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ERMES (European Radio Messaging System or Enhanced Radio Messaging System^[1]) was a pan-European radio paging system.

Technical specification

In 1990, the European Telecommunications Standard Institute (ETSI) developed the European Telecommunications Standard ETS 300 133 for ERMES operating in the frequency band 169.4125-169.8125 MHz.^[2]

Transmission parameters

Transmission parameters, pager interrogation

Pager interrogation

Aims and development

During the 1990s, ERMES aimed to achieve a standardised digital platform throughout Europe.^[4]^[5]^[6] It was intended that paging systems based on the ERMES standard would be able to receive text messages transmitted from personal computers, enabling companies to contact their employees over the PSTN. Also, GSM handsets would receive ERMES messages on their displays.^[7]

ERMES was most widely used in France, where around one million ERMES pagers were in use in 1998.^[8] Also in 1998, an ERMES MoU organisation was set up, to lobby for its adoption as the European standard.^[8]

Failure

ERMES never achieved recognition as a leading paging standard.^[5]^[9]^[10] There were questions over costs^[4]^[11] and also the ERMES standard was in competition with the US-based FLEX standard, a rivalry seen at the time as damaging to the development of the paging industry in Europe.^[12]^[13] Ultimately paging technology was largely superseded by SMS text messaging.^[11]

In 1999, it was decided that the 169.4-169.8 MHz frequency band would no longer be reserved for the sole use of ERMES^[14] and this frequency band was later reassigned to different use.^[15]

References

1. ^{{cite book|author=Ketterling, Hans-Peter A.|title=Introduction to Digital Professional Mobile Radio|year=2004|publisher=Artech House, Inc|page=2|isbn=1580531733|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nZ5ISTkagOQC&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=%22enhanced+radio+messaging+system%22&source=bl&ots=9UBMUObRLi&sig=pUXGVsf28GjShL4n-Jv55zNIL1Y&hl=en&sa=X&ei=feQXVZSSBIS6ggSB4YCwDw&ved=0CCwQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22enhanced%20radio%20messaging%20system%22&f=false}}
2. ^Council Directive 90/544/EEC of 9 October 1990 on the frequency bands designated for the coordinated introduction of pan-European land-based public radio paging in the Community
3. ^{{cite web|title=ERMES|url=http://www.telecomabc.com/e/ermes.html|publisher=Telecom ABC|accessdate=29 April 2015}}
4. ^¹McClelland, Stephen. "That dreaded 'P' word." Telecommunications. Horizon House Publications Inc. April 1996. Retrieved April 29, 2015 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-9474992.html
5. ^¹Stephen McClelland. "Europe's paging process." Telecommunications. Horizon House Publications Inc. March 1997. Retrieved April 29, 2015 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-14694714.html
6. ^{{cite journal|last1=Schenker|first1=Jennifer L.|title=Is the Ermes Paging System Turning Over a New Leaf?|journal=Wall Street Journal|date=21 November 1996|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB848532470601024000}}
7. ^Taylor, Malcolm. "Converging on multimedia." Telecommunications. Horizon House Publications Inc. October 1996. Retrieved April 29, 2015 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-10335694.html
8. ^McClelland, Stephen. "Ermes MoU raised to legal status." Telecommunications. Horizon House Publications Inc. August 1998. Retrieved April 29, 2015 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-33541948.html
9. ^Anonymous. "Wireless in Europe." Telecommunications. Horizon House Publications Inc. March 1997. Retrieved April 29, 2015 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-14695093.html
10. ^Ofcom's Public Wide Area Paging Information
11. ^¹Quigley, Paul. "Paging's Last Stand In Europe.(Industry Trend or Event)." Wireless Week. Advantage Business Media. August 2000. Retrieved April 29, 2015 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-64452984.html
12. ^¹Berendt, Annelise. "Paging's window of opportunity." Telecommunications. Horizon House Publications Inc. October 1998. Retrieved April 29, 2015 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-35494408.html
13. ^{{cite news|last1=Pritchard|first1=Stephen|title=Network: IT Telecoms - Paging crosses the border|work=The Independent|date=29 April 1997}}
14. ^Couvas, Jacques. "Is two-way paging the way forward?." Telecommunications. Horizon House Publications Inc. November 1999. Retrieved April 29, 2015 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-46730217.html
15. ^[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2005.344.01.0047.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2005:344:TOC Commission Decision of 20 December 2005 on the harmonisation of the 169,4-169,8125 MHz frequency band in the Community]