DocumentCode
3147806
Title
Mobile phone users attitude towards Mobile Commerce (m-commerce) and Mobile Services in Oman
Author
Manochehri, Naser-Nick ; AlHinai, Yousuf
Author_Institution
IS Dept., Sultan Qaboos Univ. (SQU), Muscat
fYear
2006
fDate
19-21 Sept. 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
As the number of mobile phone users is growing, purchasing products and services using mobile phones and other mobile devices are also increasing. The purpose of this study was to provide the status of m-commerce in Oman in term of consumers´ attitudes towards mobile commerce and mobile services provided by mobile operators in Oman. The study showed that there is a promising future for m-commerce in Oman as above 200 respondents said that they are willing to buy products and services using their mobile phones. Security of mobile transactions and the cost of products and services are great concerns to the mobile phone users in Oman. The outcome of the study would be of a particular interest to the private and public telecommunication organizations; especially those that intend to invest in m-commerce in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Keywords
electronic commerce; mobile computing; mobile handsets; security of data; Gulf Cooperation Council; Oman; consumers attitudes; m-commerce; mobile commerce; mobile phone users; security; telecommunication organizations; Business; Computer networks; Costs; Councils; Electronic commerce; Government; Internet; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Security; M-commerce; Oman mobile; e-commerce; m-payment; mobile technology;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Internet, 2006 2nd IEEE/IFIP International Conference in Central Asia on
Conference_Location
Tashkent
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0543-2
Electronic_ISBN
1-4244-0543-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CANET.2006.279277
Filename
4055209
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