A Brief History of LEAP

• The Past

  • In 1994 McCaw Cellular began work to optimize the transmission of short text messages over wireless-IP, and to create an efficient wireless e-mail system
  • This work was abandoned in 1997 when AT&T sold its paging licenses
  • Recognizing a unique opportunity, Neda, the lead developer, undertook to develop the protocols independently of AT&T. The result is LEAP

• The Present

  • LEAP protocols published as RFCs
  • LEAP implementations ready as open-source software
  • LEAP about to be announced

• The Future

  • Go head-to-head with WAP & other non-end-to-end solutions
  • LEAP will become the foundation of the Mobile Messaging industry