Advantages and disadvantages of m-commerce devices
New advanced mobile applications typically involve high-speed services being accessed by devices remotely, any where, at any time. Introduction of higher data speeds and packeted 'always on' technology will enable mobile devices to be used to receive, send and access a huge range of information and services in real time.
Across all e-commerce applications there are barriers to adoption. M-commerce seeks to remove even further the sense of a consumer having to go to the business for products or services, or needing to be skilled in multiple technologies or having to plan whenever they want to access a business using the Internet.
Mobile phone-based devices are now permitting visual and data transfer (Eg. emails, multimedia messaging, etc) across spectrums and networks usually preserved for voice traffic alone. Evidence suggests as devices and networks converge with existing technologies (eg. Internet, mobile phones and video conferencing or TV broadcast systems), consumers are reacting to the technology in a very positive manner.
To enable the improvement of customer use of data options m-commerce applications and technology have evolved rapidly. While some features continue to evolve, these are some of the more common advantages, and disadvantages of m-commerce.
Table 8. 2 Attributes of M-commerce
Attributes Today
Emerging Attributes
Ubiquity - independent access anytime
Reachability - access on your demand from anywhere
Form factors - use the device that suits their needs and user preferences (PDA, PC, mobile phone, etc.)
Convenience and accessibility - time and space constraints are removed and people can access appli ...