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Iridium World Page service begins

Two weeks after launching the world's first satellite telephone system, Iridium LLC has announced the activation of the world's first global paging and messaging network.

The Iridium World Page service, featuring pagers manufactured by US-based Motorola and Japan-based Kyocera, will allow customers to receive alphanumeric messages of up to 200 characters in any one of 19 languages and numeric data of up to 20 digits, almost anywhere on the planet.

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The messaging system can act either as a stand-alone service or as complement to Iridium voice and short messaging services.

The global messaging system can accept messages from many input methods, including operator despatch centres, touch-tone telephones, email and even the World Wide Web.

Edward F Staiano, Iridium's vice-chairman and CEO said "These pagers will allow customers to receive messages at a single Iridium contact number no matter where they travel, even in places where no terrestrial paging system has even existed - or ever will exist. Both Motorola and Kyocera are in the process of shipping units to the 12 Iridium gateways around the world."

Iridium will be selling the messaging system through a global network of service providers.

- Compiled from the Indian media

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