wap
What is WAP?
WAP stands for Wireless Application Protocol.
It is a application communication protocol which is used to access
services and information from handheld devices such as mobile
phones.
WAP protocol is designed for Micro Browsers (Similar to HTTP for
Web Browsers). Similar to HTML used by HTTP protocol, WAP protocol uses WML
(Web Markup Language).
The syntax for WML follows the XML 1.0 rules.
WAP is published by the WAP Forum, founded in 1997 by Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, and Unwired Planet. Forum members now represent over 90% of the global handset market, as well as leading infrastructure providers, software developers and other organizations.
Each of the mobile devices which support WAP have a small browser called Micro Browser. Micro Browser is a small software module which requires minimum hardware, memory and CPU power. It can interpret WML syntax. Also equivalent to Javascript for Web Browsers, Micro Browser supports a reduced version of JavaScript called WMLScript. Also for showing images on the mobile devices, Micro Browser supports WBMP (Wireless Bitmap) image files.
WML in short is very small subset of HTML. Pages in WML are called Decks. Decks are constructed as a set of Cards. All the cards are declared using Card Element. Here’s the syntax for simple Card Element,
The wireless industry came up with the idea of WAP. The point of this standard was to show internet contents on wireless clients, like mobile phones. WAP stands for Wireless Application Protocol
WAP is an application communication protocol
WAP is used to access services and information
WAP is inherited from Internet standards
WAP is for handheld devices such as mobile phones
WAP is a protocol designed for micro browsers
WAP enables the creating of web applications for mobile devices.
WAP uses the mark-up language WML (not HTML)
WML is defined as an XML 1.0 application
| Wireless Application Protocol Forum, Ltd |
WAP Forum Specifications undergoing public review (3/01) The Specification that outlines the architecture for WAP 2.0 is now available in proposed version for comments from the general public. This document is the first of a series of documents that specifies the new – Next Generation – architecture of the Wireless Application Protocol. Deadline for comments: May 23, 2001. Document available for download (PDF 621Kb) WAP-210-WAPArch-20001017-p WAP Specification WAP Technical WAP Technical info, specifications, white papers, developers info WAP Developers Area WAP Developers Area. WAP Forums, Specifications & Technologies. WAP Forum Developers Web |
| CMG Telecommunications | WAP Service Broker Mobile |
| Ericsson | Products and services. |
| Fast Company | Hard Cell The story of the Kyocera Smartphone is a case study in creativity, design, engineering — and sheer determination. Here’s what it takes to launch a hot product in a crowded market. |
| IBM | The Mod Squad: Reusable style sheet components. Shows how to create a single style sheet that supports both HTML and WML. |
| Imperium | Building Effective WAP Sites and Services |
| infoSync | WAP and i-mode – what difference? (7/02) I’ve read this over and over and over again, and I am starting to get really sick of it – it’s just like how some people can’t seem to comprehend that WLAN and Bluetooth are similar technologies, but don’t compete with each other head to head. WAP sucks. i-mode rocks and has already killed WAP. Baloney! Let’s get some facts about WAP and i-mode straight here… |
| Infowave | Developing Wireless Enabled Applications (PDF, registration required) – Overview – Useful Programming Objects – Developing wireless web applications Infowave – Using Infowave for the Net for Collaboration – Design Considerations for Infowave for Exchange – Using the MSDN Library for Wireless Development – Summary of Wireless Application Development – The Future of Wireless Applications |
| I.T. Works | Information on Wireless Technology and WAP |
| Mobile Wireless Internet Forum | Industry consortium to speed creation of a uniform net that brings together different wireless technologies in use. |
| Nokia | WAP Products and services. |
| Openwave | Developer Forum Tools and services for WAP developers. Developer Alliances Programs Discovering Device Capabilities (PDF) How to interpret the HTTP Headers delivered by devices with the Openwave Mobile Browser Migrating from HDML to WML Implementation guidelines for Web developers. A simple Application to Push Alerts to a Phone A stripped down C++ command line variant of the SendNtfn Tool. The Value of WAP Push (PDF) WAP Push allows developers to create a new class of personalized mobile Internet services. Based on open standards, WAP Push delivers powerful application capabilities including enhanced usability, secure transmission of data, content delivery, user interaction; controlled access to subscribers, and backward compatibility with Openwave’s earlier UP.Notify push implementation. Other technical articles… |
| Pour quelques infos de plus |
WAP Section Technique (Français/French) |
| PremisesNetworks | Deploying wireless applications? Consider a Wireless ASP Includes a head to head comparison of cost savings of wireless hosting versus an in-house approach. |
| SAR Data | Cellular Phone Radiation Data Information Website Latest phone radiation data by manufacturer. |
| TechOnLine | ‘Understanding Wireless Communications’, ‘Software Defined Radio’ and other free courses & lectures available on- line. |
| VBXML | WAP and Wireless Articles A Descent Through the WAP Protocol Stack On-request Conversion of HTML to WML |
| W3C The World Wide Web Consortium |
Mobile Access – Working towards seamless Web access from mobile devices www-mobile@w3.org Mail Archives |
| WAPobjects | WAPobjects Framework |
| WAPuSeek | WAP Gateways: Do you need one? Finding a WAP ISP |
| Web2PCS | All About WAP |
| Wireless Developer Network |
The Basics of WAP Game Design |
| Wireless Week | Mobile Search and Navigation: the Key to the Adoption of the Wireless Web (8/00) The second coming of the Internet, the un-tethered version, is in many ways walking a very similar path to its predecessor. Companies, recognizing the potential of the Wireless Web, are adding wireless real estate at a fevered pitch – determined not to be left behind. This zeal bodes well for the future of this new medium, but it does introduce a problem that any wired Web surfer can relate to. The more content that is introduced, the harder it is to find what you are looking for. Approval Of 3G Specs Reshapes The Industry (5/00) The standards crucial to the rollout of 3G services have not been cast in stone, but rather molded from clay. They have been designed for maximum usefulness, honed carefully by many hands, then fired and finished. By now the standards that support advanced applications for wireless networks have been approved on a regional and international basis and are available to vendors for the manufacturing process. Although these standards have been in the works for months, this spring 131 specs finally reached publication. |
| Shunxing Chen, Linfeng Yang – Helsinki University of Technology |
WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) (11/98) |
WAP Enabled search engine
| AOL Search WAP – WEB |
Web, local, shopping search and web browser. No Mobile web search available yet. |
| Ask Mobile Search WAP – WEB |
Web Search, Directions, Images, Business Listings, Maps, Weather, Bloglines, Area Codes, Currency Conversion, Horoscope, Time Zones |
| Cellno.net WAP – WEB |
Wireless enabled search engine and mobile phone number directory. Free submissions. |
| Click4WAP WAP – WEB |
WAP directory and search engine for mobile WAP phone users. surf around WAP and discover thousands of useful and entertaining mobile sites! |
| freowap WAP – WEB |
Freowap is the new comprehensive directory search engine portal and web & WAP site listing. Point your WAP browser at www.freowap.com |
| Go Daddy Mobile WAP – WEB |
Domain search. |
| Google XHTML – WAP – WEB |
Google Wap-Web Search Engine supports web, XHTML and WAP (WML). |
| Google Maps WAP – WEB |
Download Google maps. |
| IndexCell Search WAP – WEB |
The search engine for wireless content. Powering the mobile Internet through WAP, GPRS and 3G technology. |
| MotionBridge WAP – WEB |
Operators trust the mobile search engine of MotionBridge – Portfolio company of Siemens Mobile Acceleration attains European leadership. |
| MS Live Search WAP – WEB |
Search in Local, Web, Map, News .. |
| MyMob Search WAP – WEB |
WAP/iMode Search Engine and directory organised by subject. |
| Pix4MMS WAP – WEB |
Mobile picture search engine. |
| Sensis Mobile WAP – WEB |
Australian Wap, Web, Image, Local, People, Wikipedia Search Engine. |
| SomeWhereNear WAP – WEB |
Somewherenear is the UK’s leading Geographic Search Engine, a guide for leisure or business travellers looking for places to visit, food, accommodation and more. |
| Song Lyrics WAP – WEB |
Lyrics search. |
| SurfWAP.com WAP – WEB |
SurfWAP.com is a wap directory based on a link exchange system. |
| Technorati Mobile WAP – WEB |
Search in millions of blogs. |
| WAPALL WAP – WEB |
WAP directory / WAP search engine – Location specific catalogue of wireless internet. Your wireless directory and search engine. |
| WAP Elite WAP – WEB |
Wap Elite is a directory of best WAP sites. No more time wasting, browse the best Wap sites from here! |
| Waply WAP – WEB |
Search Engine and portal with WAP site. |
| Wapmat WAP – WEB |
Wapmat is a directory of WAP sites optimized for mobile phones, sorted by different categories such as ringtones, entertainment, finances, services. |
| WAPMeter – Search Engine WAP – WEB |
Search wappers, find friends from your area with same interests.. |
| wapzy WAP – WEB |
WAP search engine. “The best WAP search engine in the world” |
| WordDial WEB |
Use WordDial to find useful and relevant WAP content. Just type in the WordNumber of the product, service or topic that you are interested into your WAP browser. |
| Yahoo! WAP – WEB |
Yahoo! mobile web, image search. |
| Yahoo! UK WAP – WEB |
Yahoo’s WAP Portal. |
| Yell WAP – WEB |
UK’s local search engine |