Re: Wireless E-commerce

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Posted by tore on September 13, 1999 at 21:17:27:

In Reply to: Re: Wireless E-commerce posted by Calvin Kowznofski on September 06, 1999 at 03:13:43:

: Hi! Thank for the info. Also wondering is there any future in using PDAs for wireless e-commerce?The PalmVII seems to have set a watershed, but its small capacity and network coverage seems to limit its abilities. People seem to want to settle on mobile phones to do wireless e-commerce then using a PDA?

First of all I think the mass market will use a smartphone. I do not believe that my mother will use a PDA for commerce, but maybe she will be using a smartphone. What about yours?

For professionals and some other groups the situation is different. Bluetooth will probably make a nice wireless link between the PDA and the wireless phone. The PDA, with its large screen, can then be used for commerce, and at the same time the wireless phone is used to transport the bits.

That´s what I belive just now.

But the situation changes fast, so I might believe something else tomorrow.

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: : : Hi, was wondering what the potential of wireless electronic commerce would be. Has it really caught on in the industry? Where can I find some resource?
: : : Thanks!

: : I expect mobile commerce to start growing within a couple of years.
: : I believe that WAP and GPRS will be the key enabling technologies for wireless commerce.
: : WAP is being introduced this year, and GPRS will come into operation into some networks next year.
: : There are still some missing links within WAP regarding wireless commerce, but I believe this will be improved next year.
: : With a growing base of WAP terminals, and better WAP commerce technologies, I believe that wireless commerce has a bright future.

: : While we are waiting for WAP solutions, you will see some solutions based on SIM Tool Kit.
: : SIM Tool Kit (STK) is based on the GSM SIM card.
: : The weekness of STK is to much operator controll, which will give a limited growth.
: : With WAP everyone can develop commerce solutions, giving a higher growth

: : One source of wireless commerce is the mobile commerce forum, http://global.mobilecommerce.com/, which was formed by Logica and Cellnet.
: : Beyond that, watch the wap development.

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: : : Hi! Thank for the info. Also wondering is there any future in using PDAs for wireless e-commerce?The PalmVII seems to have set a watershed, but its small capacity and network coverage seems to limit its abilities. People seem to want to settle on mobile phones to do wireless e-commerce then using a PDA? : First of all I think the mass market will use a smartphone. I do not believe that my mother will use a PDA for commerce, but maybe she will be using a smartphone. What about yours? : For professionals and some other groups the situation is different. Bluetooth will probably make a nice wireless link between the PDA and the wireless phone. The PDA, with its large screen, can then be used for commerce, and at the same time the wireless phone is used to transport the bits. : That´s what I belive just now. : But the situation changes fast, so I might believe something else tomorrow. : : : : : : Hi, was wondering what the potential of wireless electronic commerce would be. Has it really caught on in the industry? Where can I find some resource? : : : : Thanks! : : : I expect mobile commerce to start growing within a couple of years. : : : I believe that WAP and GPRS will be the key enabling technologies for wireless commerce. : : : WAP is being introduced this year, and GPRS will come into operation into some networks next year. : : : There are still some missing links within WAP regarding wireless commerce, but I believe this will be improved next year. : : : With a growing base of WAP terminals, and better WAP commerce technologies, I believe that wireless commerce has a bright future. : : : While we are waiting for WAP solutions, you will see some solutions based on SIM Tool Kit. : : : SIM Tool Kit (STK) is based on the GSM SIM card. : : : The weekness of STK is to much operator controll, which will give a limited growth. : : : With WAP everyone can develop commerce solutions, giving a higher growth : : : One source of wireless commerce is the mobile commerce forum, http://global.mobilecommerce.com/, which was formed by Logica and Cellnet. : : : Beyond that, watch the wap development.

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