Glossary (W)

WML/WMLScript- (Wireless Markup Language/Script)
The languages used to create WAP pages. WML is similar to the way HTML is used to create web pages and WMLScript is based on JavaScript. Both are adapted and optimized for a wireless environment (compression to save bandwidth).

WMP- (Wireless Message Protocol) Server
Simplewire's very own WMP server allows the Wireless Message Gateway to accept all requests regardless of carrier, intelligently translate the information into the correct wireless protocol and route the information to the correct wireless carrier. Simplewire's WMP server is able to provide subscribers with a consistent and simple interface via the Internet to any wireless device. The WMP Server is Simplewire's core technology and includes four layers of the text-messaging network. They are the Acceptance and Delivery Layer, the Processing Layer, the Consolidation Layer and the Carrier Routing Layer.

WSP- (Wireless Service Provider)
Any organization that delivers wireless services to its customers.

WTLS- (Wireless Transport Layer Security)
The security layer of the WAP which provides privacy, data integrity and authentication for WAP services. WTLS, designed specifically for the wireless environment, is needed for the client and server to be authenticated in order for wireless transactions to remain secure and also because the connection needs to be encrypted. For example, a user making a transaction with a bank over a wireless device needs to know that the connection is secure and private and not subject to a security breach during transfer. WTLS is needed because mobile networks do not provide complete end-to-end security.

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