BROWSING: WebLink Wireless

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. introduced its My2Way two-way paging service, reselling airtime from WebLink Wireless Inc.'s ReFLEX network under an existing agreement.Metrocall said it will sell Motorola Inc.'s PageWriter 2000X and Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s AccessLink II pagers in support of the service. The company did...

Perhaps the greatest indicator of the wireless data industry's rise to popularity is the way paging carriers are positioning themselves in the space today.Pioneering wireless data carriers like American Mobile Satellite Corp. and BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. started the trend by offering paging-like services...

SkyTel, an MCI WorldCom company, announced it will add new paging protocol technology to its network to make it compatible with the next generation of ReFLEX two-way pagers.Today, two-way and assured messaging paging devices have either ReFLEX 50 or ReFLEX 25 software installed, and...

If recent announcements by paging vendors and carriers are any indication, two-way paging products and services are poised to make a big splash in 2000.Both Motorola Inc. and Glenayre Technologies Inc. unveiled their long-awaited ReFLEX 25 compatible two-way paging devices last week at the...

In a deal loud with industry-shaking repercussions, the United States' top two paging carriers announced their intention to merge in November, raising the consolidation bar to a level as yet unseen in the industry's history.Arch Communications Group Inc., the second-largest paging carrier, emerged as...

As the fourth quarter comes to a close, it seems ReFLEX 25 paging operators will not get the two-way pagers manufacturers promised would be available by now.Neither Motorola Inc. nor Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s Wireless Access Group have delivered two-way paging units for use on...

The spirit of collaboration among leaders in the paging industry continues to grow as paging carriers and manufacturers have joined in several marketing and technological efforts designed to increase the awareness and robustness of paging technology.The Personal Communications Industry Association's Y2K Task Force said...

DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc., which will be known as WebLink Wireless beginning Dec. 1, said Vitria Technology Inc., developer of the BusinessWare eBusiness automation platform, and DMR Consulting Group have joined its enterprise solution partner program to provide business-to-business solutions over PageMart's wireless network.The expected...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Eight leading paging companies, in an effort managed by the Personal Communications Industry Association, launched the industry sector's first collaborative advertising campaign with TV and radio spots beginning to air in Fresno, Calif., and Jacksonville, Fla.Designed to communicate the advantages of paging technology,...

In an attempt to position paging devices and services as Internet appliances, as opposed to telephone appliances, PageMart Wireless Inc. said it will change its name to WebLink Wireless Inc., effective Dec. 1, and also introduced a new line of products and services called...