1. 6 in 10 UK organisations hope to harness the
potential of 4G coverage.
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.
ARE UK BUSINESSES LOOKING TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF 4G COVERAGE?
60%
Enterprise organisations are more likely to be
looking to take advantage of 4G coverage than
medium-sized organisations.
This suggests they are more likely to have the infrastructure and resources available to do so.
Finance organisations are the most
interested in taking advantage of 4G
coverage with almost 2/3 planning to
do so.
The majority of organisations believe 4G coverage will allow them to increase their:
Speed of Delivery Customer CommunicationsRevenue streams
Medium-sized organisations
(those with 500-1,000 employees)
Enterprise organisations
(those with more than 1,000 employees)
4G
4G
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.
Medium-sized organisations
(those with 500-1,000 employees)
Enterprise organisations
(those with more than 1,000 employees)
THE ADDED VALUE AND BENEFITS OF 4G
CONCERNS ABOUT 4G
4G 4G
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.
Newness -40%
RO
I
-34%
Security
- 34%
4G
More than 7 in 10 organisations believe that 4G will bring added value and
benefits to their customers and employees.
4G
2/3
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?
Whether implementing 4G solution or not, which of the following do you believe/anticipate will/could deliver greatest
value to your organisation?
Whether implementing 4G solution or not, which of the following do you believe/anticipate is the greatest concern to
your organisation?
AT A GLANCE
A CORPORATE VIEW OF 4G
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.
RD&T Financial ServicesManufacturing Other
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.
RD&T ManufacturingFinancial Services Other
Whilst Enterprise organisations are most
concerned about security implications
of 4G.
Concern varies by size of organisation
And by sector
Medium sized organisations are most
concerned by the newness of the
technology.
4G 4G
NEW
RD&T are twice as concerned
about ROI than they are about
security.
RD&T 2x