DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc. has created a Telemetry Strategic Business Unit as part of its strategy to extend in-progress ReFLEX 25 narrowband personal communications services network to more “off-the-hip” applications and customers.
The new unit already has entered into an exclusive strategic alliance with Interactive Technologies Inc., a security and access control provider. Together, the companies said they plan to design and deliver wireless security and home-automation solutions to residential and commercial customers.
“The Telemetry Strategic Business Unit will be implementing a key component of our goal of total connectivity, where every human, car and machine will have a wireless Internet address for the exchange of data,” said N. Ross Buckenham, PageMart president.
Key to the effort is the NPCS network PageMart is rolling out nationwide, called the Internet Protocol advanced messaging network.
“We believe ubiquitous footprint and overall cost advantages will make this technology the preferred wireless system for many automotive, machine and meter applications,” said John Beletic, PageMart chief executive officer.
Under the ITI agreement, PageMart’s telemetry technology will be integrated into ITI panels and added as a separate module to its existing systems. PageMart’s function will be to act as a primary and back-up alarm transmission system to centralized monitoring systems.
“The use of two-way paging technology gives ITI the ability to provide a cost-effective back-up or alternative to the use of phone lines in transmitting the alarm signal,” said Duane Paulson, ITI vice president of marketing. “This is an issue of growing importance in the security industry.”
The telemetry unit eventually will offer customized integrated end-to-end solutions with software applications allowing for two-way wireless transmission. The new business unit is directed by Stephen Larghi.
