DataTac is a wireless data network technology originally developed by Motorola and deployed in the United States as the ARDIS network. It is an open standard for point to point wireless data communications, similar to Mobitex. Like Mobitex, it is mainly used in vertical market applications. One of the early DataTac devices was the Newton Messaging Card, a two-way pager connected to a PCMCIA card using the DataTac network. The original BlackBerry devices, the RIM 850 and 857 also used the DataTac network. Motorola NYSE: MOT is a global communications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. ... Mobitex is a paging network developed by Ericsson. ... A vertical market is a group of businesses, organizations or enterprises which are viewed as a classification of the larger group of all businesses, organizations or enterprises on the basis of the unique and specific nature of the products or services that they sell to the markets of the world... The PCMCIA is the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, an industry trade association that creates standards for notebook computer peripheral devices. ... BlackBerry 7100t The BlackBerry is a wireless handheld device which supports e-mail, mobile telephone, text messaging, web browsing and other wireless information services. ... Coins The rim of a coin is the sharp circular (or other shaped) edge which surrounds the coin design. ...
In North America, DataTac is typically deployed in the 800MHz band.
External links
Worldwide Wireless Data Network Operators Group, current maintainers of the DataTac standard
DataTAC is a narrowband wireless network that began as a joint venture between Motorola and IBM for use with two-way pagers and personal digital assistants (PDAs).
DataTAC networks are operated by Motient Corporation in the United States and Bell Mobility in Canada.
DataTAC devices operate in the 800-MHz radio frequency (RF) band at data speeds of up to 19.2 Kbps.
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