Title: Adoption of 3G+ services in Finland

Authors: Christer Carlsson, Pirkko Walden, Harry Bouwman

Addresses: Institute for Advanced Management Systems Research, Abo Akademi University, DataCity B, FIN-20520 Abo, Finland. ' Institute for Advanced Management Systems Research, Abo Akademi University, DataCity B, FIN-20520 Abo, Finland. ' Information and Communication Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5015, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands

Abstract: Cost-related issues and limitations of the current technology are important thresholds of 3G+ services. Privacy and security are not critical. Benefits are enhanced communication features, flexibility with respect to the user|s location and the time of day, and convenience and handiness of small, wireless mobile devices.

Keywords: mobile commerce; consumer behaviour; barriers; benefits; 3G+ services; mobile communications; Finland.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2006.008947

International Journal of Mobile Communications, 2006 Vol.4 No.4, pp.369 - 385

Published online: 06 Feb 2006 *

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