Abstract:
The main challenge in mobile technology design is no longer how to develop handheld devices with thenecessary data processing power, but rather the many different and innovative ways of using andinteracting with technology when users are on the move. With media convergence, new forms of mediause have emerged: users can enhance a media encounter by controlling the streams of information andhave the ability to interact with not only the media itself, but also the content provider and other users.Malaysia, like any developing country has always been very responsive to the latest developments in themedia and the Malaysian government has implemented various development plans as well as promotinghuman development, especially in today’s environment of social and economic change. Malaysia is thesecond highest mobile penetration in South East Asia after Singapore and it has 28 million mobile phoneusers, which is a penetration, rate of 1.1 phones per citizen. In addition around one third of Malaysian is3G subscribers by 2010 and youth people are among the heavy users. The mobile phone is viewed as animportant communication tool and has become an integral part of the Malaysian society. As Malaysia isseeking to its aim to be a developed country in near future, so easy accessibility to information andcommunication technologies are considered as an important criterion for a developed country. Based ondifferent studies, it is concluded that the development of convergence mobile devices are accepted by
Malaysian users and the increasing in the number of mobile users and 3G subscribers with high
penetration rate show the positive position of modern facilities and new technologies in this country.
Machine summary:
"Based on different studies, it is concluded that the development of convergence mobile devices are accepted by Malaysian users and the increasing in the number of mobile users and 3G subscribers with high penetration rate show the positive position of modern facilities and new technologies in this country communication technologies, development, malaysia, mobile convergence, mobile user .
The growth of the communications industry in the country is also strengthened by demand for new services arising from the convergence of the information technologies in the field of switching and transmission such as ATM, ISDN and SDH has created new services like VOD, video conferencing and many other multimedia applications on the web like graphics, audio and animation, video and virtual reality to mention a few (Alsagoff & Hamzah, 2006).
Based on the study by Zulkefly and Baharudin (2009), younger students in Malaysia were found to be more disposed to use the extra features of the mobile phone such as, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) and General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), while older users preferred to use the conventional voice calls.
As mentioned before Malaysian users are interested to access to email, wireless gaming, downloading music, information services, directory services, banking or investment related activities, location based services, video-conferencing and streaming video through their convergence mobile phones.
Based on different studies, it is concluded that the development of convergence mobile devices are accepted by Malaysian users and the increasing in the number of mobile users and 3G subscribers with high penetration rate show the positive position of modern facilities and new technologies in this country."