The Apple iPhone Shock in Korea

Developing ecological index for identifying roles of ICT industries in mobile ecosystems: The inter-industry analysis approach

“…In business ecosystem analysis, maximum attention is given to the ICT ecosystem, i.e., the business ecosystem in ICT industries. For instance, the Apple iPod has enabled new business contents industries, such as music and entertainment industry, to add value to it, and vice versa (Kim, 2011). This study was motivated by Apple's success, and the relationships between traditional mobile sectors (network providers or device manufacturers) and emerging mobile sectors (Internet service providers or contents service providers) were identified.…”

“…For example, the integration of products and services, such as the iPhone, iOS, and the App Store of Apple, has produced a new business environment for mobile network operators, device manufacturers, and content providers (Basole, 2009;West and Mace, 2010;Kim, 2011). By releasing the Google phone, its Android OS, and the Android Market together, Google has also become a big player in the mobile communications sector (Holzer and Ondrus, 2011).…”

There’s an App for That: A Guide for Healthcare Practitioners and Researchers on Smartphone Technology

“…There are a few key components necessary for a mobile phone handset to be a smartphone: (a) It should be a novice appliance designed for personal use, rather than designed for business or commercial use. This requirement (being a novice appliance) helps exclude personal digital assistants (PDAs), which are often developed for business use and may sometimes be called smartphones [ 2 ]. (b) The second component is the ability to connect to the Internet in a constant, unrestricted way, which helps the user to exchange and generate data ‘on the go’.…”

“…In his article, ‘The History of Smartphones: Timeline’, Arthur (2012) states that the timeline of smartphones began in January 2007, when the Apple iPhone was revealed for the first time [ 3 ]. Kim (2011) more accurately divided the history of the smartphone into two main eras: (1) pre-iPhone and (2) post-iPhone [ 2 ].…”

Transformative mobile game culture: A sociocultural analysis of Korean mobile gaming in the era of smartphones

“…It was significant that Korea Telecom, the largest telecommunications service provider, noted in 2010 that the iPhone caused them face the question of what they had missed in the past and what they should do for the future (Korea Telecom, 2010). Though the iPhone's debut was belated primarily due to both the government's protectionist telecommunications policy (which blocked the sale of iPhones in the domestic market until 2009), and concerns about their business future raised by telecommunications corporations (Kim, 2011), the pace of the iPhone's proliferation amidst Korea's tech-savvy market was about twice as fast as in overseas markets with earlier release dates. The iPhone caused a ripple effect by creating a chain reaction in the mobile carrier-centered market (Y.K.…”