Bookshelf v7.5: Carrier Option

With this option, the carrier (wireless network operator) hosts the WAP server, while your enterprise hosts all other components, as shown in Figure 5. The most important feature of this scenario is that the Web server and the WAP server are not within the same firewall.

Figure 5. WAP Server and Web Server Behind Different Firewalls

There is latency associated with the Internet connection between the WAP server and the Web server. A dedicated private Internet connection can improve such latency.

Table 22. Carrier Option: Benefits and Drawbacks
Benefits	Drawbacks
The use of the server is part of your wireless data service. You don't need to license additional software. No setup is required for the WAP server, though there may be additional costs if you choose to install a dedicated line between the enterprise and the carrier. The maximum number of concurrent users can be significantly higher than through an enterprise WAP server.	There is latency associated with the Internet connection between the WAP server and the Web server.