Challenges Run High For Connexion by Boeing
Connexion by Boeing is an ambitious project to provide in-flight, high-speed broadband services that should become a technical success but may well stumble on the project’s high costs as it...
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Spotlight: New GPS Navigation Products Aid Motorists
New products are available for U.S. drivers who need navigational assistance when on the road. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Thales Navigation, the developer of the Hertz NeverLost vehicle navigation system, introduced...
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...
The Satellite News Financial Ticker
Week of Jan. 16 – 22, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol Jan. 22 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.79 (0.7) 18.2...
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)...
Satellite and Wireless Services Gain Traction
By Jimmy Schaeffler LAS VEGAS–In the competitive ebb and flow of the U.S. multichannel video market, satellite and wireless technologies have gained significant advantages, based on what was shown to...