Swedish vs. Japanese Mobile Technology : A study on the technologies and services which can be transferred between the two markets.

Abstract: This report investigates what services and technologies currently sepatare the Swedish and the Japaneese phone markets, and what they can learn from each other. The purpose of the report is to find if there are any sevices or technologies that can be transferred between the two markets. The research was done by both literature study and interviews with people and companies who work in both markets, or who condutcs their own research on the subject brought up in this report. The interviews were conducted using questionnaire with a few core questions and then extended by questions fitting the person's own area of expertise. A few services such as micro payments via near field communications (NFC) technology, were found to be eligible candidates for introduction to the Swedish market.