A CORPORATE VIEW OF 4G

AT A GLANCE

ARE UK BUSINESSES LOOKING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 4G COVERAGE?

With 4G beginning to come into place in the UK at the end of this year (and virtually full coverage in the UK by 2014), does your organisation have any plans to take advantage of it?

60%
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6 in 10 UK organisations hope to harness the potential of 4G coverage.

Enterprise organisations are more likely to be looking to take advantage of 4G coverage than medium-sized organisations.
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Enterprise organisations (those with more than 1,000 employees)

Medium-sized organisations (those with 500-1,000 employees)

This suggests they are more likely to have the infrastructure and resources available to do so.

2/3

Finance organisations are the most interested in taking advantage of 4G coverage with almost 2/3 planning to do so.

THE ADDED VALUE AND BENEFITS OF 4G

Whether implementing 4G solution or not, which of the following do you believe/anticipate will/could deliver greatest value to your organisation?

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More than 7 in 10 organisations believe that 4G will bring added value and benefits to their customers and employees.

The majority of organisations believe 4G coverage will allow them to increase their:

Speed of Delivery

Revenue streams

Customer Communications

Medium-sized organisations are more likely to foresee benefits for their employees, whilst enterprise organisations are most likely to believe that 4G will deliver benefits for their customers.

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4G

Medium-sized organisations (those with 500-1,000 employees)

Enterprise organisations (those with more than 1,000 employees)

Manufacturing organisations are most likely to recognise the benefits that 4G can bring to their employees but amongst the least likely to anticipate benefits for their customers.

Manufacturing

RD&T

Financial Services

Other

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In contrast, the finance industry is the most likely to consider the benefits to both customers and employees - explaining why it is the sector most likely to be looking to take advantage of 4G.

Financial Services

RD&T

Manufacturing

Other

CONCERNS ABOUT 4G
Whether implementing 4G solution or not, which of the following do you believe/anticipate is the greatest concern to your organisation?

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4 in 10 organisations are concerned about the newness of 4G technology describing it as untested and having unknown costs. However, ROI and security are also on the corporate radar.

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4%

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Concern varies by size of organisation

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4%

Medium sized organisations are most concerned by the newness of the technology.

And by sector

Technology in the workplace survey December 2012, 200 interviews with UK IT decision makers in private sector organisations with more than 500 employees. Interviews with 200 IT decision-makers from organisations with more than 500 employees, across a range of commercial sectors in the UK.

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NEW

Whilst Enterprise organisations are most concerned about security implications of 4G.

RD&T are twice as concerned about ROI than they are about security.

RD&T

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