There is currently no satellite to satellite communication with the first iteration of the technology. This means you need ground stations to receive the traff

There is currently no satellite to satellite communication with the first iteration of the technology. This means you need ground stations to receive the traffic coming from the user terminals. This can either hooked up directly to the internet backbone (ideal), or bounce to another satellite closer to the backbone connection. Basically, user computer <--> user wifi or router <--> user terminal <--> satellite <--> ground station <--> fiber <--> peering to other internet providers.