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What is WAP?
zWAP is developed by the WAP Forum (established in 1997).
zWAP is a protocol that is optimized for wireless environment (mobile phone, PDA etc.)
yConsists of WAP client, WAP getaway and Origin server.
yOptimized for wireless network characteristics and provides special functions.
xTelephony application, push functionality, suspend & resume
xWML(Wireless Markup Language) and binary encoding
yMany kinds of bearer support (GSM, CDMA, PDC, SMScj.