Seamless connectivity for the hyper-connected

Monday, September 20th, 2010 Karen Ambrose Hickey, Editor

What if you could work mobile yet stay connected seamlessly and securely at a reasonable cost? Is that possible? Every mobile worker knows the pain of ensuring hyperconnectivity is not always easy, at least.

Throw in multiple types of login procedures, required credit card billing authorization, different device operating systems, unanticipated bandwidth sharing, international data roaming charges and multiple IP devices (and why can’t I use the same login for my laptop as for my smartphone as for my iPad, instead of having to pay more?!), and staying connected quickly becomes an expensive proposition.

The recent Mobile Workforce Report revealed that the majority of respondents (53.6 percent) never truly disconnected from technology. And for the 46.4 percent of mobile employees that did disconnect, their reasons were mostly situational (e.g., in a location with poor connectivity) rather than purposeful.

So for the hyper-connected road warriors, one of the many benefits of the growing iPass Mobile Network (inflight internet, anyone?) is that it keeps you connected, so you can focus on your job…one less stress factor in your work day.

Tags: internet access, wi-fi access