The vast majority of wireless users are billed monthly based on the amount of data used against data purchased. With data as the key metric, it is increasingly important to look below the surface to understand the manner and timing of data usage. Data, much more than voice, can accumulate to surprisingly high amounts raising cost needlessly.

The ability to manage and control the pace of data usage is fundamental to effective cost management and control. Only viewing data usage as an aggregate company total has proven to be an ineffective way to encourage responsible employee usage. It is important to use progressively powerful tools to increase oversight into the usage behaviors by looking beyond the superficial. Unfortunately, carrier invoices come up short as an effective way to dig deeper into employee usage patterns. Having the information needed to guide the usage behavior of your employees to align with corporate policy requires more robust reporting and analytics than your carrier invoice provides.

We have compiled the three levels of data usage patterns to help you gain a clear picture of the device data management challenge. Click here to learn more.

While every mobility management strategy will have cost containment as one of its core components, the points of emphasis in each strategy can be as diverse as the company cultures. For some, the mobile device is considered a company perk and comes with few restrictions. In rare circumstances, that perk might be extended to family members of employees. Organizations on the other end of the spectrum may have strict cost guidelines and even stricter security requirements.

The results of these strategies often have only critical employees receiving company-provided devices with stringent limitations for business-only usage. These cases typically result in the need for employees to carry two mobile devices, one for business and one for personal use. In extenuating circumstances, companies have chosen to shift the entire expense and management burden of mobility assets to its employees. For some, that privilege comes with a stipend or company reimbursement and for others the employee may receive no compensation.

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