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Wireless Application Protocol

Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is an obsolete technical standard for accessing information over a mobile cellular network. Introduced in 1999, WAP allowed users with compatible mobile devices to browse content such as news, weather and sports scores provided by mobile network operators, specially designed for the limited capabilities of a mobile…

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Abbreviation
WAP
Base standards
TCP/IP; HTTP/1.1; TLS; XHTML; CSS; SyncML
Domain
Mobile wireless internet services
First published
30 April 1998 (1998-04-30)
Latest version
2.0 18 January 2002; 24 years ago (2002-01-18)
Organization
WAP Forum, now part of Open Mobile Alliance

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Wireless Application Protocol

Nodes66
Edges65
Triples26
Avg. degree1.97
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Wireless Application Protocol

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Abbreviation · 1
Wireless Application Protocol → WAP
Base standards · 1
Wireless Application Protocol → TCP/IP; HTTP/1.1; TLS; XHTML; CSS; SyncML
Domain · 1
Wireless Application Protocol → Mobile wireless internet services
First published · 1
Wireless Application Protocol → 30 April 1998 (1998-04-30)
Latest version · 1
Wireless Application Protocol → 2.0 18 January 2002; 24 years ago (2002-01-18)
Organization · 1
Wireless Application Protocol → WAP Forum, now part of Open Mobile Alliance
Related standards · 1
Wireless Application Protocol → Wireless Application Environment (WAE); WML; WMLScript; WSP; WTP; WDP; WTLS; WBMP; XHTML Mobile Profile; UAProf; WTAI; WAP Push; WBXML; Wireless Control Message Protocol (WCMP);…
Series · 1
Wireless Application Protocol → WAP Specification Suite
Status · 1
Wireless Application Protocol → Obsolete
Successor · 1
Wireless Application Protocol → Mobile web

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Wireless Application ProtocolAbbreviationWAP1.00infobox
Wireless Application ProtocolBase standardsTCP/IP; HTTP/1.1; TLS; XHTML; CSS; SyncML1.00infobox
Wireless Application ProtocolDomainMobile wireless internet services1.00infobox
Wireless Application ProtocolFirst published30 April 1998 (1998-04-30)1.00infobox
Wireless Application ProtocolLatest version2.0 18 January 2002; 24 years ago (2002-01-18)1.00infobox
Wireless Application ProtocolOrganizationWAP Forum, now part of Open Mobile Alliance1.00infobox
Wireless Application ProtocolRelated standardsWireless Application Environment (WAE); WML; WMLScript; WSP; WTP; WDP; WTLS; WBMP; XHTML Mobile Profile; UAProf; WTAI; WAP Push; WBXML; Wireless Control Message Protocol (WCMP);…1.00infobox
Wireless Application ProtocolSeriesWAP Specification Suite1.00infobox
Wireless Application ProtocolStatusObsolete1.00infobox
Wireless Application ProtocolSuccessorMobile web1.00infobox
Wireless Application ProtocolWebsitewww.openmobilealliance.org/specifications/affiliates/wap-forum/1.00infobox
Wireless Application ProtocolYear started1997 (1997)1.00infobox

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