With a slew of new wireless, handheld devices on the market, you don’t need to be anywhere near a computer to connect to the Internet.
Now, using similar technology to Wi-Fi 802.11 connections, handheld devices and cell phones have access to the Internet too.
About Wireless Applications Protocol
Wireless Applications Protocol (WAP) is a set of standards for wireless Internet devices to follow in regards to:
- Delivery of wireless information
- Presentation of wireless information
WAP was created by Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia and Phone.com with the intent of achieving a wireless network that would adhere to the same set of standards.
How WAP Works
So how do the millions of WAP-enabled devices connect to the Internet so effortlessly? Our step by step overview might help explain the process.
- First, the device is turned on, the browser is opened and sends out a radio signal that searches for service.
- Next, a connection is made with the service provider and the user chooses a website
- Then, a gateway server receives the request for information and sends the information from the website to the device.
- Finally, the HTTP data is recoded in WML (wireless markup language) and appears on the screen of your cell phone or PDA.
