The Impact of Mobile Technologies on Business Transaction

Abstract

Third-generation (3G) mobile communication systems are currently one of the key communication technologies in research and development. While the first generation included analog mobile phones and the second generation (2G) included digital mobile phones, the 3G bring us digital multimedia handsets with high data transmission rates, capable of providing much more than basic voice calls. As an increasing number of organizations and individuals are dependent on mobile technologies to perform their tasks, various mobile applications have been rapidly introduced and used in a number of areas such as communications, financial management, information retrieval, and entertainment.

This paper presents an overview of mobile cellular systems generations and describes key factors that affect the adoption and diffusion of M-commerce and the impact of mobile applications on business.

Keywords: 2G, 3G, E-commerce, M-commerce

JEL Classification: L86