M Commerce
M Commerce
M-Commerce
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E-Commerce
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Wireless Web
History of M-Commerce
✓ Mobile Commerce Services were first delivered in 1997, when the first two mobile-phone
enabled Coca Cola vending machines were installed in the
Helsinki area in Finland.
❑Mobile Shopping
❑Mobile Banking
❑Mobile Payment Platforms
Coding
Example of hotel menu order
M-Commerce from the Customer’s point of View
❖ The customer wants to access information, goods and services anytime in anyplace
on his mobile device.
❖ He can use his mobile device to purchase tickets for events or public transports,
pay for parking, download content and even order books and CDs.
❖ He should be offered appropriate payment methods.
❖ The future development of the mobile telecommunication sector is heading
more and more towards value-added services.
❖Innovative services scenarios will be needed that meet the customer’s expectations
and business models that satisfy all partners involved.
Attributes of Mobile Commerce
• Ubiquity
• Convenience
• Interactivity
• Personalization
• Localization
Services and Applications
➢ Mobile ticketing
➢ Mobile Money Transfer
➢ Content purchase and delivery
➢ Information services
➢ Mobile banking
➢ Mobile Browsing
➢ Mobile Purchase
➢ Mobile marketing and advertising
Advantages of M-Commerce
❑Mobility
❑Broad Reach
❑Ubiquity
❑Convenience
❑Instant Connectivity
❑Personalization
Disadvantages of M-Commerce
▪ Mobile Commerce refers to any transaction with monetary value that is conducted
via a mobile telecommunications network.