• 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