverage is the best for direct-to-consumer television and broadband applications such as DTH.