Towards a business model for cellular network and telecommunication operators: a theoretical framework

Cellular networks and telecommunications bring major change to the way businesses are conducted. Mobility has become one of the main priorities for users and this has impacted on cellular networks and telecommunication operators (CNTOs). However, entrants into the cellular industry have been confounded primarily by inexistent or weak Business Models (BMs). Designing a BM for a CNTO is complex and requires multiple actors to balance different and often conflicting design requirements. Nevertheless, most research about CNTOs has been technically oriented and has mainly addressed the technological and engineering issues related to their infrastructure. Less attention has been given to the business model of CNTOs. Hence, there is a need to enhance our ability to determine what constitutes the optimal and most viable business model to meet the various strategic objectives and goals for these CNTOs. In this paper an overview of research into the cellular business model and the main issues to be resolved is provided. In particular, the authors propose guidelines as a basis on which to develop a more comprehensive definition which may lead to a consensus. Moreover, a generic model (V4 Model) is proposed for the BM of these companies based on value proposition, value architecture, value network and value finance

Business models to support content commons

The application of conventional, 'scarce resource' economics to content has been mistaken and harmful. More appropriate forms of economic analysis highlight the critical role that accessibility to information plays in the process of innovation. Meanwhile, down at the micro-economic level, there is an all-too-common perception that open content approaches are unsustainable and bad for business, and reflect naïve idealism on the part of their proponents. This paper identifies a range of suitable business models, and thereby demonstrates that the content commons is sustainable and appropriate for profit-oriented business enterprises

E-business Model Innovation and Capability Building

e-commerce, business models, capacity building

Development Study of Evaluation Indexes for Internet Business Models

Under the prerequisite that virtual markets need a unit of analysis other than traditional markets, business model is set as the unit of analysis of this research. In this research, in order to help choose Internet business model that creates the most value, evaluation indexes for valuecreation potential of Internet business models are developed. As research methods, deductive method and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) are used. As the first stage of deduction process, the improved profits and the reduced costs, which factors are classified and quantitative and qualitative evaluation indexes of two dimensions are extracted by related studies. Then, evaluation indexes are corrected, complemented and verified through the expert interview, and analytic hierarchy is documented. As the result, the improved profits dimension outweighed the reduced costs dimension, and each qualitative effect outweighed each quantitative effect. The overall consistency index showed to be 2%, which means that all the experts are determined to have rational consistency

Do We Need a General Classification Scheme for e-Business Models?Lambert

Numerous specific classifications for e-business models exist in the academic literature however there is no general classification scheme. This paper identifies the business model classification schemes present in the electronic commerce literature along with the criteria by which the business models are classified. Drawing on the broader classification literature, the utility of these classifications is examined and a distinction is made between specific and general classification schemes and between typologies and taxonomies

A Business Model Research Schema

This paper suggests a schema for business model research that has the potential to progress the research, in a structured manner, from conceptual to theoretical. It draws on the scientific and business research literature to identify the types of research necessary to further knowledge and promotes the inductive-deductive model of research. The importance of conducting empirical research to evaluate current conceptualisations of business models and developing a theory of business models is stressed. An important aspect of any research agenda is the creation of a general classification of domain objects that can serve a wide range of current and future uses. Classification literature relating to the biological, behavioural, organisational and social sciences has been referenced in this paper in support of this claim. Existing classifications of business models are evaluated, determining that the only classifications that have been proposed to date are typologies and that no general taxonomy of business models currently exists

5P4F-Based Innovation Method of E-Commerce Business Models

The development of Internet provides greater space and flexibility for business model innovations, while continuous innovations innately characterize the e-commerce models. The innovation activities have been greatly enhanced since the US Patent and Trademark Office issued a patent for the one-click shopping process invented by Amazon. This paper presents an analysis method, as well as the innovation method, of e-commerce business models, both based on 5P4F(5P---product, price, place, promotion, position; 4F---business flow, information flow, capital flow, logistics flow). The paper provides two ways to innovate EC business models : innovation of element property and innovation through model-composition. With these methods, practitioners can operate a detailed analysis of the present models and models of their enterprises to search for existing problems and consummate the present models with focus. As to the academic circle, it provides a general and referential frame, idea and method for the research on EC business model innovation

The Prospects for Consumer-Oriented Social Media

The term \u27social media\u27 refers to a cluster of applications and online services that support human interaction and content broadcasting and sharing. Current services are isolated islands or \u27walled gardens\u27, and are based on a business model that is highly exploitative of individuals and their data. An alternative, consumer-oriented approach is feasible, involving open architecture, inter-operability and portability features, fair terms and privacy-sensitivity. Key impediments to the emergence of such services are identified, and means of overcoming the impediments are outlined.