Something about WAP

Today and in Russia already you will surprise nobody a cellular telephone. Tubes are both at businessmen, and at students. However if the last use opportunities of a tube of percent{interests} on 50 - 60, and can - and less businessmen, as they say, take all from phone. Or nearly so all.

Today opportunities of cellular telephones are simply huge, and every day they only increase. And if to take into account, that the companies making cellular telephones, throw out on the market not on one novelty in a month to follow all innovations it is practically impossible. Yes it also is not necessary. Enough in time to learn{find out} about really global and perspective innovations.

To what I vedu? Today the majority of us (and overwhelming) have already understood, that a life without the Internet - and not a life at all. And so, existence:

Rest, job - all is connected to the Internet. It is a pity only, that during numerous and not so numerous travel and business trips it is impossible for them to use. Though: It is possible to drag with itself noutbuk:

And it is possible easier. It is possible to buy simply a cellular telephone supporting WAP - function. And any problems henceforth at you will not be. Like:

WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)

How much noise was, and is, around of this technology. The same as once around of system of satellite communication Iridium. only we know, that began with this project:

I do not want to say, that WAP the same waits uchast`. However if earlier the information on this system spoke loudly, beautifully and only good today even more often it is possible to hear loud, but not so beautiful words that at WAP in general is more than lacks, than advantages. But about all - under the order. Can, someone at all does not understand, about what here we speak it:

So, what is it such - WAP? So the report is called, allowing to leave for the Internet by means of only mobile phone, without participation of the modem, a computer and to that of similar devices. Thus WAP unites two most quickly growing and developing branches - cellular communication and the Internet. For this reason around WAP it is so much to noise. Besides attempts to create similar system earlier were already undertaken, but all of them came to an end a failure. At WAP there are all chances to correct a situation.

It would seem, a sure version. However there is a nuance. Through WAP you can visit{attend} not simply Internet - sites, and only WAP-pages. Basically they differ nothing from usual, a problem only that is not enough such WAP-pages. In the world in general, and in Russia - the it is more.

To use opening ordinary HTTP pages through a cellular telephone inconveniently that, that on such pages the big headings (recollect the size of the display of your cellular telephone), absence of the report of compression, too great volume of the service information and many other things. WAP pages use the binary standard, allowing to compress packages of the data, they are less sated with the graphic information, etc.

And by the way. Speaking about WAP, it is necessary to mention and such report, as GPRS. About him we will have separate conversation, but to not mention it now simply it is impossible:

Report GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is a report which is used for data transfer in networks GSM. It allows networks GSM to be compatible with:, correctly, Internet. Report GPRS uses batch technology for effective transfer of the non-uniform traffic. The given report supports link speed from 9.6 KB / with up to more than 150 KB / with on one user.

In our country of service of a WAP-telephony give while only the capital operator " Mobile Telesystems " and Sankt - Petersburg " Severo - Western GSM ".

To tell the truth, today many Internet - sites create for the clients special WAP - versions of the pages. In particular, it not so long ago has made Yahoo, having given to users the opportunity of reception of the different information well adapted for small screens of cellular telephones, here is also access to email.

From Russian WAP - sites it is possible to note sites of operators. For example, the site of company " MTS " allows to send from him  email, to learn{find out} weather forecast, and even to familiarize with ordinary Web - pages. And to make it it is very simple - you enter the address of a site without use of a browser, and in the special form. On a site: it will be shortly given not only an opportunity to send a mail, but also to accept her .

There is the WAP - a site both at "NWGSM", and at company " Infoart ", and at some other. And certainly, it it is not enough. Besides the information on weather, fuses on roads and free tickets to planes, other, more informative and volumetric information is at times urgently necessary. But before occurrence of such sites, and in a plenty, still far. However most likely all of them taki will appear: Though many assert{approve}, that at WAP there is no future. Such pessimists prove the opinion that, that, first, this project is not finished, imperfect yet, and hardly will sometime earn in full force, and second, use WAP is very expensive. And in it they are partly right. Really, access to the Internet through a WAP-browser costs{stands} from 5 up to 30 cents one minute. And it dorogovato even for those who presumes the expensive{dear} "tubes" supporting WAP. By the way about birdies.

The cellular telephones supporting WAP, still more recently was times - two and obchelsja. However the companies making mobile phones, have probably agreed to remove completely even this problem of WAP-technology. Today practically each novelty in the field of cellular telephones is equipped WAP - with a browser, that is is capable to work with WAP - the report. Many of these novelties have already reached Russia though we and earlier had such phones. Among reached phones which have reached or nearly so our country it is possible to name Nokia 7110, Nokia 8850, Nokia 6210, Motorola TP P7389, Ericsson R320, Ericsson R380, Bosch 1886 and some other:

However it is necessary to remember (or to know), that the WAP-report happens two kinds - to version 1.0 and 1.1. Version 1.0. for a long time is obsolete and already practically is not used anywhere, including at us in the country. That is why at purchase of the cellular telephone, "able" to work with WAP, it is necessary to find out, what version of this report is supported with concrete phone. For example, many owners of phone Siemens S25 once have opened, that their phone though was called is proud " supporting the WAP-report ", supported not absolutely that is necessary. Namely - the standard 1.0. It is sad for owners. A lesson for potential buyers:

To take pleasure in all prelestjami WAP, it is necessary to you not one hour prokorpet` above the cellular telephone - it is necessary to adjust more than 20 parameters: And it too one of lacks WAP.

Time have again recollected lacks, we shall name one more. To tell the truth, it more likely problem Web - masters as contents of sites should be copied in format WML (Wireless Markup Language) which allows to display pages on all the same small displays. And under 4 lower case displays one variant, and under 8 lower case - another is necessary:

In general, criticism full. The most unpleasant, that she is distributed and in the ranks of founders of the given technology. So-called WAP Forum, supervising the project and watching{keeping up} his  development, has unexpectedly received critics in the numbers{lines}. In particular, David Rensin, technical director of company Aether Systems developing an infrastructure of Internet-access for portable devices, has declared at conference Mobile Insights on " death WAP ". This application{statement} was so unexpected, that many have run almost into a panic. Certainly, it is not necessary to accept such applications{statements} as prophetical, but to become thoughtfull about promptness of purchase of the cellular telephone equipped with a WAP-browser, undoubtedly, costs{stands}:

However is also the assumption rather neutral. Speak, that WAP is transitive the standard. That he will leave in nonexistence, and on his  "remains" there will be a final version of the project of communication{connection} of the Internet and cellular telephones. But it only assumptions.

To brighten up a picture, we shall mention that. That WAP it is compatible with a plenty of transport reports and with such perspective technology, as Bluetooth. Besides, already today development of the technologies supplementing WAP are conducted. For example, technology ScoutWeb of company Aether supplements WAP to adapt Web-sites for PDA (personal digital assistant) and cellular telephones:

In general, analytics (what optimists) predict, that by 2002 all wireless phones become WAP - compatible. Also that in general the quantity{amount} of users WAP - the Internet will make 20 - 30 percent{interests} from all users mobile svjazi:I nevertheless it is not necessary "to bury" personal computers. Nobody will use a cellular telephone for access in the Internet constantly, cheap this service would not become what. Why? Even because of the same small screen...

Most likely, scale break then, will not be. More precisely, was not. Few WAP-sites, are not enough phones (in comparison with simple cellular telephones), expensively it cost{stand}, too: it is too much these "too":

In general, with final conclusions about WAP - the minimum godik is necessary to wait for communications{connections} still. While WAP - the technology was and remains more likely very expensive{dear} entertainment, rather than the device of job. Exception is made by those experts for whom it is necessary only text, only brief and only the urgent information. It can be exchange rates or, for example, quotations of securities. But the quantity{amount} of such requiring people nastol` is not enough what to speak about mass application WAP, I shall be repeated, still rather early...