Global Wireless Internet

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This paper examines the development of telecommunications since the invention of voice telephony in 1876 by the Scotsman, Alexander Graham Bell. In particular, it looks at how it has been revolutionized by the emergence of the Internet. It also discusses the evolution and growth of the Wireless Application Protocol, a worldwide standard for delivery of Internet communication and subsequent advanced services at the disposal of the customers through digital phones, pagers, personal digital assistants, and other wireless devices. It also explores how the Wireless Application Protocol has laid down global specifications for secured access and interaction with Internet/intranet/extranet content applications and services through the use of digital wireless devices like mobile phones, pagers, and personal digital assistants; it has paved the way for generating on-going revenue streams through the delivery of a host of services.

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"The wireless carriers, mobile virtual network operators and application service providers find tremendous revenue opportunities in delivery of Location Based Services through the integration of Wireless and internet technologies. The increasing mobility of the society compels to invent the technology capable of access location sensitive information with a view to saving time and money thereby increasing productivity. The improvements in wireless technology have achieved the requirement by creating a link between the wireless market, packet communication technology, and location based services. The mobile users shifting to wireless market realizes very soon the value of applications that simplifies their lives making it easier to access information."

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