WAP: present and future

Author

Kumar, Vijay ; Parimi, Srinivas ; Agrawal, Dharma P.

Author_Institution

Wireless Res. & Dev. Center, Texas Instruments, Berlin, Germany

Volume

2

Issue

1

fYear

2003

Firstpage

79

Lastpage

83

Abstract

In 1997, several wireless-phone manufacturers organized an industry group called the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) forum. This group defined the WAP specification in the form of a technical document series that defines standards for implementing wireless-network applications. Hundreds of industries strongly supported the WAP forum for standardization to help the technology become widely adopted. Unfortunately, most of the enthusiasm surrounding WAP has evaporated owing to inherently low channel bandwidth, increased round-trip delays, and a lack of security. WAP technology is primitive and still evolving, and its future depends on how quickly it can improve the transfer rate and effectively enhance its business model.

Keywords

cellular radio; protocols; standardisation; telecommunication security; WAP; Wireless Application Protocol; channel bandwidth; gateway; mobile phone; standardization; wireless transport layer security; wireless-network; Access protocols; Application software; Best practices; Communication system security; Data communication; Data security; Hardware; Multiaccess communication; Transport protocols; Wireless application protocol;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Pervasive Computing, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1268

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MPRV.2003.1186729

Filename

1186729