Why WAP gateways are used?
The Wireless Application Protocol Gateway is a very unique product giving semi -automatic redirection of HTML documents to WAP compatible mobile phones.
The WAP Gateway functions as a bridge between the mobile world and the Internet world and offers services as end-user authentication as well as encoding of WML script compiling. WAP utilizes the underlying web structure to render more efficient communication in between mobile devices and content providers. The wireless protocol employs Wireless Markup Language (WML) for application contents in place of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) .
A significant feature of WAP is the support of telephony service integrated along with micro browsing of data. Ave Access WAP Gateway functions as a proxy in between the Internet and the wireless network while encoding WAP data in byte code in order to conserve bandwidth.