Requirement of a WAP gateway

Question

Depict the requirement of a WAP gateway is necessarily or not?

Answer 1

No. If you desire to serve up simple WAP content, you can utilizes an existing web server (and just change the MIME types). A mobile will attach to your server through WAP gateway situated in their mobile operator's network.

Though, there are some advantages to hosting your applications onto a WAP gateway - as it is part of the mobile network. You can have access to information such as the mobile's number, identity, & possibly location.