A pager (also known as a page, beeper, bleep or bleeper) is a simple personal telecommunications device for short messages.
A one-way numeric pager can only receive a message consisting of a few digits, typically a phone number that the user is then expected to call. Alphanumeric pagers are available, as well as two-way pagers that have the ability to send and receive email, numeric pages, and SMS messages.
Until the popular adoption of mobile phones in the 1990s, pagers filled the role of common personal & mobile communications. Today, pagers mainly support the "critical messaging" markets. They are the ideal solution for very quick, very reliable personal or group messaging. Unlike many other mobile communications networks, they continue to work in times of emergency or disaster as they do not suffer from network overload as has been proven many times (Terrorist attacks, Hurricanes). For this reason, they are still very popular with emergency service personnel, medical personnel & information technology support staff.
Sedgewall is 1 of 18 corporate members of EMMA - The European Mobile Messaging Association. Members of which span 10 countries, including the USA & Australia, as well as many in Europe.
About Emma
The European Mobile Messaging Association (EMMA) brings together a group of dynamic organisations involved in the paging & mobile messaging sector from around the globe. A highly innovative industry, paging is one of the most fast & reliable ways to send critical information alerts and messages. Founded in 1994 under the name European Public Paging Association (EPPA), the European Mobile Messaging Association (EMMA) has grown from strength to strength over the past two decades.