Ecommerce can be classified in many ways. In this podcast we shall see the classification in terms of the relationship between the entities that are undertaking the transactions.

Ecommerce would not have been the same without the internet. Also, the internet would not have evolved to this stage were it not for e-commerce. Understand the evolution and working of the internet and how it is helping e-commerce.

Understand the basics of the infrastructure of the internet. Undersea cables, satellites, and fiber optics. Get to know how the internet is reaching you and how all of the world is connected.

Understand the Network Infrastructure for E-Commerce where we will talk about Introduction to Information Superhighway (I-Way) and different components of the I-Way.

Mobile is here to stay and we are in an era of mobile-based commerce. One of the major applications of mobile commerce is location-based commerce.

The adjective electronic, used within the specific contexts of Electronic Business or Electronic Commerce, signifies an anytime access to business processes managed by computer-mediated networks. Furthermore, the access to such networks is, in this case, stationary. The services are, therefore, not available independent of the geographic location.

The adjective mobile, used within the specific contexts of Mobile Commerce or Mobile Business, signifies an anytime and anywhere access to business processes managed by computer-mediated networks. The access takes place using mobile communication networks, making the services independent of the geographic location of the user.

It would be useful to differentiate between the terms mobile and wireless. As opposed to the term mobile that signifies anytime, anywhere access to computer-mediated networks, wireless is just a method of communication between electronic devices, e.g. with the help of infrared interfaces. Every wireless device may not be suitable for feasible mobile applications. For example, Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) with a limited range of a maximum of 300 meters cannot support feasible mobile applications.

M-commerce (mobile commerce) is the buying and selling of goods and services through wireless handheld devices such as cellular telephones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). This definition is not able to include all factors of modern M-Commerce.

A more generalized definition of M-Commerce can be given as Mobile Commerce is any transaction, involving the transfer of ownership or rights to use goods and services, which is initiated and/or completed by using mobile access to computer-mediated networks with the help of an electronic device. It is known as next-generation e-commerce.

M-commerce enables users to access the Internet without needing to find a place to plug in. As content delivery over wireless devices becomes faster, more secure, and scalable, there is wide speculation that m-commerce will go beyond wireline e-commerce as the method of choice for digital commerce transactions.M-commerce (mobile commerce) is the buying and selling of goods and services through wireless handheld devices such as cellular telephones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). This definition is not able to include all factors of modern M-Commerce.

A more generalized definition of M-Commerce can be given as Mobile Commerce is any transaction, involving the transfer of ownership or rights to use goods and services, which is initiated and/or completed by using mobile access to computer-mediated networks with the help of an electronic device. It is known as next-generation e-commerce.

M-commerce enables users to access the Internet without needing to find a place to plug in. As content delivery over wireless devices becomes faster, more secure, and scalable, there is wide speculation that m-commerce will go beyond wireline e-commerce as the method of choice for digital commerce transactions.

In this episode, we look into the limitations and benefits of e-commerce.

Tribhuwan University BBA fifth semester Ecommerce ITC206

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