Desk Phones to Dust

Companies are quickly shifting away from regular desk phones and moving to mobile communications more quickly than expected.

“Decision makers” in the IT world have predicted that mobile phones will replace desk phones within the next two years.  82% of enterprises currently have employees using mobile applications for communication.

Many enterprises believe their mobile network operator is better positioned to deliver voicemail, instant messaging, video calling, email integration, extension dialing, and video conferencing – rather than using regular land lines.

A recent survey revealed that mobile network operators have a compelling window of opportunity to be the preferred provider of choice when it comes to delivering mobile communications that keep employees connected via video, instant messaging, and web conferencing.

Here are more fun facts from FierceWireless.com on how companies are quickly moving to wireless devices:

• 44% of enterprises surveyed have at least one-quarter of their workforce operating solely using a mobile phone, and 82% of enterprises have employees using mobile apps for communications and collaboration.
• Already, 30% of enterprises support tablets, 51% support BlackBerry devices, 40% support iPhones and 31% support Android phones.
• 62% of IT leaders are expanding their enterprise’s unified communications capabilities, while instant messaging, web collaboration and videoconferencing were identified as the top UC services they are looking to support on mobile devices over the next three years.
• 72% of IT decision makers in the U.S. are looking to deploy videoconferencing across their organization in the next year, compared to 56% in the UK.