...industrial air about the place. James Kitto, Nokia UK’s head of retail sales, embodies this atmosphere, exuding a focused energy and dynamism. He is keen to make clear that this review is no window dressing operation. ‘We are reviewing the entirety of our distribution arrangements in the UK,’ he tells Mobile. Rapid market So what is driving this swingeing review? After all, it was barely three years ago that Nokia whittled its distributors down from eight to three – choosing Data Select and 20:20 Mobile as its b2c distributors and, for a while, Brightpoint as its b2b partner. Kitto says the move is partly driven by the pace of the industry. He explains: ‘It is very healthy, particularly as the market moves so rapidly, to invite partners and potential partners to talk about their capabilities and the way they see the marketplace. ‘Our last review was in 2008 and a huge amount has changed in that time in terms of smartphone volume share, convergence, types of hardware and new operating systems, so it is right and healthy to review the marketplace.’ Nokia UK is also out to spread its reach. Kitto says: ‘We want our distribution strategy to deliver Nokia’s mobile solutions...
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...Telecommunications today Consumer attitudes to take-up and use © Commonwealth of Australia 2007 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Commonwealth. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the Manager, Communications and Publishing, Australian Communications and Media Authority, PO Box 13112 Law Courts, Melbourne Vic 8010. Published by the Australian Communications and Media Authority |Canberra Central Office |Melbourne Central Office |Sydney Central Office | |Purple Building, Benjamin Offices |Level 44, Melbourne Central Tower |Level 15, Tower 1 Darling Park | |Chan Street, Belconnen |360 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne |201 Sussex Street, Sydney | |PO Box 78, |PO Box 13112 Law Courts Melbourne Vic 8010 |PO Box Q500 | |Belconnen ACT 2616 |Tel: 03 9963 6800 |Queen Victoria Building NSW 1230 | |Tel: 02 6219 5555 |Fax: 03 9963 6899 |Tel: 02 9334 7700, 1800 226 667 | |Fax: 02 6219 5200 |TTY: 03 9963 6948 |Fax: 02 9334 7799 ...
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...Mukherjee Kumar Gaurav Niraj Jhunjhunwalla Saswata Banerjee Siddhant Chhaochharia Indian Institute of Management Ranchi TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. Market Size .….……………………………………………….………………………. 4 2. Business Models …...……………………………………………………………….... 4 3. Challenges …….….…………………………………………………………………... 4 4. Mobile First …………………………………………………………………………… 6 5. Competitor Analysis a. Porters five forces analysis…………………………………………… 8 b. Swot analysis of Myntra……………………..……………………….. 9 6. Problem Statement ……….…………………………………………………………… 10 7. Method a. Participants……………………………………………………………. 11 b. Apparatus……………………………………………………………... 11 c. Design………………………………………………………………… 11 d. Procedure……………………………………………………………. 11 8. Results ……………………………………………………………………………… 13 9. Conclusion …..……………………………………………………………………... 16 10. Appendix ..………………………………………………………………………... 18 11. References …...……………………………………………………………………. 26 Abstract Over the last decade, the Internet has changed the way people buy and sell goods and services. Online retail or e-commerce is transforming the shopping experience of customers. The sector has seen unprecedented growth especially in the last two years. The adoption of technology is enabling the e-commerce sector to be more reachable and efficient. Devices like...
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...Information Technology (IT) literate. Education sector has been targeted to be an introduction sector to implement Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools to advance learning and teaching processes. As such, Government of Malaysia has been working on few strategies to introduce electronic gadget applications in Malaysian schools to improve quality of education inclusively. In this study, we have conducted a survey to study the needs and acceptability of electronic gadgets such as mobile phones in schools, then analyzed outcome of survey accordingly. The result of the survey shows level of acceptance on the use of electronic gadget in schools and ethical consideration has been considered to decide best decision to overcome its negative impacts. Based on ethical consideration, the use of electronic gadgets in schools should be permitted as it brings more valuable benefits towards nation and society well-being. Malaysian to maintain high level of ethics and morality act to be able to use and handle knowledge well. Keywords: IT gadgets; Mobile phone; Information and Communication Technology; Malaysia Schools 1. Introduction 1.1. ICT as enable tools towards K-economy status in Malaysia Moving towards Vision 2020, Malaysia needs to...
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...Ang Pagsusuri sa Epekto ng Teknolohiya sa Edukasyon, Kalusugan at Pang Araw-araw na Gawain ng mga Kabataang Pilipino na may Edad 13-18 taong gulang. Thesis statement: Mga maganda at di magandang epekto ng paggamit ng teknolohiya sa pamumuhay ng kabataang Pilipino. Nais naming matuklasaan kung gaano binabago ng teknolohiya ang mga kabataan at kung makakatulong ba ito o nakakasira sa kanilang paglaki at pag-uugali. SANGGUNIAN 1. Kiernan, J. T. (2011). Technology, Freedom and the Human Person: Some Teen Insights into Merton and Benedict XVI. Merton Annual, 24244-255 The article offers the author's insights on the implication of technology for human lives. Topics discussed importance of technology for enhancement of communication, risk factors associated with technology used, and the effects of technology on human behavior. Moreover, it provides the outlook of American Catholic writer Thomas Merton and Pope Benedict XVI regarding modernity. 2. Ives, E.A. (2012, October 1). iGeneration: The Social Cognitive Effects of Digital Technology on teenagers. The purpose of this study was to examine and better understand the social cognitive effects of digital technology on teenagers' brains and their socialization processes, as well as to learn best practices with regard to digital technology consumption. An extensive literature review was conducted on the social cognitive effects of digital technology on teenagers and an action research project was carried out gleaning quantitative...
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...Introduction Earlier this century, mobile phone became the first communication technology to have more users in developing countries like Bangladesh. With the combination of two most recent technologies advancements-internet and mobile phone, a new service is thus enabled and the first such wireless internet commercial transaction is performed by the banking industry. Mobile banking is a new technology in Bangladesh, started from 31th March 2011. Dutch Bangla Bank Ltd pioneered in mobile banking service in Bangladesh. Most of the people are informed about it but 52% of them are not interested to use it as they are happy in using traditional e-banking system. Purpose of the Research DBBL mobile banking is the online based payment system of Dutch Bangla Bank Ltd and is one of the leading mobile phone based payment switch in Bangladesh. There is many such phone based switch systems are playing in the market like bKash by BRAK Bank, Ok banking by One Bank, Ucash by UCB etc. Though DBBL mobile banking has its growing market again it cannot take the position of bKash by BRAK. The general purpose to conduct this study is to determine the reasons why DBBL mobile banking is getting failed to take the market comparing to bKash. In order to identify the limits of this study Dutch Bangla Bank Ltd has to identify study areas to be addressed. A careful analysis of those question areas led to the development of the following specific research objectives: * To identify the market...
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...(print) ISSN 2224-896X (online) Vol 1, No.6, 2011 www.iiste.org Problems and prospects of mobile banking in Bangladesh S.M. Sohel Ahmed (Corresponding author) Lalmatia Mohila College Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. E-mail: smsohelahmed@gmail.com Shah Johir Rayhan Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. E-mail: johir_rayhan2006@yahoo.com Md. Ariful Islam Regional Statistical Officer Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Samina Mahjabin Department of Management & Finance Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh Abstract The main objective of the study is to find out the problem and prospect of mobile banking in Bangladesh. For this research primary data were used. This study adopts with descriptive in nature. Total respondents were 120 within that 61 % respondents think it saves time than traditional banking, the highest number of respondents use mobile banking for ‘Air-time top-up’ service, that is 21%, out of 120 respondents 56% replied it is less costlier than traditional banking, 100% respondents did agree that it is speedy, and 38% respondents are upper class. Although this concept is new in Bangladesh but its potentiality is high. From this research, other researchers and policy makers will get an insight about the problems and prospects of mobile banking in Bangladesh. Key words: Problem, prospect, Mobile banking. 1. INTRODUCTION E-business has been continuously growing as a new industry during the...
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...growing potential of the IT industry. This became more relevant if we see the exponential growth of Internet along with T.V and Radio. So Information Technology (IT) along with Communication Technology (C.T) converges to give us a unique combination of ICT-Information and Communication Technology. This paper attempts to understand the contribution of ICT in the growth story of India. It analyzes the contribution towards growth with the help of four major components of ICT: Internet, Telecom, IT sector, T.V and Radio. The paper presents data and statistics providing sample evidence of the ever growing contributions of ICT towards income generation and employment for the country and thus having a major economical impact. Finally the paper concludes with the fact that it is high time to acknowledge the relevance of ICT within the service sector and growth cannot be looked exclusive of it. Information and Communication Technology:- Number of different studies find that there is a positive impact of the spread of ICT on national output (Röller and Waverman 2001, Sridhar and Sridhar 2004).According to a recent World Bank analysis of 120 countries, for every 10 percentage point increase in the penetration of mobile phones, there is an increase in economic growth of0.81 per cent in developing countries. This growth effect is higher than in developed countries, more distinct for mobile phones than for fixed-line phones and even greater for access...
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...usage of smartphones among individuals. For this purpose, we have conducted a survey on a particular section of individuals who uses smartphones. The target respondents are in the age group of 15 and 70. Finally, we did a sample survey and 110 successful interviews were conducted for iPhone and Android users. Recommendations discussed consist of: * Students should focus on using smartphones for education purposes also * Download useful mobile applications In this report, we observe that in today’s environment, smartphones have become extremely significant. It acts as a partner to students and employees INTRODUCTION Nowadays, it has become extremely significant for mobile users to have a smartphone with them. Not only it has amazing features, but also it has become a prestige issue. Let us understand the definition of the smartphone before we move on. Smartphone as a mobile phone that offers advanced capabilities such as Web access and e-mail; runs complete operating system software and can run various “apps” created by third parties; and features a larger screen and faster processor than standard mobile phones. Basically, what we observe these days that people are spending lot of money in these smartphone and after voice calls, they are using a lot for internet surfing. This has one advantage that people now access internet via phone than having computer or laptop. We observe that internet surfing has become extremely important vis smartphones. RESEARCH BACKGROUND: ...
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...Business Research Methodology | BABS: Semester 4 | | Mashrur Sadmaan Hasan ID: 0023MSOT0613 | Dec-2013 | bKash Customer Satisfaction Research Methodology Abstract My research is about customer satisfaction of “cash in” and “cash out” services of bKash. I will talk about the usefulness of M-commerce by bKash and its success in Bangladesh for people with low income. For this, I will make a survey of 60 bKash customers and form 11 hypothesis’s about this. My model will show how each aspect of bKash’s services affects customer satisfaction. Using the research I will find if customers of bKash are satisfied and how bKash can improve its services. Introduction Many new kinds of business’s have emerged due to widespread use of cell phones. The number of cell phone users in Bangladesh is increasing and therefore these kind of business’s are booming. Different kinds of services are offered by mobile banking such as balance check, transfer of funds, bill payments, cash withdrawal services. bKash offers mobile banking services around Bangladesh via agents. This service was introduced in Bangladesh by BRAC bank and Money in motion. The 3 things necessary to run business by financial institutions are gaining trust, balancing safety with choice and increasing transparency. Today, business’ are building trust of consumers through advertising and providing consumers with good service. This service is spreading in Bangladesh but if quality of this...
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...Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Background “3G, short for third Generation, is the third generation of mobile telecommunications technology” (Geneva, 2002). 3G telecommunication networks support services that provide an information transfer rate of at least 200 kbit/s. Later 3G releases, often denoted 3.5G and 3.75G, also provide mobile broadband access of several Mbit/s to smart phones and mobile modems in laptop computers. “3G finds application in wireless voice telephony, mobile Internet access, fixed wireless Internet access, video calls and mobile TV. This is a set of standards used for mobile devices and mobile telecommunication use services and networks that comply with the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000) specifications by the International Telecommunication Union3G finds application in wireless voice telephony, mobile Internet access, fixed wireless Internet access, video calls and mobile TV” (Smith and Collins, 2000). 3G technology is the result of research and development work carried out by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in the early 1980s. 3G specifications and standards were developed in fifteen years. The technical specifications were made available to the public under the name IMT-2000. “The communication spectrum between 400 MHz to 3 GHz was allocated for 3G. Both the government and communication companies approved the 3G standard” (CDG Market Trends and Facts). “The first pre-commercial...
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...“Are Mobile Phones and Tablets taking over Laptops and Desktops in driving the Media & Entertainment Industry?” Summer Internship Project Report Submitted By: Chintan Desai Roll No: 11028 Batch: PGDM 2011-13 Acknowledgment I owe a great many thanks to great many people who helped and supported me at every stage during the completion of this project. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all of them. I am highly indebted to Mrs. Chhaya (MD & CEO), BC Webwise, Mr. Elstan Rebello, Team Leader (Business Development) and Account Planner, BC Webwise and Mr. Alfred D’Souza, Group Head (Media Planning & Buying), BC Webwise for their guidance and constant supervision as well as for providing necessary information regarding the project & also for their support in completing the project. I would like to express my gratitude towards my parents & member of BC Webwise for their kind co-operation and encouragement which help me in completion of this project. I would also like to express my special gratitude to Mr. V.V. Naik, Course Coordinator (MET Institute of Management Studies) for giving me an opportunity to take this project and complete it successfully. 2|Page Table of Contents Sr No. 1 2 3 4 Particulars Need & Justification Introduction Company Background and Information Data Collection & Data analysis & Interviews 4.1 4.2 4.3 Mobile Internet Mobile TV Trends in Mobile Device Screen Size Page No. 1 2-5 6-7 12-13 8-10 11-15 16-18 19-20 21-24 25-26 27-29 30-37 38-40 41-43...
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...most people think. Mobile/Portable computing is defined as the ability to use technology that is not physically connected to any static network. This actually used to mean radio transmitters that operated on a stable base, usually with the help of large antennas. 2 way radios used by police officers were also considered mobile technology but now, it means people can connect wirelessly to the internet or to a private network almost anywhere. As long as a person has one of the devices capable of wirelessly accessing the internet, they are participating in mobile computing. What are portable computing devices? It could be a Tablet, which is a one-piece mobile computer. Devices typically have a touchscreen, with finger or stylus gestures replacing the conventional computer mouse. It is often supplemented by physical buttons or input from sensors such as accelerometers. An on-screen, virtual keyboard is usually used for typing. Mobile phones also known as smartphones are also portable computing devices. A mobile phone or smart phone is a mobile phone, small enough to fit in your hand and in your pocket, built on a mobile operating system, with more advanced computing capability. Portable computing devices are increasingly powerful and affordable. Their small size and functionality make these devices a desirable replacement for traditional desktop and laptop computers in a wide number of applications. Pocket PCs are another way to conveniently access the internet on the fly. Everyone...
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...Task B Survey use of social media by customers Questionnaire to customer type associations Compile questionnaire Identify associations Strategy for surveying Social media platforms enable you to create and engage communities online. These communities are of like-minded people who share opinions, ideas, and information of interest with one another. The networks that evolve on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Foursquare, Google Plus might include the very audiences your business serves. And at some point, you may want to ask for their feedback. For example, let’s say your company is planning to introduce a new mobile app and wants to do a little more market research. You might consider posting a short survey on Facebook and offering a 50 percent discount to the first 50 customers who complete it for you. How to Use Social Media Surveys Social media channels assessments. Do your clients and customers use the Internet and social networks? If so, which ones? Are they on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Foursquare, Google Plus—or all of the above? How often do they participate in these communities, and for what purposes? What devices do they use to connect, and how likely are they to engage as a consumer? A mobile user will engage with your products very differently than someone who primarily accesses the Internet from Mac or Windows desktop. Use this information to build your digital marketing strategy, including which...
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...Research Report on Factor Affecting the Uses of Mobile Phone. Abstract Mobile phones are one of the fastest-adopted innovations in history. Globally, mobile phones have rapidly become widespread in most parts of the world. The purpose of present research paper is to discuss the various factors affecting the uses of mobile phone. The primary data was collected by using survey method. Sampling was all from student, to services category, business person to formers as well as housewives. The questionnaire was pre-tested on 10 individuals to assess its design and clarity and was then redesigned. Some important construct were developed and factor analysis was carried out to identify the factor. . Different factors are identified from the results of factor analysis such as…….gender ,age ,education level, monthly income, necessity or purpose of having mobile phone, quality of service provider, pricing and so on. INTRODUCTION 0wing to the availability of telecommunication technology, mobile phone becomes more and more important in daily life. Mobile phone is not only as tools for communication, but also as tools for people working and emotional interaction. People are more relying on mobile phone than ever before. Most people in daily life, the average timing within a day "must" use mobile phones absolutely far beyond other consumer products. Under this highly dependent characteristic, mobile phone becomes one of mandatory items for modern people while out of home or office, especially...
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