Author: Staff Writer

DirecTV Surges With Fourth Quarter Surprise

By Jimmy Schaeffler DirecTV, the direct broadcast satellite (DBS) unit of News Corp [NYSE: NWS]-controlled Hughes Electronics [NYSE: HS], posted impressive subscriber year-end 2003 subscriber numbers. The results, released just...

SES Global Ready For Broadband Challenge

Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG] expects to see significant revenue growth from 2005 onwards. On the other hand, the company anticipates tough market conditions in 2004. The operator...

Trimble Wins USAF GPS Contracts

Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Trimble [Nasdaq: TRMB] has been awarded two contracts from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide Global Positioning System (GPS) surveying and mapping systems. The GPS equipment will...

Space Imaging Gets Forest Service Contract

The Denver-based remote sensing firm Space Imaging has received a contract to continue providing geographic information services (GIS) to the U.S. Forest Service‘s regional office in Vallejo, Calif., its Remote...