WAP mobile telephone. Conceptual computer artwork of a hand holding a WAP-enabled mobile or cellular telephone. WAP (wireless application protocol) enables portable digital devices such as mobile telephones to access the Internet, a global network of computers. The Internet includes electronic mail (e-mail), represented here by the @ sign which is found in all e-mail addresses, as well as the pages of the world wide web (www). It may be possible to store data on mobile phones using a compact disc (centre right).