Chapter 8 wireless, mobile computing, and mobile commerce. This chapter presents the following content: Identify advantages and disadvantages of each of the four main types of wireless transmission media; explain how businesses can use short-range, medium-range, and long-range wireless networks; provide a specific example of how each of the five major m-commerce applications can benefit a business. | INFORMATION SYSTEMS Supporting and Transforming Business Fourth Canadian Edition RAINER • PRINCE • SPLETTSTOESSER • SÁNCHEZ-RODRÍGUEZ CHAPTER 8: Wireless, Mobile Computing and Mobile Commerce CHAPTER OUTLINE • Wireless Technologies • Wireless Computer Networks and Internet Access • Mobile Computing and Mobile Commerce • The Internet of Things • Wireless Security Issues 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Identify advantages and disadvantages of each of the three main types of wireless transmission media. 2. Explain how businesses can use short-range, medium-range and long-range wireless networks 3. Provide a specific example of how each of the five major m-commerce applications can benefit a business. LEARNING OBJECTIVES (CONTINUED) 4. Describe the Internet of Things, and provide examples of how organizations can use the Internet of Things. 5. Explain how the four major threats to wireless networks can damage a business. CASE SUGAR MOBILE AND GOOGLE’S PROJECT FI The Problem • Traffic through Wi-Fi routers is increasing, with predictions of more than ½ of Internet traffic going through Wi-Fi by 2017 • This could slow smartphones and tablet response times • It also reduces the profits of telecommunications carriers who earn money from telephone data plans. • This means that there is a conflict between carrier and consumer goals 2 CASE SUGAR MOBILE AND GOOGLE’S PROJECT FI The Solutions Inverted Wi-Fi: • Inverted Wi-Fi happens when Wi-Fi is the main carrier and cellular is the backup • It reduces the need for carriers to increase their cellular infrastructure while also keeping costs low for the consumer • Only one such company, Sugar Mobile, is available in Canada CASE THE BATTLE FOR THE MOBILE WALLET Questions 1. Describe how Sugar Mobile and Google’s Project Fi could be disruptive to the major Canadian and . cellular service providers. 2. What actions should the major cellular service providers take to compete .
