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RE: Is WAP mobile Internet??

Patrik Fältström <paf@swip.net> Wed, 05 July 2000 15:00 UTC

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Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 07:45:14 -0700
To: "Parkinson, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Parkinson@compaq.com>, 'Ashutosh Agarwal' <ashutosha@planetasia.com>, "'Taylor, Johnny'" <Johnny.Taylor@ESPIRE.NET>
From: Patrik Fältström <paf@swip.net>
Subject: RE: Is WAP mobile Internet??
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At 15.15 +0100 00-07-05, Parkinson, Jonathan wrote:
>I disagree, WAP, Wireless Application Protocol, Its a way of transmitting
>data I.E. to and from the Web. How does this not fall under the Internet
>Umbrella ?

Things connected to the "Internet" is able to exchange IP packets 
from other things connected to the "Internet".

"web" is one application which can run where one have access to the 
Internet, and in some cases, you can even access the data "on the 
web" by using other services, like WAP.

    Patrik Faltstrom
    Area Director, Applications Area

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