Mobile wireless easy button
How to save on mobility and telecom:
- Consolidate bills: Combine bills into one place to gain a better understanding of telecom expenses.
- Optimize usage plans: Adjust usage plans to align with business needs.
- Renegotiate contracts: Review contracts to see if they can be renegotiated for better rates.
- Eliminate redundant services: Remove services that are no longer needed.
- Repurpose devices: Recycle or retire devices that are no longer being used.
- Manage mobility services: Use a managed mobility service to manage mobility services and their associated expenses.
- Use telecom expense management: Use a telecom expense management (TEM) tool to identify opportunities for cost reduction.
The “Easy Button” Illusion and use of a Data optimizer platform
At first glance, unlimited Mobile data plans appear to solve a lot of headaches. With no caps, companies assume they can avoid surprise overage charges and provide employees with the data they need to stay productive. However, this approach has a significant flaw: most mobile users don’t come close to using unlimited data. Studies and real-world examples reveal that most users consume less than 5GB per month—often significantly less.
What does that mean for your business? It means you’re paying a premium for data that employees don’t use. The result is predictable billing, but at a drastically inflated cost. In other words, you’ve solved the problem of overages, but created a new problem: overspending.
The Hidden Cost of Unlimited Plans
Let’s put this into perspective. Suppose your company has 1,000 employees on unlimited plans, each costing $50 per month. That’s $50,000 in monthly data costs. But if the average user consumes only 3GB of data, and a tiered plan offering 5GB costs $30 per month, your actual data needs would only amount to $30,000 per month. That’s a difference of $20,000 every single month—or $240,000 annually.
This overspending is the price you pay for the illusion of simplicity.
There’s an Easier Button
Instead of relying on unlimited data plans, companies should consider a more dynamic and cost-effective approach: paying only for what you use. By leveraging GTI Spectrotel’s Wireless Expense Management and Managed Mobility Solutions, you can turn the cumbersome task of managing mobile expenses into an automated, efficient process. Here’s how:
A Real-World Example
One enterprise with 5,000 mobile lines was paying for unlimited plans across the board, incurring monthly costs exceeding $250,000. After implementing GTI Spectrotel’s solutions, they discovered that over 80% of their users consumed less than 4GB of data. By shifting to tiered plans dynamically adjusted to real usage, they reduced their monthly costs to $175,000—a savings of $75,000 per month.
The Takeaway: Think Smarter, Not Harder
Unlimited data plans might seem like an easy button, but they’re a costly shortcut. The real “easier button” is adopting a solution that automates data management, reduces waste, and ensures you’re only paying for what you need.
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