Optimization Tip #1:  Afraid of voice overages?  Avoiding them can be expensive!

It is much more common that we encounter companies running their voice pool buffers too high than too low.  Since the cost of overshooting a voice pool can be expensive, most wireless administrators aim for safer than needed buffer levels motivated by their fear of overage charges.  However, your smartest strategy is one that aims to experience an occasional overage bump.  The cost of carrying too many minutes in your voice pool means the carrier profits from your underutilization.  A rule of thumb is that for every 10% excess buffer you carry it will increase your voice pool costs by 4%.  If you are carrying a typical 50% buffer, you are paying 20% more on those voice minutes than you should.  Most strategies, including those advocated by carriers, are formulated by identifying seasonal  high water marks, then adding a small buffer and running on autopilot at that level throughout the year.  While this may represent a low effort tactic it is not the lowest cost approach.

Sizing your pool buffer is a bit of an art but it is a mistake to avoid overage at all cost.  The chart below shows actual usage data for a typical fluctuating usage pattern of 4,000 voice devices.  There are three cases displayed that reflect three different pool buffer strategies.  The lowest cost answer may not be the case you would intuitively select.

It turns out that Case 1 above is the most expensive annual scenario.  The Case 1 overage strategy yields overpayments in every month of the year. It turns out in this example averaging roughly 1M pool minutes a month, both Case 2 and 3 are less costly than Case 1.  Even Case 3 with a couple of annual overage months is less expensive than Case 1 by $16,173 annually. Case 2, the best choice, is $22,994 less expensive than Case 1.  A smart buffering strategy as demonstrated here can save 15% or more annually on the voice access fee costs.

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MobilSense was included in the CIO Review Magazines CR Tech20 2013 Most Promising Mobility Companies in May 2013.  We were again selected by the CIO Review Magazine in their 20 Most Promising Mobility Solution Providers award published in the February 2014 issue.  The choice was made by a panel of CIOs, Analysts, VC’s and the CIO Editorial Board.  This list of 20 companies is those they determined are poised to have a real impact on the exploding Mobility marketplace.  MobilSense is the only company on the list that cuts mobility costs.

MobilSense has made great efforts to provide education and insights to industry best practices and domain specific feedback to customers and the industry.  We believe we are being recognized for our historical efforts to build the most comprehensive, automated wireless management solution in the industry.

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MobilSense is offering a no-cost, no obligation automated wireless cost savings analysis and double check report for the first 20 companies to register.  You must have at least 200 corporate liable wireless devices on your bill.  With a secure, easy way to upload your carrier PDF-formatted invoices we will provide a savings analysis from our wireless management  software and a double check report suggesting your optimal cost configuration.  Maybe your pool has too much headroom, perhaps there are new carrier rate plans that can save you on data pooling or you have discount errors or double billing features.  Let us double check your wireless invoice today.