Question

1. List and discuss the different factors that can influence your adoption of mobile telephone for academic and social activities/endeavors. In your response, you may add more factors to the ones in the articles based on your personal experience(s) in the use of mobile telecommunication services.​

Answer 1

The form of social and professional communication was directly impacted by the internet and the creation of mobile phones. Today, it is possible to connect with anyone in the world through a smartphone, which reduces time and distances, facilitates business and socialization.

There are different factors that influence the adoption of the mobile phone to carry out academic and social activities/enterprises. Some of them are:

• Demographic factors: Income, age, gender, occupation, easy access to the network.

• Personal factors: status, preferences, lifestyle, usage.

• Social factors: media, knowledge, experiences, influence.