Name

Waveware Technologies

Legal name

WaveWare Technologies, Inc

Website

https://wirelessmessaging.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wireless Communication Systems

SIC

Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment (3663)

akta.pro primary industry

Ancillary Fire Safety Devices & Integration (Audible/Visual Alarms, Strobes, Sirens) (HSAHAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

At-Home Medical Alert Sensors & Smart Home Safety Integrations (HSAHAHAJ), Audible-Visual Alarms & Notification Devices (Sounders, horns, siren/strobe combos for industrial use) (IMAGAIAF)

Keywords

• Wireless paging systems
• Alert management software
• Nurse call integration
• POCSAG protocol messaging
• Emergency notification hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

Garland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wireless Communication Hardware: Sale of paging transmitters, pagers, LED displays, sensors, and accessories. Products include SPS transmitters, pagers (WT-1000, W2008P, W8001, WT-802), wallpagers, desktop transmitters, and amplifiers.
2. Software Licensing: SNAP system licensing with features like I/O ports, Pager App connections, and concurrent connections. App requires appropriate license purchase for operational use.
3. Professional Services: Repair services for equipment with repair request form available on website. Dealer application process for partner network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

WaveWare Technologies manufactures and distributes wireless paging transmitters, pagers, LED wall signs, and digital alert viewers built on POCSAG protocol, alongside the proprietary SNAP (Serial Network Alert Processor) alert management software that performs protocol conversion, escalation, filtering, and routing of alert messages. The product ecosystem is anchored by the SPS v9 transmitter family, the WaveWare STG SIP-to-TAP gateway for nurse call integration, and complementary accessories and configuration utilities, sold primarily to healthcare, fire/security, and hospitality organizations.

Product overview

WaveWare Technologies provides a comprehensive wireless communication and alert management product portfolio centered on POCSAG paging technology. The core offering includes the SNAP (Serial Network Alert Processor) system for alert management with protocol conversion, routing, and escalation capabilities; the STG (SIP-to-TAP Gateway) for integrating Rauland nurse call systems; and the SPS v9 Series transmitters for radio paging. These core systems are complemented by a full range of pagers (WT-series, W2008P, W8001), LED displays and wallpagers (Apollo AS-series, Adaptive Alpha series), desktop transmitters (Apollo TE-series), digital alert viewers (DAV series), amplifiers and repeaters, and associated programming software and accessories. The ecosystem integrates with third-party systems including fire alarm panels, CCTV-POS systems, Inovonics sensors, Accutech resident monitoring, and Rauland nurse call equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SNAP Series (Serial Network Alert Processor) Alert management system that performs serial and/or Ethernet-based alert detection and processing, enabling protocol conversion, repeat notification, escalation, translation, filtering, routing, logging, splitting, combining, scheduled processing, and reporting through a browser-based configuration interface; targeted at healthcare, fire/security, and campus alerting environments.
• WaveWare STG (SIP-to-TAP Gateway) Single embedded device that converts Rauland R5 and R5000 nurse call SIP communications to TAP protocol output, with 4 USB COM ports and 1 Ethernet port connection; designed for healthcare facilities integrating nurse call systems with POCSAG paging infrastructure.
• DAV Series (Digital Alert Viewer) Digital alert viewer devices that monitor and process alert messages from WaveWare SNAP systems, displaying active alerts on HDMI-compatible digital televisions with audible notifications for new alerts; targeted at healthcare and facility alert monitoring.
• SPS v9 Series Paging Transmitters Radio paging transmitters that deliver text, numeric, and tone/vibrate messages to industry-standard POCSAG pagers, providing up to 3-mile campus coverage with 5-watt systems and higher-power options for larger facilities; used by healthcare, fire/security, and hospitality organizations.
• PT-5000-KW High-Power Rack-Mounted Transmitter High-power rack-mounted transmitter for wide-area heavy-load paging infrastructure, supporting 10/25/40 Watt transmitter options with SPS-5v9S (1 Serial Port) or SPS-5v9E (1 Serial, 1 Ethernet) encoder boards; targeted at large multi-building campuses.
• WT-1000 Alphanumeric Wrist Pager Rechargeable Lithium-Ion 4-Line Alphanumeric Touchscreen Wrist Pager for staff alerting; intended for healthcare and hospitality environments where hands-free or wearable paging is required.
• W2008P Alphanumeric Pocket Pager 4-Line Alphanumeric Pocket Pager for receiving text and numeric pages over POCSAG networks; targeted at staff alerting use cases in healthcare, security, and hospitality.
• W8001 Alphanumeric Pager Expanded feature and size 4-Line Alphanumeric Pager for staff and guest messaging on POCSAG networks.
• WT-802 Encrypted Alphanumeric Pager 4-Line Alphanumeric Pager supporting encryption, designed for sites that require secure on-premises staff messaging.
• WT-828 Rechargeable Encrypted Pager Rechargeable Pager supporting encryption for secure staff messaging use cases.
• Apollo AS-112/AS-112R LED Wall Sign 24-inch 2-Line 22 Character LED wallpager sign with 2-inch tall red fonts; AS-112R model includes a built-in relay for triggering other devices. Used for visual staff and guest notification.
• Apollo AS-122/AS-122R LED Wall Sign 48-inch 2-Line 52 Character LED wallpager sign with 2-inch tall red fonts; AS-122R model includes a built-in relay for triggering other devices. Used for visual staff and guest notification.
• Adaptive Alpha LED Displays LED message centers for broadcasting important information in various settings, including Alpha 215r/215c, Alpha 220c, Alpha 320C/330C, Alpha Big Dot, Alpha Window Display, Alpha Beta Brite Classic, Alpha Personal Priority Display, and Alpha 4000 RGB MNS series; the Alpha 4000 series integrates with leading fire control panel manufacturers via open communications protocol.
• WaveWare Pager App for iOS Smartphone application for iOS that displays alerts when connected to WaveWare SNAP communications systems; supports alert filtering, color-coded priority, manual acknowledgment via long touch, and up to 200 alerts in message archive. Free to download, license required for SNAP connection.
• Apollo TE-510 Series Desktop Transmitter Portable desktop transmitter for in-house paging with UHF alphanumeric, numeric, and alert-only messaging; compatible with virtually any POCSAG pager, and upgradable with PBX connection or 2-tone voice paging add-on. Targets hospitality and small business paging use cases.
• Apollo TE-300 Series Hospitality Pager System Hospitality paging system that works with utility pagers, using a preset pager database programmed by desktop PC for push-button paging; targeted at restaurants, hotels, and other service businesses.
• Apollo RP-200 Repeater and TA500 Amplifier Apollo RP-200 2/5 Watt UHF repeater extends paging signals into problem areas; Apollo TA500 5-watt UHF amplifier is used with Apollo TE series paging systems. Sold as accessories to extend coverage.
• Pager Programmers Programming docks and equipment for configuring pagers, including models for Apollo, Spok, Unication, and WaveWare pager brands; used by dealers and customers to deploy and manage pagers.
• Ethernet-Serial Server Device that connects RS-232/422/485 equipment to an Ethernet network, supporting TCP, UDP, ARP, Telnet, DHCP, DNS, and HTTP protocols; used to integrate legacy serial paging devices into modern IP networks.
• Strobe & Horn Annunciation Devices Visual and audible notification devices including the Werma Strobe Annunciation Kit, used to integrate with existing paging systems for loud-environment or accessibility-focused alerting.
• WaveWare Repair Services Repair services for WaveWare and select third-party paging and alert management equipment, requested via an online repair request form; supported by Lead Pager Tech Hoan Hao and engineering team.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RaulandcoreTechnology or IntegrationWaveWare STG (SIP-to-TAP Gateway) is specifically designed to integrate with Rauland nurse call systems, converting Rauland R5 & R5000 SIP communications to TAP communications for use with WaveWare paging infrastructure.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• STAT Paging: STAT Paging is a regional paging services and equipment provider serving primarily Texas and surrounding markets. Comparable to WaveWare on paging hardware distribution and POCSAG coverage with overlapping geography near WaveWare's Texas base.

Direct peers

• Critical Alert Systems: Critical Alert Systems (formerly Mind Wireless) provides paging and critical messaging solutions to healthcare and first-responder markets. Comparable to WaveWare as a paging infrastructure vendor with overlapping focus on healthcare alerting.
• Spok Holdings: Spok (formerly USA Mobility) is a publicly traded provider of paging, clinical messaging, and secure communication solutions primarily to hospitals. Directly comparable to WaveWare on paging hardware and software-based clinical alerting with healthcare as the primary vertical.
• Unication: Unication manufactures POCSAG and other paging hardware, including pagers distributed by WaveWare under the same brand. Comparable as a paging hardware manufacturer whose pagers WaveWare resells alongside its own WT-series pagers.
• American Messaging: American Messaging is one of the largest U.S. paging services operators serving healthcare, government, and enterprise customers. Comparable to WaveWare on POCSAG paging infrastructure and recurring-messaging business model.

Emerging players

• Spectralink: Spectralink provides enterprise wireless handsets and mobility solutions for healthcare and hospitality. Comparable as an in-facility wireless communication vendor targeting the same healthcare and hospitality buyers that WaveWare serves, though with voice over Wi-Fi rather than paging.
• Vocera Communications (Stryker): Vocera, now part of Stryker, provides clinical communication and workflow platforms for hospitals. Comparable to WaveWare's healthcare alerting mission but competes via smartphone-based secure messaging and badging devices rather than pagers.

Broad incumbents

• Motorola Solutions: Motorola Solutions is a large incumbent in professional and mission-critical communications, including legacy paging and radio products. Comparable broadly as a wireless communications equipment competitor with overlapping paging product heritage.
• Honeywell Fire Systems: Honeywell provides fire alarm control panels and notification appliances—the primary systems WaveWare's SNAP integrates with. Comparable as an incumbent in the fire alarm and notification ecosystem where WaveWare acts as an alerting adjunct.
• Rauland-Borg (a division of Resideo): Rauland is the dominant nurse call system vendor whose R5/R5000 platforms integrate with WaveWare's STG. Comparable as the principal partner/integrator in WaveWare's primary healthcare channel and a broader incumbent in clinical communication infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wavewaretech1

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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