Sunday, March 25, 2007

Advantages of M-Commerce

There are many advantages which M-Commerce can provide which could not be found in E-Commerce:

  1. Ubiquity
    User are able to access any m-commerce application in real time.

  2. Accessibility
    User are able to access m-commerce application anywhere and at anytime.

  3. Security
    Depending on the users mobile device. Some device offers certain level of inherent security.

  4. Localization
    Network provider are able to localize their user by using positioning systems such as GPS, GSM or UMTS and offer them location-dependent services such as travel, emergency calls, hotels, restaurants and amenities.

  5. Convenience
    It is very convenience to bring a mobile device anywhere due to the size and weight if the device.

  6. Personalization
    As mobile devices are not shared between users so it is possible to adjust the mobile devices to the users need and wish.


Reference:

http://www.isg.rhul.ac.uk/~scarlet/documents/Secure%20m-commerce%20ECEJ.pdf
Posted by at