The implementation of m-commerce in the Sultanate of Oman: trends and issues

Mobile commerce is an emerging discipline that involves mobile device, wireless networks and Internet technologies. The Sultanate of Oman is one of the fastest growing telecoms nations in Asia and especially among the Arab Countries. The aims of this paper is to investigate the level of adoption of...

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Main Authors:	Sadi, A.H.M. Saifullah, Azad, Imran, Noordin, Mohamad Fauzan
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2008
Subjects:	HF3000 By region or country
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/7373/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/7373/1/ETEC_2008_Conference_Proceedings_Paper_1.pdf

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spelling	iium-73732011-11-22T02:43:13Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/7373/ The implementation of m-commerce in the Sultanate of Oman: trends and issues Sadi, A.H.M. Saifullah Azad, Imran Noordin, Mohamad Fauzan HF3000 By region or country Mobile commerce is an emerging discipline that involves mobile device, wireless networks and Internet technologies. The Sultanate of Oman is one of the fastest growing telecoms nations in Asia and especially among the Arab Countries. The aims of this paper is to investigate the level of adoption of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the banking sector and investigates the prospects of M-Commerce in Oman based on Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis. The findings shows that most of the banks and the telecoms operators have the strengths to offer better qualities of electronic and mobile services to the residents of Oman. Currently, the banks are trying to offer one form of M-Banking or the other, but the weaknesses are the level of patronage and fewer services. The level of patronage is low and it requires concerted efforts of the telecoms operators and the financial institutions to fast-track the development of M-Banking services to the people. It is expected that recent development of 3G (Third Generation) network will boost M-Commerce activities in the sultanate of Oman but may require further investment in the quality of cell phones and mobile network. 2008 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/7373/1/ETEC_2008_Conference_Proceedings_Paper_1.pdf Sadi, A.H.M. Saifullah and Azad, Imran and Noordin, Mohamad Fauzan (2008) The implementation of m-commerce in the Sultanate of Oman: trends and issues. In: ETEC 2008: E_Technologies & Environment, 15th – 16 April 2008, Sohar University, Oman. (Unpublished)
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description	Mobile commerce is an emerging discipline that involves mobile device, wireless networks and Internet technologies. The Sultanate of Oman is one of the fastest growing telecoms nations in Asia and especially among the Arab Countries. The aims of this paper is to investigate the level of adoption of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the banking sector and investigates the prospects of M-Commerce in Oman based on Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis. The findings shows that most of the banks and the telecoms operators have the strengths to offer better qualities of electronic and mobile services to the residents of Oman. Currently, the banks are trying to offer one form of M-Banking or the other, but the weaknesses are the level of patronage and fewer services. The level of patronage is low and it requires concerted efforts of the telecoms operators and the financial institutions to fast-track the development of M-Banking services to the people. It is expected that recent development of 3G (Third Generation) network will boost M-Commerce activities in the sultanate of Oman but may require further investment in the quality of cell phones and mobile network.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Sadi, A.H.M. Saifullah Azad, Imran Noordin, Mohamad Fauzan
author_facet	Sadi, A.H.M. Saifullah Azad, Imran Noordin, Mohamad Fauzan
author_sort	Sadi, A.H.M. Saifullah
title	The implementation of m-commerce in the Sultanate of Oman: trends and issues
title_short	The implementation of m-commerce in the Sultanate of Oman: trends and issues
title_full	The implementation of m-commerce in the Sultanate of Oman: trends and issues
title_fullStr	The implementation of m-commerce in the Sultanate of Oman: trends and issues
title_full_unstemmed	The implementation of m-commerce in the Sultanate of Oman: trends and issues
title_sort	implementation of m-commerce in the sultanate of oman: trends and issues
publishDate	2008
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