Ofcom’s annual Communications Market Report has revealed that one in three adults in the UK now uses a smartphone. That is a lot of people and a lot of fancy phones.
Unsurprisingly, the report associates a significant increase in the use of mobile internet with the growth of the smartphone. No prizes for guessing which website was visited most! In December 2010, 43 million hours were clocked on Facebook – perhaps an indication that people should get a life, IRL?
For businesses this increasing use of smartphones means that many more connected devices are hitting their networks, and employees will expect to use them at work. Of course it’s not just smartphones, but tablets too. Undoubtedly, there are a huge number of issues, such as security and bandwidth, but I definitely believe that businesses should be doing their upmost to facilitate the use of personal mobile devices at work.
With stunning devices like the iPad 2 and the innovative applications they run, I think there are great advantages to be gained from enabling their use – such as enhanced collaboration opportunities and increased flexibility. Sadly, with exclusively wireless devices set to continue to their meteoric rise, I think that some companies will be left behind as they dismiss the use of, or are slow to adopt, such technology.
As a tech-loving gadget-embracing geek, I suppose I would have these views. Let me know what you think @bnrbrts.
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