The Radiopaging Industry is a sector of telecommunications that still commands billions of dollars of revenue each year.

This successful and innovative industry is fuelled by multiple actors: The paging and wireless network operators, of course, but also the manufacturers of infrastructure and receivers, software designers, application developers, internet service providers, call centres, and many others. The interaction is truly dynamic and Global.

Due to its unique "group calling" facility which enables a whole group of people to be alerted with only one call, Radiopaging is an excellent way to communicate with first responders during and emergency or disaster. Indeed, radiopaging is already used in many countries to alert first responders to an emergency, these could be off duty hospital staff, volunteer firemen, lifeboat crews etc. It is also an ideal method for alerting and informing affected citizens during such an event. Unlike other telecommunications networks, radiopaging networks are very unlikely to suffer from congestion so they are an ideal for use during an emergency.

Radiopaging is a mature and proven technology, it has been in use since 1956 and the first global standards were adopted in 1984. It uses a broadcasting technology known as "simulcasting" which enables radio signals to be received from a variety of base stations at the same time thus allowing pagers to work even if one or more transmitters are not functional. Finally pagers are very small and use very little power so they are easily integrated with other equipment such as large notice boards or smoke detectors.Recent studies indicate that the use of radiopaging is beginning to grow again and that emergency services and businesses are adopting them for contingency planning purposes.