{"id":1062,"date":"2013-08-27T17:01:26","date_gmt":"2013-08-27T17:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/wireless-application-service-provider\/"},"modified":"2013-08-27T17:01:26","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T17:01:26","slug":"wireless-application-service-provider","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/162\/wireless-application-service-provider-wasp","title":{"rendered":"Wireless Application Service Provider"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_wireless_application_service_provider_mean\">What Does Wireless Application Service Provider Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A wireless application service provider (wireless ASP or WASP) is a type of application service provider that provisions application services to clients using wireless communication mediums. 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