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PanAmSat Faces Uncertain Future

Greenwich, Conn.-based satellite operator PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] is facing a number of challenges and its potential growth opportunities may not provide any immediate relief. The status of the fixed satellite...

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...

DirecTV Sets Brisk Growth Pace

Fresh off its best quarter in subscriber gains in its history, Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV, a unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: HS], is ready to rumble under new owner News Corp...

Innovations Boost Satellite Radio

New services and products unveiled by the two U.S. satellite radio service providers – Washington-based XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] and New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] — could...

Global Satellite Industry Climbs Back To Health

HONOLULU–As telecom, broadcast, consumer and enterprise markets begin to recover from their recent business lows, the world’s global satellite and expendable launch vehicle (ELV) industries are looking forward to improved...

Spotlight: Diplomats Gain Secure VPN Access

The foreign ministries of the Netherlands and another European country have become the latest customers of Amsterdam-based Equant [NYSE: ENT], which is offering new secure satellite virtual private network (VPN)...