apscc conference

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In the conference, the aptly named conference tagline - "All Eyes on Satellites" brought together leading industry experts and executives worldwide, to discuss the state of the satellite industry in Asia and ways to further the growth and success experienced by Asia in 2011. Discussed were the key challenges facing the satellite manufacturer segment of the industry. Eddie Kato, Thales CEO, suggested the AP market would likely rebound in 2012 and satellite manufacturers should prepare themselves for the increase in business opportunities. Dawn Harms, VP Space Systems/Loral, stated the continued demand for bandwidth, especially Ka-band, would lead to 50% of NEO satellites having Ka-band services in the not too distant future. Chris Baran, VP, Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, shared that more and more US governmental traffic is going over commercial satellite channels and that this trend would continue to increase rapidly. However, the business of replacing existing satellites would be slowing down and believed the best way to grow would be to have larger payloads, especially with broadband services increasing.