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Recent advances in mobile device technology and broadband connectivity are driving the growth of the mobile enterprise workforce. Sophisticated and affordable new smartphones and other mobile devices, faster connectivity, as well as the advent of Software as a Service (SaaS) have all shifted the connection point from the corporate network to the off-campus hotspot, making mobile working much simpler, faster, and more cost effective.
But new technology advances are not the only drivers causing the rapid growth in mobility. There are several cultural shifts and changes in employee usage patterns that are having as much or more impact than the many technical advances. Employees are now logging in more frequently, from more locations, from an ever-increasing array of different devices.
There has also been a dramatic move away from a manufacturing-led economy to one which is heavily service-driven over the last twenty years or more. This evolution has led to a shift in the world’s workforce from the production line into the office. Flexible work is the norm, not just in usage, but acceptance, even for traditionally office-based workforces such as government employees.
The Quarterly iPass Mobile Workforce Report reveals the behaviors of mobile employees, and identifies common characteristics to segment users into five categories: mobile minimalists, mobile minority, mobile majority, mobile masters, and mobile maniacs. The iPass Mobile Workforce Survey conducted as part of the report asked mobile employees what technologies provided a gain or a drain to their productivity, how often they were checking their smartphones during downtime, how often they worked from home, and if mobility influenced their work/life balance
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Methodology
The Quarterly iPass Mobile Workforce Report includes enterprise mobile broadband usage data collected by iPass across its user base of employees at 3,500 enterprises from January 1 through March 31 of 2010. It also summarizes the responses to a survey of more than 1,400 mobile enterprise employees between April 26 and May 7, 2010. The survey respondents were asked about their mobile productivity, work habits, and telecommuting experiences.
iPass Mobile Workforce Report Key Findings
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Enterprise mobility segmentation – the iPass Mobile Workforce Report
Karen Ambrose Hickey, Editor
On Monday I read the Federal Computer Week feature titled “Flexibility is the New Norm.” I thought the timing was apropos since we were finalizing this quarter’s Mobile Workforce Report giving a deeper look at the needs behind enterprise mobility. The purpose of the report is to define the behavior and characteristics of the mobile workforce. This quarter’s report is themed around productivity, and we asked questions about the mobile employees’ work week, how often they telecommute, what tools aid productivity, what tools detract from productivity and does mobile technology have any impact on work/life balance.
