Mobile
Commerce / Wireless Technology
While researching this topic I was
quite surprised to find how much technology is taking over in the workplace. Surprisingly
I found that Mobile Commerce has many advantages when doing business. Some of
which are;
- Competitive Pricing
- Reaches a wider target audience
- Everybody has a mobile, making work accessible to anyone
- It reduces transaction costs
- If organisations and public domains have wifi, it means that the usage of internet is essentially free.
Of course there are some limitations
when using Mobile Commerce such as;
- Graphics may be limited.
- Small screens on mobile devices may limit the viewing of some types of files.
- There is the cost of a wireless broadband structure. It needs to be everywhere, who pays for it?
- Security of mobile phones. They may be hacked, lost or stolen.
- Technology
constraints of mobiles. Memory, input methods and data display.
There are so many things that can be
done with a mobile phone. Nowadays the list is endless. Business uses for a
phone are also never-ending. For example;
- Transactions
- Passive data capture
- Entertainment
- Information and
- Communication
Wireless technology is also a vast
industry that shows no signs of slowing down. One main industry example I came
across is HP Invent.
“Today,
with over 165 million mobile professionals worldwide, organizations use
wireless
Technologies
to solve business problems and create advantages over competitors. HP solutions
are enabling remote or mobile workers (such as field sales, field service,
manufacturing, and logistics personnel) to access information and business
applications from more places”.
“Mobile
professionals use this new advantage to work more productively, better satisfy
customers, and generate more sales. Users are finding that wireless LANs
provide more flexibility to configure an office and can improve both the
productivity and the collaboration of office workers. These solutions help HP
customers create value for their customers and an advantage over their
competitors”.
With Mobile Commerce and Wireless
Technologies quickly shaking up the way things are done in businesses. Will
there be any need for people at all in the workplace or will our industries be
taken over by wireless technologies and mobile phones?
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