As companies continue to evaluate remote work or plan to reopen offices, Mindglobal has noted some interesting trends across the telecom expense management (TEM) sector to help inform the decision-making process.
Mindglobal, a leader in telecom and IT expense management, has conducted a retrospective analysis of its clients’ cellular data usage, comparing trends from Q2 2020 through Q2 2021. Aggregate across Mindglobal’s Fortune 500 clients, we have seen an 8% increase in data-consumption against pre-Covid norms, from an average of 2.9 GB in Q1 2020 to 3.1 GB as of Q2 2021.
The Future Workforce Report from Upwork demonstrated that 26.7% of Americans will be continuing to work 100% remotely through the end of 2021, and 80%1 of U.S. workers saying that they would turn down a job offer if it does not allow for a flexible work environment. Kevin Whitehurst, President and Co-Founder of Mindglobal believes, “IT and HR leaders should be planning for some element of work-from-home to retain and attract talent. However, the balancing act between culture, cost, visibility, and information security must be considered for the long-term viability of any remote program.”
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Even with the average cost-per-device decreasing due to ongoing efforts to manage inventory, optimize monthly expenses, and real-time analysis and visibility, clients naturally wonder what other trends they should be prepared to embrace or brace for in the future.
- Steady line count for most industries, with an uptick in additional mobile devices in construction.
- Quarterly fluctuation in data usage are now trending toward additional consumption in professional and retail industries.
As a final take-away, Mindglobal recognizes the importance of active, real-time monitoring of data plans, inventory, and overall utilization of the telecom resources companies provide to their employees. Understanding the break-even analysis points with the use of regressive analysis and predictive modeling is the cornerstone of the optimization that only Mindglobal is able to provide to our clients.
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