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WAP - Wireless Application Protocol

Wireless Application Protocol is an open, global specification that defines how a website will be written to show up on a mobile device. WAP sites are small and contain few images or ads, however the WAP protocol defines two softkeys on the bottom of the screen that the site can use as it sees fit for navigation or other things. To see a site in WAP, the site has to be specially rewritten as a WAP site by the site's operator.
This is not the same as HTML internet browsing, HTML browsing involves seeing the full website as written for a computer.

Author Name: IronHelix

WIFI or Wi-Fi - Wireless Fidelity

Popular wireless networking (for computers) standard that operates in the 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz bands. Anybody can set up and use WiFi transmitters and base stations without a license, and their relatively low cost has made them quite popular for consumers and companies. WiFi is split into 3 standards:
802.11b 11mbit/sec speed over 2.4GHz frequency bands. This was the original WiFi spec
802.11a 54mbit/sec speed over 5.8GHz frequency bands. This was added to address interference problems in the crowded 2.4GHz band by switching to the less-used, higher frequency.
802.11g 54mbit/sec speed over 2.4GHz frequency bands. This is the most popular today, as a .11g device can fall back to .11b mode without needing a second transmitter/antenna for the higher 5.8GHz frequency. Almost all consumer computer routers now support 802.11g, including the popular Linksys WRT54G series.

Author Name: IronHelix

Wireless Data

The service that allows you to send digital information on a cellular phone.

 

Wireless Internet

A service granting access to the World Wide Web or internet e-mail via wireless networks.

 

Wireless Local Number Portability

The ability to switch to a different mobile carrier (service provider) and keep the same phone number.  Portablity also allows landline phone numbers to be transferred to a mobile account.The number being transferred must remain in the same local geographic area.

 

 

WPAN: Wireless Personal-Area Network

Wireless Personal-Area Network (WPAN) is a term for a small short-range network that connects multiple 'gadgets' a person may carry. Bluetooth is the most common example, being able to connect a cell phone, laptop, PDA and wireless headset all together to exchange data and network access.

Author Name: IronHelix

RD Glossary by Run Digital