The part of the WAP protocol that application and service developers use most in their work. The WAE consists of the WML and WMLScript specs as well as the Wireless Telephony Application Interface (WTAI) that specifies how WAP applications can access mobile phone functionality (initiate a call, send an SMS).

An exclusive Simplewire product that enables wireless devices to receive a reroute via text-message to a url where the user can access more information than can be provided within the character limit of a text-message.

An open standard for communication between handsets and the Internet. WAP is a wireless communications environment for delivering Web data to wireless terminals with minimal screen display. An initiative started by Unwired Planet, Motorola, Nokia and Ericsson to develop a standard for wireless content delivery on the next generation of mobile communicators. WAP strips all but graphics for display on small screens, such as mobile phones. A mini-browser is an integral part of WAP enabled phones. WAP enabled phones first appeared in Europe at the end of 1999.

Bridges the gap between wired and wireless networks. WIM seamlessly allows a desktop user to instantly send a message to a handset.

Modem and antenna for analog and digital cellphones, CDPD, ARDIS, BellSouth Intelligent Wireless Network, etc.

A Web site that supports users with smart phones or alphanumeric pagers.

A standard format for presenting data received through a paging system to mobile computers. The application at the MED uses this format to encode binary data and control information sent to a remote device. This information is received completely intact by the MCD.

The languages used to create WAP pages. WML is similar to the way HTML is used to create web pages and WMLScript is based on JavaScript. Both are adapted and optimized for a wireless environment (compression to save bandwidth).

Any organization that delivers wireless services to its customers.