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During recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the potential opportunities that can be attained with promoting Smart Sustainable Cities (SSC); a concept that can be reached based on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The SSC concept is then considered achievable by horizontal integration of participating industries in its ecosystem in order to empower sustainability. This...
We propose a design methodology of IT-driven business architecture to realize the business model utilizing information technology. As a component technology, they propose a business architecture design method using the goal model. A business goal to be met in business and a system goal to be met by system for business goal meet are defined. This study proposes a design methodology of business architecture...
The recent developments in smart grids towards fine-grained electricity monitoring, active participation of home prosumers on the market with distributed renewable generation, e-car storage etc, and widely deployed active demand response require the setup of new communication infrastructure on all layers. Measuring equipment with significantly higher temporal resolution than existing smart meters...
As academic and practitioner studies on the subject amassed in the last decade 2003 - 2013, Open Innovation (OI) has gained growing importance in the broad field of Management and Information Systems. However, existing literature lacks a comprehensive understanding of the relationship existing between OI and a firm's Strategy. Employing a data-driven research approach, based on forty-five qualitative...
The paper explores the dramatic changes that are imposed on Mobile Networks Business Models, due to introduction of All-IP Network technology. It looks at existing value chains from an architectural viewpoint and how they are affected due to the All-IP transformation. It analyses the value chain for the various parties in this ecosystem (operators, network equipment vendors, Appstores and OTT1 providers).
Mobile internet music services is an important direction for telecom operators' business development. This paper describes the business model of mobile internet music services in detail by adopting e3-value method, which defines how economic value is created, exchanged and consumed within a network of actors. In this paper, we define, derive and analyze multi-enterprise relationships, and we re-position...
With the development of 3G, the trend of tri-networks integration and the diversification of customers' needs, the traditional linear value chain business model cannot meet the needs of users any more. So to rethink of business models of mobile commerce becomes a necessity. This paper firstly states the relevant concepts and then analyzes the business model based on value chain as well as its disadvantages...
It is absolutely vital for technology-based new firms to develop effective business model in order to survive, grow and thrive in ever increasing competitive market. This paper adopts case study methodology and explores entrepreneurial process and business model of technology-based new firms, taking Lianlian Technology as a case. Lianlian Technology is a technology-leading wireless electronic commerce...
The general public takes it for granted that it is free to access the wireless LAN outside the home and the office. Nonetheless, mobile or wireless telcos think differently. They consider that the wireless LAN access service is not lucrative at all, encroaching on the current stable revenue from legacy services. For this reason, they are neither aggressive in deploying wireless LAN infrastructure...
By means of a literature review, the paper discusses the role of exclusive dealings for premium content in mobile broadcasting platforms. As first movers may benefit from exclusive access, alternative operators are facing significant barriers for accessing must-have content that may drive consumer uptake and subscription rates. In this paper, it is argued that exclusivity not only drives media markets...
Considering the significant growth in mobile phone use by customers and its high accessibility, this device can be considered as the most suitable tool in payment category. To implement a mobile payment service, there are many actors involved such as: bank, operator and service provider. As an effective interaction role and in order to optimize efficient parameters for implementing a mobile payment...
This paper examines the phenomenon of the generic app store as a `foe', i.e. detrimental to Telcos' business, versus the role of a `friend', i.e. a valuable tool to compete in the emerging Telecom/Web landscape. Some successful app stores are run by device manufacturers and device OS vendors, and some Telcos are seeing a modest success too. The paper suggests that there is much more to gain from a...
This paper analyzes how new mobile platforms change existing value networks in the mobile service industry and describes how mobile network operators (MNOs) can react to such changes to remain competitive. A state-of-the-art analysis takes stock of mobile platforms provided by, e.g., device manufacturers and Internet companies. The business model of and ecosystem around such platforms are examined...
Web search providers have developed a highly successful business model, which has rendered them amongst some of the most profitable companies operating on the internet. Many observers regard mobile search as the next new big market. In contrast to search on PCs, however, the provision of search on mobiles is still in its infancy. In order to shed light on the real prospects of mobile search we performed...
This paper first summarizes the theory of business model and mobile TV, then It adopts a generic research framework for business model of mobile TV, including organization, technology, service and finance. Finally, based on the example of CMMB (China mobile multimedia broadcasting), the business model of mobile TV in China is analyzed.
The ratio of flat-rate users among the Japanese mobile Internet users reached 50 % in 2009. This will eliminate one of the major obstacles to the mobile service development. The author presents three chasms and describes how the business models and ecosystem will evolve at each chasm. The author proposes a spiral model of the ecosystem transition. The author also discusses the importance of stage-awareness...
Mobile broadband services quickly emerged in some of the countries. This trend provides a rich opportunity for mobile video services. As the 3G services and data flat-rate services penetrate, various mobile video services emerge in Japan. The author presents the new business model examples that emerge. The author discusses the implications of the current mobile video service business in Japan. The...
Recently, new and sophisticated mobile commerce applications, especially location-based services applications, have been emerging very fast, which demands a closer attention to their use, technology and business models. As a result, new business models designed specifically for the mobile arena have started to emerge. Moreover, mobile commerce is generating considerable interest and has led to the...
The mobile Internet emerges and penetrates into every day life. The difference between the mobile Internet and the PC Internet is interesting. It is also important to capture the business model differences if any exists. The author focuses location-based game applications to highlight the mobile specific service development issues. The author proposes a framework model to position location-utilized...
Based on the concept of mobile business model (MBM) and the two dimensions which is the types of business continuously enrich and mobile commerce value chain continuous improvement, it proposed a multi-dimensional classification framework of MBM. Mobile business model will be divided into three categories, they are the basic mode of communication, information services and expand model of business.
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