There is some good news for managed service providers (MSP) following the getting your device (BYOD) trend closely. A recent survey of iPass Inc (IPAS) presented a report between BYOD policies, use of smartphones by region and worker productivity, finding that mobile workers use connectivity to be more productive and more hours, and most of this work has been done over WiFi.
iPass CEO Evan Kaplan said in his prepared speech that companies can increase employee productivity by providing them with mobile devices to work remotely.
There is some good news for managed service providers (MSP) following the getting your device (BYOD) trend closely. A recent survey of iPass Inc (IPAS) presented a report between BYOD policies, use of smartphones by region and worker productivity, finding that mobile workers use connectivity to be more productive and more hours, and most of this work was done via Wi-Fi. What is the ratio of the company? We reveal the key takeaways.
Take a trip across the globe, and you will find that North Americans are working more hours every week, on average, than peers in other regions, the survey revealed. North Americans, in addition to working more hours, find smartphones as a tool of production, opening more opportunities for these workers to be more productive with BYOD policies at work.
In fact, 70 percent of mobile workers are taking advantage of company policies BYOD, the survey said. North American workers are more likely to work at companeis with BYOD policies, unlike workers in other regions, and tend to seek employment with companies that implement such policies. Around 35 per cent of respondents said that a BYOD company policy can sway their employment choices.
iPass CEO Evan Kaplan said in his prepared speech that companies can increase employee productivity by providing them with mobile devices to work remotely.
But where do you put WiFI in this equation? Non-productive hours in a workday. Most mobile workers reported that they spend the majority of their business days within a range of a WiFi hotspot. On the other hand, however, 41 percent of workers believed that the lack of wireless coverage makes them unproductive at least 10 percent of their workday.
"Although not fi BYOD are everywhere, this poll indicates that mobile workers want access to reliable, affordable connectivity anytime and anywhere they need to work," said Kaplan.
Other key findings from iPass Mobile Workforce Report include the following:
Fifty-nine percent of mobile workers have paid more than $ 20 for occasional use of WiFi. Twenty-four percent of workers have paid $ 30 or more for the only access to WiFi; seventy percent of mobile workers are allowed to use their mobile devices to work (BYOD). North American workers were most likely to work for a company with a policy BYOD, followed by Asia Pacific and European workers. Workers who make BYOD, the majority said that currently or would WiFi costs from spending their personal mobile devices.Mobile workers spend their time working in a variety of places. The most likely to have their houses or some type of Office, but the 75 per cent also work remotely from hotels; the report 40 percent work from airplanes and coffee shops; and 29 per cent report working on public transport such as trains, buses and subways; andNearly three of the four mobile workers (71 percent) search availability WiFi hotspot before travelling. Asia Pacific workers are more likely to do this kind of research, followed by European and North American workers.The company's report was based on a survey of 1,150 employees of mobile enterprise worldwide between March 28, 2013 and April 19, 2013.
iPass announced a new version of its iPass Open Mobile for iOS, a WiFi client for iOS devices, in January 2013.
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