
Just not needed any more...
By David Meyer
Published: 14 August 2006 09:24 GMT
The proportion of small and medium-sized businesses with company mobile phones has fallen, possibly thanks to the rise of home working.
Mobile penetration in the small-business market is falling, according to Ofcom's annual report into the communications market.
Sixty-four percent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) had at least one mobile phone in 2001 — now, the figure now stands at 55 percent.
The reason for this decline is that "a lot of businesses are relying on personal contracts for their employees" and then reimbursing them for business calls rather than getting them dedicated business contracts, according to John Lewis, Ofcom's head of telecoms market intelligence.
The trend also coincides with the rise of home working.
David Meyer writes for ZDNet UK
CompanyMcAfee creates best-of-breed computer security solutions that span large enterprises, governments, small- & medium-sized businesses, & ...
Upon commencement of the Graduate Training Scheme you will be assigned to focus upon either large or small to medium sized enterprises. Location: ...
The responsibilities of the role include: requirements gathering liaising with the business and development teams testing co-ordination of ...
Agenda Setters 2009
Welcome to the ninth annual Agenda Setters poll – silicon.com's list of the top 50 most influential individuals in the technology and IT industries, from techies and CIOs to entrepreneurs and business leaders. Find out more in our latest special report.
Data Protection Strategies: Deduplication for More Efficient Backups
Dell PowerVault DL2100 Powered by CommVault - Spec Sheet
True Convergence Demands a Communication Service Provider that Embraces a Customer-Centric...
Learn how Performance Metrics for Telcomm Expense Management Drive new ROIs and SLAs
Stories from the web...
Copyright © 2008 CBS Interactive Limited. All rights reserved. Top of page
Peter Cochrane Peter Cochrane's Blog: Can I become faster and smarter? We could all use a little more help from our machines
Mark Crichard Doing business with citizen developers: Beware the legal pitfalls Legal Eye: Make sure your business is protected from potential hazards