Mobile costs must be controlled
Tue, 17 Nov 2009
Many UK businesses have failed to keep on top of mobile costs, it has been claimed.
According to Glyn Owen, portfolio manager at Damovo UK, firms should actively be seeking to reduce the amount they spend in this area.
He was commenting after research from the ICT solutions and service provider found that UK enterprises could potentially be wasting up to £264 million per annum on mobile call costs.
Despite this, just 14 per cent of companies are utilising Wi-Fi to make cheaper calls, the study found.
Mr Owen said there was perhaps an issue of belief about whether the solutions are actually able to reliably reduce costs.
He stated: "Mobile spend in a lot of organisations has crept up in a very ad hoc way and hasn't been controlled like a lot of other expenditures.
"Maybe it's just they haven't looked at what is actually required or maybe how little is required to actually be able to use that Wi-Fi network to carry voice applications quite successfully."
Research conducted last week by Citrix GoToMyPC indicates that many British workers believe they could significantly reduce the time they spend travelling to and from work by adopting a smarter approach to commuting.
The most popular solutions include home working, varying start and finish times, and using mobile technology to enable flexible and remote working.
Posted by Alex Boardman
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