The new specification is a significant milestone towards the WAP Forums goal to bring a richer
experience to users of mobile phones and other wireless devices," said WAP Forum CEO, Scott Goldman.
"WAP 2.0 provides all companies in the wireless value chain with a bridge to the mobile Internets true
potential."

"WAP 2.0 is a significant evolutionary step towards the introduction of advanced mobile Internet
services," said Becky Diercks, Director of Wireless Research for Cahners In-Stat. "The evolution of WML
2.0, WAPs markup language, to an XHTML architecture incorporating CSS allows the developer
community to easily deliver applications that will capitalize on a broad set of supported features that will
enhance the user experience. Cahners In-Stat Group expects the number of wireless Internet subscribers to
grow from 30 million in 2000 to 742 million by the end of 2005. WAP 2.0 will help fuel this growth
through next generation applications and devices."

End-Users

WAP 2.0 is designed to increase the usability of WAP applications, meeting market demands and taking
advantage of the latest industry developments such as higher bandwidths, faster data speeds, greater
processing power, and varied screen sizes. With advanced networks and additional services, users of WAP
2.0-enabled devices will experience mobile access to new Internet-based content, applications and services
that will serve as a valuable extension to the PC.

Developers

Supporting XHTML, WAP 2.0 reduces development costs, allowing developers to write
applications for both PC and WAP clients, using a common subset of language elements and development
tools. XHTMLs modular architecture also enables developers to quickly and easily build applications that
can adapt to changes in the hardware environment. WAP 2.0 also gives developers the ability to create
applications utilizing enhanced style features. Through the use of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS),
developers can separate style attributes for one or more XML documents from the actual code, reducing the
size of the markup code in browser memory.

Device Manufacturers

Device manufacturers have the opportunity to develop handsets that support applications that
optimize the usability of WAP applications by capitalizing on new WAP 2.0 features, such as the ability to
include color, multimedia messaging, large-file downloading, improved navigational functions, and userfriendly menus.

Network Operators

Network operators will benefit from the ability to provide new services that have increased appeal
by exploiting the benefits of WAP 2.0. These new services have the potential to increase user traffic, leading to increased revenue and bringing operators the benefits of their investment in 2.5G and 3G
networks.

WAP 2.0 Enjoys Industry Support

"The GSM Association welcomes the availability of WAP 2.0 specifications and applauds the
move towards an XHTML based mark-up language," said Rob Conway, CEO of the GSM Association.
"The importance of the continued evolution of WAP cannot be understated - WAP 2.0 will make it easier
for developers to build compelling applications and to create a richer experience for users through the
mobile Internet. The parallel development of the Associations M-Services Guidelines complements and is
supportive of the release of WAP 2.0 standard, helping as it does to bridge the gap to key service elements
of the new specification required by our operators in the short to medium term."

*An extended testimonial list can be viewed at: http://www.wapforum.org/new/testimonials.pdf

The Technical Evolution and Benefits of WAP 2.0

As WAP continues convergence with Internet specifications, WAP 2.0 builds upon the latest
Internet standards: XHTML, TCP/IP, HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1), and Transport Layer
Security (TLS).

Utilizing standards developed by the W3C, WAP adopts XHTML and CSS Mobile Profile as part
of WML 2.0 (while maintaining backwards compatibility with WML 1.x), to reduce the time necessary to
create and test applications and manipulate content for various devices. At the protocol level WAP 2.0
adopts IETF specifications as follows: In the transport layer, WAP 2.0 features TCP/IP for those networks
capable of transporting data over IP. In the session layer, WAP 2.0 adopts HTTP/1.1 as a protocol. WAP
2.0 adds further security features, including the adoption of the TLS protocol, to provide improved end-toend
security and integration with the wired Internet security to enable secure use of mobile commerce,
mobile banking applications, and service offerings.

New technologies of WAP 2.0 that will improve the user experience are Data Synchronization,
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), Persistent Storage Interface, Provisioning, and Pictograms.
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Additionally, Wireless Telephony Application (WTA), Push, and User Agent Profile (UAPROF) utilize
more advanced features in WAP 2.0 than in previous versions.

For Data Synchronization WAP 2.0 adopts the SyncML protocol in order to ensure a common
solution framework with a multitude of devices. The SyncML messages are supported over both the
Wireless Session Protocol (WSP) and HTTP/1.1 protocols. MMS provides the framework to develop
applications that support feature-rich messaging solutions, permitting delivery of varied types of content in
order to tailor the user experience. The Persistent Storage Interface provides a set of storage services that
allow the user to organize, access, store and retrieve data on wireless devices. The new Provisioning
feature permits the network operator to manage the devices on its network with a common set of tools. The
Pictogram feature permits the use of a set of tiny images, allowing users to quickly convey concepts in a
small amount of space while transcending traditional language boundaries.

Push technology allows trusted application servers to proactively send personalized content to the
end-user, such as a sales offer for a product a person might be interested in buying, a new email
notification, or a location-dependent promotion. Push technology complements the traditional pull
model of the Internet where users request specific information from a Web site. UAPROF enables
application servers to send the appropriate content to the user and to recognize the capabilities of devices,
such as screen size and color to maximize performance potential, bringing the user increased satisfaction.
WTA provides a range of advanced telephony services within the application environment, enabling a host
of call handling functions such as making and answering calls, placing them on hold, and redirecting them
even while performing data-centric tasks. The availability of these services enables operators to offer
customers a unique user interface to control complex network features, such as call forwarding options.

*Additional technical information on WAP 2.0 can be found in the White Paper:
http://www.wapforum.org/what/whitepapers.htm

*For a list of specifications, go to: http://www.wapforum.org/what/technical.htm

WAP 2.0 is a next generation specification that addresses the needs of all players in the wireless
industry, who plan on incorporating the platform-agnostic specification in their products and services to
grow the wireless market. The WAP Forum built the WAP 2.0 specification in accordance with the work
of the W3C and the IETF, whose specifications define the modern Internet.

*An extended testimonial list can be viewed at: http://www.wapforum.org/new/testimonials.pdf

*Additional technical information on WAP 2.0 can be found in the White Paper:
http://www.wapforum.org/what/whitepapers.htm

*For a list of specifications, go to: http://www.wapforum.org/what/technical.htm

About the WAP Forum

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the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), the open, global de facto standard that allows mobile users of
wireless hand-held devices to securely access and interact with Internet-based content, applications and
services. The WAP Forum is comprised of hundreds of members, representing 99 percent of the handsets
sold worldwide and more than 450 million global subscribers. Members include worldwide device
manufacturers, carriers, infrastructure providers, software developers and other wireless solution providers.
For more information about the WAP Forum, including a current listing of its members, visit
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