Summary

Wide area mobile networks all over the world are about to take the next step on the ladder of evolution; GSM will be upgraded to GPRS (General Packet Radio Services) and later replaced by 3G. What is more important than just the names and the speed of data transmission is the paradigm shift in technology from circuit-switched networks (GSM) to packet-switched networks (GPRS and its successors). The WAP suite is best used in a packet-switched network where there is no longer a call set-up required, and this is what GPRS and its successors offer. This opens a new window for WAP.

The most successful form of PKI in the traditional wired Internet environment is the use of SSL for server authentication purposes and establishment of a secure ...

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