THE BEGINNINGS OF RADIOBEEP BEGAN IN 1965

Initially, an analog system was designed that allowed voice messages to be sent, preceded by two tones. In the operator booth, messages from the public were received by telephone and by activating the encoder two tones were sent that corresponded to
the tones of the receiver to whom the message was intended to be sent. These tones, t ransmitted on the same frequency, through decoders installed inside the receiver, reacted and opened the reception circuit and the message that the operator sent was heard on the receiver’s horn. This system revolutionized the way of working and communicating, but it had a limitation: it could only t ransmit up to 60 seconds of messages per minute and at peak times there was congestion due to the bottleneck represented by the transmission time. Several modifications were made to avoid delays in sending messages, especially during peak traffic hours.

A new digital concept was designed that allowed sending messages, initially numerical and then alphanumeric, in fractions of a second, which eliminated congestion in their transmission.

This system lasted, with small variations, until the arrival of cell phone SMS.

The era of Radio Beep forever changed the way we live and work. Everyone acquired, after the Radio Beep, their cell phone that now has, worldwide a penetration in the adult population of 94 % and growing.