Month: April 2021

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eSIM changes everything

eSIMs are hard-wired SIM cards built-in to mobile devices that can be remotely provisioned and configured. Not having to deliver physical cards changes the game for Mobile Service Providers (MSPs) and mobile users alike. If managed well by the MSPs, users will enjoy a faster service setup, and with the additional benefit that the SIM …

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The Hidden Costs of Expensing Mobile Services

When companies face pressure to reduce costs as margins get squeezed, one of the areas that often faces scrutiny is mobile phone service. Mobile operators are notorious for making billing and service plans complicated and continuing to charge premium rates when lower cost alternatives are available. Some companies even consider eliminating mobile service altogether due …

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Mobile Device

Essential Guide to Effective BYOD Planning for Businesses

Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) has undergone a remarkable transformation in the last 10 years. Up until 2004, when you changed jobs, you needed to change your mobile number and device since the company owned both. With the advent of mobile number portability freeing your phone number, untethering the device was the logical next step. BYOD policy adoption …

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Why Mobile Roaming is Costly and How to Save with Spenza

Roaming has long been one of the largest profit centers for mobile operators. While they are being charged by other networks when the customers roam, operators tend to charge massive markups on those wholesale rates due to limited competition in this segment. Since the EU regulated roaming rates in 2008, the roaming wholesale average has …

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iPad

My mobile operator is trying to get me to buy a mobile plan for my iPad. Should I do that?

Separate data plans for iPads are one of the biggest rip offs in telecom. Very few people use the mobile cellular feature at all, yet pay $20-40/month for the feature. Any cellular-enabled iPad has an eSIM that offers on-demand data plans from major operators and smaller providers. You can purchase a plan directly through the …

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Mobile Service Management

The winning formula: Cost-Quality Balance in business mobile services

TL;DR Mobile services (workforce mobility) are essential to do business; business mobile services spend represents around 7.6% of business IT spend globally. Cost management is fundamental to profitability and is seeing an increased focus with businesses prioritising IT initiatives towards cost savings from 9% in 2020 to 27% in 2021. Workforce mobility analysis has shown …

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