Abstract
5G is a revolutionary development in network technologies which is gradually becoming very common among people contributing significantly in different fields such as education, industry, agriculture, health, tourism and military. Currently, 5G is an outbreak change as opposed to the traditional service of the Internet since it offers better quality, ultra-fast connection, low-cost, reduced latency, energy saving, which makes its great impact even greater in people’s life. The present study examines various factors that have a significant impact on the Use of 5G in the Gulf area. The study extended the TAM (Technology Acceptance Model) to include factors such as Perceived Enjoyment, Perceived Resources and Perceived Skills Readiness. The present research has adopted a hybrid model that incorporates TAM determinants with other external factors which have a direct relation with 5G as internet service. Previous studies have focused on the importance of 5G in different environments and countries. However, this study focuses on the newly spread Use of 5G in the gulf area by adopting a hybrid conceptual model. The findings suggest that 5G may help in promoting the usage of internet service more effectively with its low-cost, faster data transfer and better quality. Moreover, the findings indicate a positive effect of the gender as a mediator between the variables: Perceived Skills Readiness, Perceived Ease of use, and Perceived Resources.
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USIR is a digital collection of the research output of the University of Salford
To the best of our knowledge, previous research has been conducted depending on the TAM model as the main conceptual model, but the current study attempts to investigate the acceptance of 5G in a hybrid conceptual model where gender functions as the mediator
Cronbach's alpha test was employed for internal reliability with IBM SPSS Statistics ver. 23 to assess the results of the pilot study, and satisfactory interpretations for the measurement items were depicted as an outcome. while we focus on the discussed pattern of social science research studies, a reliability coefficient of 0.70 is supposed to be acceptable (Jum C Nunnally & Bernstein, 1978)
Summary
USIR is a digital collection of the research output of the University of Salford. Where copyright permits, full text material held in the repository is made freely available online and can be read, downloaded and copied for non-commercial private study or research purposes. D Davis, 1989), other researchers tend to modify the TAM model by adding influential factors that contribute significantly to users’ attitude towards using technology. They include computer anxiety, self-efficacy, experience normative pressure and many other factors (Al-alak & Alnawas, 2011; Liu et al, 2010; Mac Callum & Jeffrey, 2014a). What sets this research apart from previous literature is the addition of essential factors that affect 5G acceptance and adoption in a direct manner. They include Perceived Skills Readiness, Perceived Enjoyment and Perceived Resources. To the best of our knowledge, previous research has been conducted depending on the TAM model as the main conceptual model, but the current study attempts to investigate the acceptance of 5G in a hybrid conceptual model where gender functions as the mediator
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