Businesses are missing a trick when it comes to mobile devices

Date:
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 15:26:03 +0000

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Is your company all about BYOD? It might be a time to reconsider, claims Samsung.

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Businesses may think they are saving money with a BYOD approach to mobile devices, but there is evidence to suggest otherwise, a new report from
Samsung suggests.

Surveying 500 executives and 1,000 employees at small- and mid-sized US businesses on mobile technologies in the workplace, Samsung discovered that just 15% of firms provide business smartphones to all of their employees. For the vast majority (95%), the biggest barrier was the cost.

The actual cost difference, however, is a lot smaller than one might think. According to the report, companies that take the BYOD approach pay an average stipend of $40.20 a month, to compensate employees for using personal phones for work. At the same time, the cost of mobile service plans for companies that issue smartphones is $42 a month, on average.

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Taking the upfront cost of the device into consideration, as well as overhead management and software, BYOD will save a business roughly $340 per employee each year. However, businesses stand to lose a lot by not deploying their own smartphones too.

A third (34%) of BYOD-oriented firms think they are lagging in mobile maturity, more than double the rate compared to smartphone-issuing firms.
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BYOD firms also think mobile plays a lesser role in improving customer and employee satisfaction, and are more likely to leave mobile data and apps unprotected.

Employees in construction firms, and others working in the field, for
example, will appreciate a rugged device that can withstand the elements and not break as easily as consumer-oriented devices.

Finally, Samsung argues that issuing smartphones can help the business grow, and prevent employees from leaving to work elsewhere. For firms issuing smartphones, 53% reported growth of five percent or more, in the past three years, something just 45% of BYOD-oriented firms can say, although it would
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