WAP - Wireless Application Protocol

Goals

deliver Internet content and enhanced services to mobile devices and users (mobile phones, PDAs)

independence from wireless network standards open for everyone to participate, protocol specifications will be proposed to standardization bodies

 applications should scale well beyond current transport media and device types and should also be applicable to future developments

Platforms

e.g., GSM (900, 1800, 1900), CDMA IS-95, TDMA IS-136, 3rd generation systems (IMT-2000, UMTS, W-CDMA)

Forum

WAP Forum, co-founded by Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, Unwired Planet