The communications provider landscape is evolving as the demand for data—in fixed locations and on the move—outstrips the still growing demand for voice communications. New entrants from the worlds of IT, media and the internet are competing—directly and indirectly—with established telecommunications providers. At the same time, new technology innovations and integration are turning once-profitable services into low margin commodities. Telecoms companies need to adapt and rapidly to these new threats to ensure they can survive, and hopefully thrive, on some of the new opportunities that emerge. ...
06/07/2010 | ATG paper3 finalproofed.pdf | VIEW
The expectations, working methods and tools used by employees in all organisations have changed as a result of advances in communications technologies. Mobile technology has had the greatest impact; while the mobile phone initially seemed like a simple extension of the familiar desk phone system, the evolution of mobile networks from mainly carrying voice traffic to predominantly carrying data, has created a more sophisticated and complex challenge for those responsible for managing fleets of mobile users. ...
29/09/2010 | Orange paper - final.pdf | VIEW
The numbers of employees using some form of mobile technology while working has soared. The benefits to the organisation are well documented; employees are more contactable, will probably extend their working days and should be more productive. However, this is not a one way street; employees are avid consumers of all things mobile, as much for personal use as business use – be it phone calls, texting, music downloads, apps, web browsing or social networking – it all extends into the workplace, potentially adding huge costs to mobile contract bills. ...
22/11/2010 | socialmobile final.pdf | VIEW
‘Mobilising the workforce’, ‘mobile enterprise’ and simply ‘mobility’ have all been included in taglines for marketing programmes over recent years, and with so much emphasis on this whole area from the technology sector, one could be forgiven for thinking that humans had only just recently developed legs. ...
13/12/2010 | QUO mobile rights.pdf | VIEW
