Space weather...

Space weather can affect the satellite internet, as can severe storms and so on. Auroras are very electrically noisy, with gain bandwidth products that extend to Ghz in width, so contain a lot of energy. Even though the amount of energy in the microwave bands that satellites use is quite small, the sensitivity of the dish's LNB to the interference causes the issue.

The auroras also prevent u communicating with space craft, such as the Voyager probes, and demand careful timing of launches to avoid the worst effects.

The ionization of the atmosphere from the auroras also helps in short wave reception as it increases the density of the ionosphere and the MUF (maximum usable frequency). Drag on spacecraft increases, potentially shortening their lifespans and causing re entry sooner than expected, so its not a win win situation.

Voltages can be induced into terrestrial communication cables as well as power lines, resulting in blackouts.

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