WHAT IS MOBILE COMMERCE

CA Ayush Agarwal (Kolkata-Pune-Mumbai) (27186 Points)

02 July 2010  

What is MOBILE COMMERCE? ·

 

 

It is also known as M-COMMERCE. · It is about the explosion of application and services that are becoming accessible from internet-enabled mobile devices. · It is quite different from traditional e-commerce · M-Commerce is the buying and selling of goods and services through cellular telephone and personal digital assistants (PDAs) known as next generation e-commerce. · The emerging technology behind M commerce is WIRELESS APPLICATION PROTOCOL. · The industries affected by M-commerce includes:- Ø Financial service Ø Brokerage service Ø Telecommunications Ø Information services