| Mobile devices have already penetrated the day-to-day operations of workers in many industries, revolutionizing the way in which employees stay connected to one another, to their clients, and to enterprise data and applications. |
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| An overwhelming majority of companies have no formal limits in place to monitor or control the usage of wireless devices. Only one out of every three companies set some form of limit on the mobile expenditure, which is worrisome given the following statistics: |
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Wireless costs have exceeded landline costs (Gartner) |
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More than 70% of mobile employees make their own buying decisions on their mobile phones/plans (Gartner) |
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50% of companies rely on their suppliers for details on basic call plans and related information |
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Two thirds of companies pay for 100% of mobile bills (Gartner and Aberdeen) |
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One quarter of all calls made on business cell phones are non-business related, and the company pays for personal calls, data transfers, etc. (Gartner) |
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Industry-analyst forecasts state that the dependence of enterprises on mobile and wireless devices will increase exponentially.
Due to all these reasons, enterprises end up paying 25%–55% more per minute than they should, because of their inability to control wireless costs. |
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| Wireless Management Lifecycle has three phases |
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Sourcing Management (Procurement) |
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Usage Management |
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Expense Management |
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