WAP: wireless application protocol-wireless wave of the future

Abstract

WAP is an open specification that offers a standard method to access Internet based content and services from wireless devices such as mobile phones. The WAP model is very similar to the traditional desktop Internet. The independent nature of WAP has proved to be a breath of fresh air for an industry riddled with multiple proprietary standards that have suffocated the new wave of mobile-Internet communications. WAP is an enabling technology that will bridge the gap between the mobile world and the Internet, bringing sophisticated solutions to mobile users, independent of the user and network. Backed by 75 percent of the companies behind the world's mobile telephone market and the huge development potential of WAP, the future for WAP looks bright.