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APT REPORT On TRENDS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MODERN SATELLITE APPLICATIONS No. APT/AWF/REP-16 Edition: September 2010 Adopted by The 9th APT Wireless Forum Meeting 13 – 16 September 2010 Seoul, Republic of Korea ASIA-PACIFIC TELECOMMUNITY The APT Wireless Forum Source: AWF-9/OUT-05 APT REPORT ON TRENDS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MODERN SATELLITE APPLICATIONS Introduction Since the launch of Sputnik-1, over thousands of satellites have been launched for a variety of applications like communications, navigation, weather forecasting, earth observation, scientific and military services. The application areas of satellite systems mainly include television broadcasting, international telephony and data communication services. Satellites provide data, broadcasting and multimedia services such as data collection and broadcasting, image and video transfer, voice, Internet, two-way computer interactions and database enquiries. Satellites in this case provide multipoint interactive connectivity, enabling the user terminals to exchange information with a central facility as well as other user terminals. During the AWF-6 meeting at Danang, it was agreed to perform a survey on service trends and satellite technology. After AWF-6, the questionnaire in the Annex was circulated to all APT members. The questionnaire consisted of a number of questions concerning current and future service trends, satellite technology, technical requirements, regulations/ laws applicable to satellite communications, experience in providing satellite service in the Asia-Pacific region and so on. Those questions were divided into 4 sections i.e. Questions for Administrations, Satellite Operators/ Satellite Service Providers, Vendors and Others. Each Table is titled by the relevant question. The survey results consist of the responses to the questionnaire at AWF-7 and AWF-8 from 11 administrations/ associated administrations, Aus