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Wireless Application Protocol

 WAP is a technical standard for accessing information over a mobile wireless
network.

 A WAP browser is a web browser for mobile devices such as mobile
phones that uses the protocol.
 WAP is a specification for a set of communication protocols to standardize the
way that wireless devices, such as cellular telephones and radio transceivers,

can be used for Internet access, including e-mail, the World Wide Web,
newsgroups, and instant messaging.

The WAP layers are:

 Wireless Application

 Environment (WAE) Wireless

 Session Layer (WSL)

 Wireless Transport Layer
 Security(WTLS) Wireless

 Transport Layer (WTP)

Wireless Web

The wireless Web refers to use of the World Wide Web through a wireless device,

such as a cellular telephone or personal digital assistant (PDA). Wireless Web
connection provides anytime/anywhere connection to e-mail, mobile banking, instant

messaging, weather and travel information, and other services. In general, sites aiming
to accommodate wireless users must provide services in a format displayable on

typically small wireless devices. It is estimated that 95% of wireless Internet devices
being manufactured today use the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) developed by
Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, and Unwired Planet (now Phone.com) for presenting

content.