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This is an article about the Wireless Application Protocol. WAP can also refer to Wireless Access Point s. Wireless Application Protocol ('''neelam''') is an open international standard for applications that use wireless communication (for example, Internet access from a Mobile Phone ). WAP was designed to provide services equivalent to a Web Browser with some mobile-specific additions, being specifically designed to address the limitations of very small portable devices. It is now the protocol used for the majority of the world's mobile Internet sites, otherwise known as wap-sites (WAPsites, WAP sites, wapsites, etc.). The Japanese I-mode system is the other major competing wireless data protocol. WHY WAS WAP CREATED? WAP is a protocol suite created for mobile devices such as PDAs and mobile phones, aiming at giving their users a richer data application experience that would enable "access to the Internet". Before WAP became popular, it was nearly impossible for application providers to build interactive data applications that would allow, for example, business people on the go to catch an important e-mail or learn early on that they were losing money on their stocks, nor was it possible to build rich data applications allowing consumers to get sports results and the latest news headlines from their TV. WAP was aimed at enabling this type of application to be built with wireless technology. Before the WAP protocol was created, wireless handset data application capabilities wer TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS WAP protocol suite The WAP Forum proposed a Protocol Suite that would allow the interoperability of WAP equipment and software with many different network technologies; the rationale for this was to build a single platform for competing network technologies such as GSM and IS-95 (also known as CDMA) networks. + --+ |
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