Wireless Village

A client-server protocol created by the OMA (Open Mobile Alliance) standards group for instant messaging (IM) on mobile phones.

Phones with this protocol can connect with a standard Wireless Village server on the carrier's network, which can, in turn, connect with one or more IM networks on the Internet (for example, AOL, ICQ, Yahoo and MSN). This eliminates the need for software on the phone tied to specific IM networks and allows consumers access to the most popular chat programs on their mobile phones.